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Group 2 - Case Study On The Pasig City LGU
Group 2 - Case Study On The Pasig City LGU
In 1975, Metro Manila Commission was created under Presidential Decree No. 824.
The Congress enacted Republic Act 7829 converting the Municipality of Pasig into a highly urbanized
city.
On 8 December 1994, President Fidel V. Ramos signed it into law. The people of Pasig ratified this
through a plebiscite on 21 January 1995.
Rationale for the Creation of Pasig City LGU
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7829
Brown
Labor and Employment and Manpower
Development , Non-Government Organizations
Hon. Reynaldo R. San Hon. Regino S. Balderrama Hon. Corazon M. Hon. Wilfredo F. Sityar Hon. Rosalio D.
Buenaventura Market , Transportation , Communication and Raymundo Martinez
Cooperatives , Public Relations and Information Energy
Trade, Commerce and Industry , Good
Governance and Discipline ( Blue Ribbon)
Georgia Lynne Pansacala
Education , Gender and Development Health, Sanitation, Nutrition and
livelihood Clemente (SK President)
Committee on Youth and Sports Development
Mission
To achieve a sustainable connection between and
among hardware, software, and orgware in order
to promote, among others, the general welfare of
all Pasigueños.
Resources
Section 3 . Operative Principles
of Decentralization.
DISINFECTION DRONES
FREE TRANSPORTATION
Clients That Pasig LGU Serves
Citizens
Total Population: 803,159 people
Section 16. General Welfare. - Every local government unit shall exercise the
powers expressly granted, those necessarily implied therefrom, as well as powers
necessary, appropriate, or incidental for its efficient and effective governance, and
those which are essential to the promotion of the general welfare.
Businesses
On the economic aspect, investors choose pasig city since they practice good allocation
of budget, are business friendly, transparent, and eases on paying taxes.
Good Governance!
With what I have discussed earlier, we can conclude that the principles in good
governance are present in the Pasig LGU, specifically public participation,
transparency, responsiveness, and accountability. Wherefore, premises considered, by
its definition, Pasig LGU practices good governance.
Challenges and
Recommendations
Key Challenges Identified
1. Climate Disaster Preparedness
2. Corruption
3. Pasig River Rehabilitation
Covid-19 Pandemic Challenges
1. Unemployment
2. Transportation
3. Testing and Contact Tracing
4. Healthcare Management
Climate Disaster Preparedness
The city is located in a floodplain area and is vulnerable to the effects of climate change
(UNFCCC).
Recommendation/s:
Continually conduct the City’s Climate Action Program, Climathon. And encourage the
youth, with fresh ideas on how to mitigate the effects of climate change, to participate.
Corruption
The Philippines has a long-standing problem with corruption, facing such issues as
the controversial Priority Development Assistance Fund scam and the more recent
anomalies at the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. Pasig is no different with its
own share of corruption.
Recommendation/s:
Audit of city assets and revamping of procurement process conducted by Mayor
Sotto was effective. Continue this process and make improvements.
Pasig River Rehabilitation
Pasig River Rehabilitation
Pasig River Expressway (PAREX)
Proposed as an innovative and green architectural expressway that aims to reduce
the traffic congestion in Pasig multiple organizations--- mostly environmental and
urban planning alike --- have collectively made a petition against this San Miguel
Corporation project due to its destructive effects on the ecosystems of the Pasig
River, as well as its negative implication on the cultural preservation and public
transformation of the place.
Recommendation/s:
Genuine and concrete rehabilitation efforts must be done with a clean intention to
actually do so. Hence, the LGU must coordinate with a committee that strongly
evaluates possible greenwashing activities by notorious private corporations.
Additionally, consult well-established experts that specialize in the field of
environmental and sustainable design in road infrastructures.
1. Unemployment
Labor force participation of Pasig City marks at 60.5% on average, bagging the 3rd spot
among all cities in the National Capital Region. However, due to the imposed lockdown
brought about by the pandemic in 2020, the Labor Force Survey reported that the
unemployment rate of NCR increased from 5.4% in 2019 to 17.7 percent in mid-
2020, somewhat reflecting the situation of employment in Pasig during these times.
2. Transportation
The insufficient supply of mass transportation and the overburdened system of public
vehicles in the Philippines have been exposed yet again, as it was highlighted by the
effects of the pandemic. In Metro Manila, which includes Pasig City, 55,000 - 70,000
jeepney drivers were affected due to the suspension of public transportation, some
approximately losing a total of PHP 78, 000 worth of their earnings.
3. Testing and Contact Tracing
Pasig City was praised for their efforts to quickly adapt and digitalize their Contact Tracing
and Testing processes. Additionally, their established data sharing agreement among
selected nearby LGUs (e.g. Valenzuela) were commended. However, because of the lack of
one central database of real-time health records, as well as the lack of coordination from other
neighbouring LGUs, there is arguably still a significant delay in achieving their goal to
allow a seamless and effective method of contact tracing.
4. Healthcare Management
Under Mayor Vico Sotto’s rule, Pasig City has reportedly allocated their budget more on
health even before the pandemic has started. Thus, when the pandemic happened, LGU
had a relatively good foundation to jump start the necessary steps in addressing the COVID-19
cases in the municipality. However, even if there is a budget to increase the health workers’
salaries or if there are efforts to shift certain institutions to a COVID facility, the city
government’s need for manpower is still evident. Conclusively, the extreme lack of staff
ultimately affects the strategies they implement when their healthcare management
operations take place.
Synthesis and
Conclusions
The multidimensional applications of different
theories contribute to the efficiency and
performance of the Pasig LGU.
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