INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

IN PHILIPPINE
ADMINISTRATIVE
THOUGHTS AND
INSTITUTIONS
(PUAD 20033)

SUBMITTED BY:
FLOR DE LEON BONADOR
 Public administration – cooperative group effort in a public setting.

From a very broad perspective, public administration may be viewed to refer not only to those
activities involved in carrying out or in implementing the policies and programs of the government but
also the processes and contents of these policies and programs.
From an even broader perspective, public administration may refer to cooperative human action
whether within the public bureaucracy, the private sector, or in non-governmental organizations aimed
at delivering services to the people.
Public administration is also a distinct field of study; it is considered both a professional and
scholarly discipline. As such, it is concerned with public policies and programs, their formulation and
implementation and the socio-cultural, economic, and political factors bearing on them. It deals with the
systematic study of institutions and processes and the interplay of factors involved in authoritative
decision- making on goals, in implementing them, and in achieving desired results.
 “IS THERE A PHILIPPINE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION?”
Yes, there is…

• a Philippine Public Administration as there is American Public Administration, French

Public Administration and Thai Public Administration.
• A Philippine PA as far as there are institutions of PA addressing specific sectoral
concerns.
• A Philippine PA as far as it being a field of study is concerned.
• A Philippine PA considering the massive role of the bureaucracy in Philippine PA.
• A Philippine PA when we consider its major institutions in education, politics and
government.
 Public Administration as Governmental Bureaucracy

Structural Features:

1) hierarchical structure of authority;

2) creation of sub-units based on differentiation of functions or specialization;

3) recruitment and promotion based on merit and competence; and

4) a system of rules and procedures to guide action in the organization.

 Philippine Administrative System – refers to a network of organizations with
specific rules and goals, structures, resources and programs. It includes the internal
processes of and the interaction between and among public organizations, which are
constituted to implement, help formulate, monitor or assess public policies.

Components of PAS:
1. Public organization – legal mandates, major functions and structures, etc.
2. Internal procedures and interactive efforts – perform public functions thru defined
rules and procedures internal to the organization.
3. Responsible for implementing public policies- formulated jointly by the legislative and
executive branches.
4. Conscious of the different kinds of clientele that it deals with socio-political, economic
environment.
5. PAS as part of the bigger social system with competing claims to limited resources and
institutions play a role in determining the utilization of resources.
 PA IN THE PHILIPPINES: HISTORY, HERITAGE AND HUBRIS

• Influences of the colonial era

• Forces that shaped the present PAS
o The Spanish colonial regime
o The short-lived Philippine republic and administrative professionalism
o American colonial regime
o The Philippine Commonwealth and the Filipino Civil Service
o Rehabilitation in the independence period and the formal entry of the
discipline of PA
o The Institute of PA, UP
o Themes in the study of PA in the Philippines
 THE CONCEPT OF GOVERNANCE

Governance refers to structures and processes that are designed to ensure

accountability, transparency, responsiveness, rule of law, stability, equity and
inclusiveness, empowerment, and broad-based participation.

Governance: Varying Definitions

1. “The traditions and institutions by which authority in a country is exercised” – Kaufman et al

2. The way “ … power is exercised through a country’s economic, political, and social institutions.” – the
World Bank’s PRSP Handbook.
 THE CONCEPT OF GOVERNANCE

3. “The sound exercise of political, economic, and administrative authority to manage a country’s
resources for development. It involves the institutionalization of a system through which citizens,
institutions, organizations, and groups in a society articulate their interests, exercise their rights, and
mediate their differences in pursuit of the collective good “(Country Governance Assessment 2005).
4. “The exercise of economic, political, and administrative authority to manage a country’s affairs at all
levels. It comprises mechanisms, processes, and institutions through which citizens and groups
articulate their interests, exercise their legal rights, meet their obligations, and mediate their
differences.” UNDP.
5. In governance, citizens are rightly concerned with a government’s responsiveness to their needs and
protection of their rights. In general, governance issues pertain to the ability of government to develop
an efficient, effective, and accountable public management process that is open to citizen participation
and that strengthens rather than weakens a democratic system of government. “ The USAID, Office of
Democracy & Governance.
 The Need for Good Governance: Why Governance Matters

• Governance refers to institutions and actors from within and beyond

government.

• Governance identifies the blurring of boundaries and responsibilities for

tackling social and economic issues.

• Governance identifies the power dependence involved in the relationships

between institutions involved in collective action.

• Governance is about autonomous self-governing networks of actors.

• Governance recognizes the capacity to get things done which does not rest on
the power of government to command or use its authority.
Globalization and Public Administration
 THEORIES in PA and THEIR IMPACT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
PHILIPPINE PA
I. CLASSICAL SCHOOL OF THOUGHT
THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CONTEXT OF THE
PHILIPPINE ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM
 THE CULTURE PERSPECTIVE IN ORGANIZATION THEORY:
RELEVANCE TO PPA

Public administration is ethnocentric or culture-bound.

Different faces of Philippine administrative culture.

1. Culture of dualism
2. Culture of bureaucratic ambiguity
3. Culture of political patronage
4. Culture of bureaucratic mediocrity
5. Culture of graft and corruption
AREAS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
 PHILIPPINE PA INSTITUTIONS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: NATURE & STATE; ROLES
VOLUNTARY SECTOR MANAGEMENT: ITS PLACE IN THE PAS
TECHNOLOGY AND GOVERNANCE
THE PHILIPPINE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM
PUBLIC FISCAL ADMINISTRATION
THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON ADMINISTRATIVE ACCESSIBILITY
CONCERNS AND ISSUES OF THE PPAS
GUIDE QUESTIONS:

1. What is the status of your barangay in terms of COVID incidence, if any?

2. Cite the precautionary measures adopted by your barangay in combatting the pandemic.

3. Are these measures effective? Why do you say so?

4. What leadership style proved effective in addressing the problems brought about by the pandemic?

5. In what way/s did your barangay and city governments collaborate with each other to respond
effectively well to the challenges of the pandemic?
6. What are the policy implications of the COVID crisis in your city? In determining these, who among
the actors in the society play an indispensable role in framing the LGUs administrative mechanisms? What
are these roles?
 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

Public Service Values: Nationalism, Good Governance, Administrative Accountability

POINTS TO PONDER:

Among these sets of values, select 3 according to your extent of preference and explain why.
THANK YOU !!