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Ideals and practice in the study of Philippine Public Administration and Governance
- 1. IDEALS AND PRACTICE IN THE STUDY OF PHILIPPINE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE Presented by me BY: JOSE ABUEVA
- 2. REPORT OVERVIEW Weak Nation and “Soft State” The EDSA “People Power Revolution” Consolidating our Philippine Democracy (1986 onwards) A Failing State? Filipino democracy at risk? Ideas for Nation-building Conclusion
- 3. WEAK NATION AND “SOFT STATE” Social and political trust is regard as social capital. In this regard the Filipino nation has a troubling deficit. Soft State – dominated by powerful interests that exploit the power of the state or government to serve their own interests rather than the interests o the citizens. Who are the exploiters of soft states?
- 4. THE EDSA “PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION” The slogan and promise of the EDSA Revolution was a people power revolution to bring about “Freedom, Justice and Democracy”. But actually it was not at all a “revolution” that changed the political and social structure of our country, but a “restoration” of our kind of democracy before the Marcos dictatorship.
- 5. CONSOLIDATING OUR PHILIPPINE DEMOCRACY (1986 ONWARDS) Restored oligarch Big money politics Crony-capitalism Restored colonial unitary structure Corrupted politics Encouraged the massive migration
- 6. A FAILING STATE? The Philippines has some characteristics of a failing state. 1. the government does not have complete control of its territory. 2. it is not considered legitimate by a significant number of population 3. it does not provide basic security for its citizens 4. lacks on the monopoly on the use of force 5. vulnerable to violence. 6. high perception of corruption
- 7. FILIPINO DEMOCRACY AT RISK? In 2005, Freedom House in New York downgrading the ranking of the Philippines from “free” to “partly free”.
- 8. IDEAS FOR NATION-BUILDING The Moral Recovery program 1. Patriotism and national pride 2. Sense of common good 3. Integrity and accountability 4. Discipline and hard work 5. Self-reflection and analysis
- 9. CONCLUSION
Editor's Notes
- Where in a national survey in 2001 on a statement, “Most Filipinos do not trust each other” is 57% “Most would know what is for the common good, but care only what is good for their family” is 73% Gunmar Myrdal describes soft state as….. R W P R G T R T I
- The author agues that………. ………..or the 1946-1972 Philippine democracy. Actually problems aroused along the way, for example is the issue on political leadership. GMA’s hello garci scandal
- Patron client relationship 2. pork barrel patronage 3. 4. national-government relations that concentrates political power in the national government. 5. 6. Rather encourage to support our homeland, they are rather inspired on assisting other states.
- Terrorism Disregard of collective decision Inability to render public service Rebels control their authority - -
- The Asian barometer found that the Filipinos found that the percentage of Filipinos who believe democracy is always the best form of government dropped from 64% to 51% between 2001 to 2005. At the same time the satisfaction with democracy dropped from 54% to 39%.
- …by Sen. Leticia Shahani and Dr. Patricia Licuanan… A genuine love, appreciation and commitment to the Philippines and things Filipino A sense of justice Aversion towards graft and corruption Value this habits Emphasis on essence rather than form