PHILIPPINE POLITICS AND

GOVERNANCE
 POLITICS

From the greek word

poltika or affairs of the
cities .polis.

set of activities that are

associated with
decisionmaking in
groups

power retations
between individual.
 Politics

- is the exercise of power, the science of government the

making of collective decisions =, the allocation of scarce
resources and the practice of management and leadership .
 POLITICS

"Who gets what, when

and how."
- Harold Laswell
IS POLITICS GOOD OR BAD?
 CHARACTERISTICS OF POLITICS
SHIEVELY ,2013

1.POLITICS ALWAYS INVOLVVES THE MAKING OF

COLLECTIVE DECISIONS FOR GROUP OF PEOPLE.

2. THOSE DECISIONS ARE MADE BY SOME MEMBERS

OF THE GROUP EXERCISING POWER OVER OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
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 “VALUES OF POLITICS”

1. POLITICS HELPS YOU TO KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.

2. POLITICS CLARIFIES WHAT YOU YOURSELF
BELIEVE.
3. POLITICS IS A LIVING, BREATHING SUBJECT.
4. POLITICS HELPS YOU TO UNDERSTAND OUR
NATION’S PARTIES.
5. POLITICS PREPARES YOU FOR ADULT LIFE.
PICTURE ANALYSIS;
IS THIS POLITICS?
 - ACTIVITY
1. IN YOUR OWN
UNDERSTNDING WHAT IS
POLITICS ?
2. HOW IMPORTANT IS
POLITICS?

 “ GOVERNANCE”

-FROM THE LATIN WORD GUBERNARE, GR, KUBERNAEIN “ TO

STEER”
-MANNER OF STEERING ORGOEVERNING, DIRECTING OR
CONTROLLING A GROUP OF PEOPLE OR A STATE.
- THE PROCESS OF DECISION –MAKING AND THE PROCESS BY
WHICH DECISIONS ARE IMPLEMENTED ( OR NOT IMPLEMENTED).
-DIRECTLY RELATED TO POLITICS SINCE POLTICS IS THE ART OF
GOVERNANCE.
 “ GOVERNANCE”

EXERCISE OF POWER OR AUTHORITY BY POLITICAL

-
LEADERS FOR THE WELL BEING OF THE CITIZENS

ITS COMPLEXITYU INCLUDES THE PROMULGATION

OF POLICIES THAT EFFECT DIRECTLY HUMAN AND
-
INSTITUTIONS. ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT.

THERES A GREAT DEAL IN MANAGING THE

-
PROPER UTILIZATION OF THE RESOURCES.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD GOVERNANCE.
• PARTICIPATION- EVERYONE CAN DIRECTLYT OR INDIRECTLY PARTAKE
IN GOVERNMENTAL PROCESSES.
• RULE OF LAW- THERES IMPARTIALITY OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND
FULL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITIES.
• TRANSPARENCY- INFORMATION IS FREELY ACCESIBLE.
• RESPONSIVENESS- SERVICE TO ALL STAKEHOLDERS WITH A
REASONABLE TIMEFRAME
• CONSENSUS ORIENTED – THERES A GENERAL AGREEMENT OR
UNANIMITY OF VIEWS OR OPINIONS AND IN FACTS.
• EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY- RESULT-ORIENTED AND BEST
PERFORMANCE WITHIN THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES.
• EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE-‘FAIR AND FOR
ALL”
• ACCOUNTABILITY- DO YOU TAKE FULL
RESPONSIBILITY OF YOUR ACTIONS?

DO WE HAVE SUCH AS CHARACTERISTICS?

 WHAT SI GOVERNMENT?

• GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH THE AUTHORITY TO

GOVERN A COUNTRY OR A STATE.

• THE PEOPLE IS THE GOVERNMENT

PHILIPPINE IS A REPUBLIC WITH A PRESIDENTIAL FORM
OF GOVERNMENT WHEREIN POWER IS EQUALLY
DIVIDED AMONG ITS THREE BRANCHES : EXECUTIVE
,LEGISLATIVE, AND JUDICIAL. THE GOVERNMENT
SEEKS TO ACT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ITS CITIZENS
THROUGH THIS SYSTEM OF CHECK AND BALANCE.
 -PHILIPPINES IS A DEMOCRATIC AND
REPUBLICAN STATE. SOVEREIGNTY
RESIDES IN THE PEOPLE AND ALL
GOVERNANCE AUTHORITY EMANATED
FROM THEM.
ARTICLE 2 SECTION 1 OF THE 1987
CONSTITUTIONS.