GOOD GOVERNANCE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (PAS 003)

Profressor: Atty. Estella Maniquis

Members:

Gregoree Esteve Dagdag

Kristine Cabagnot
Abegail Delda
Jasmine Cortez
Jayca Escaro

BPA 3-A

I. Determine how indicators discussed above can be utilized in the measurement of

performance of the government or assess whether these indicators are present in the
government.
(Rate it from 1-10)

Every member in our group gives their ideas and discussed about how those indicators perform
their duty.

 Indicators have been made to assess the accomplishment of government in promoting

human and social development. it could be further developed as a basis to evaluate the
actual performance of the government officials.

 Performance indicators measure the effectiveness of fishery management actions

implemented to meet policy objectives. They broadly lead to three categories of
representation: · simple trends in absolute values such as of catch or employment; ·
qualitative and quantitative changes in infrastructure/institutional arrangements which
affect management outcomes, such as changes in access right system or degree of
participation by fishers

 The elaboration of many indicators requires the combination of multiple variables, and
certain variables such as catch, effort and value are vital to a wide variety of indicators or
may, themselves, be used as indicators. Thus, the lists of variables for the various
indicators will overlap. Biological indicators can be used to monitor the state of
 exploitation of the fishery, but are inadequate to assess the performance of the fisheries
sector as a whole. Economic indicators can measure the relative importance of the fishery
to the nation or region at the macro- or micro-economic level. Socio-cultural indicators
take into account the diversity of needs and practices of different groups of people within
the fisheries sector. Compliance indicators are needed to monitor the effectiveness of
management measures and reduce conflict. In practice, fisheries assessments should
always combine biological, economic, socio-cultural and compliance indicators to guide
management decisions. The identification of policy priorities and management issues are
largely dependent on the identification of problems in the fishery. A number of
performance indicators exist which can help to identify these problems, suggest courses
of action and monitor the results.

CHARACTERISTICS IN GOOD GOVERNANCE BY UNDP

1. PARTICIPATION – ( 6 / 10 ) Legitimacy and Voice

 Not all the officials in the government participate very well, some of them are just
attending their offices but not really doing their job, some of them don’t listen to
the voice of their people and ignore the ideas of the others.

2. RULE OF LAW – (8 / 10) Fair and Just

 Most of us know that not all the officials follow all the laws in our country
especially when it comes to fairness and just for their people. Those people in the
poor area don’t get much attention from the government.

3. TRANSPARENCY – (8 / 10) Trust and Accountability

 This is important for the government officials, because this shows that they are
truly doing their job and to prevent corruption on their designated budgets for the
community. We can see their records about on how they spend the people’s
money.

4. RESPONSIVENESS – (5 / 10) Performance

 This is crucial, especially that our country is facing a pandemic right now. Their
response for this kind of situation is very slow and they are not prepared for this
pandemic. But we think that they are doing their best to immobilize the virus so
that we can go back to the normal way of living our life.
5. CONCENSUS ORIENTED – (6 / 10) Direction and Voice
 This is about the consistency of the government and also their perspective on how
they will sustain the human development and how to achieve the goals of such
development. By expanding their ideas and solutions to community problems.

6. EQUITY AND INCLUSIVENESS – (8 / 10) Fairness

 Philippine Government has practiced equitability and inclusiveness when it comes
to leadership and governance. One good example is, we are the first nation to have
the first female president in Asia, which is late Corazon Aquino. Also, we had a
female Chief Justice in the persona of Maria Lourdes Seranno and we had quite a
number of lady politicians, which is more than the other Nations have. Another
quite a leap is having a transgender representative in the Philippine Congress. It
shows that when it comes to position it is no longer marginalized and we can see a
lot of inclusiveness in different sectors, and not just about gender.
 Generally government has been trying to provide support and opportunities to all
sectors, especially the minorities. We can see improvements on the labour sector,
different programs for the poor and economic assistance for the small and medium
enterprises.
 Sadly, there’s a specific sector that has been neglected for years that needs
improvement. The Agricultural section has been suffering with no evident
enhancement, rather deterioration on its side. Farmers are forced to sell their
produce in a meagre price that won’t even return their investment. The rice
tariffication law is supposed to put the Philippine Rice to a more competitive state
by making it affordable for the growing consumers. However, instead of getting
the desired outcome, the local farmers are being toppled by the international rice
producers.
7. EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY – (9 / 10)
 Philippines have very diverse natural resources. Being archipelagic we are blessed
with abundant and variety of resources in different region. We can see the proud
showcase of every province when it comes to their product by fiestas and different
promotions. It clearly shows that local government are using these resources for
the development of their respective jurisdiction.
 We can see immediate growth on tourism. Our nation is being flocked by
international and local tourists because of its beauty, accessibility and affordability.
In 2019, Philippines' all-time high 8.2 million international tourist arrivals
contributed USD 9.31 billion or PHP 482.15 billion in visitor receipts, 20.81
percent higher than the 2018 figure of USD 7.71 billion. (source: tourism.gov.ph)
 The government are being aggressive with the protection and preservation of these
natural tourist attractions that became one of the most profitable resources in our
country. An example of it is the Boracay and Manila Bay rehabilitation.
  Although we have performed well in tourism sector, there’s still issues and
concerns when it comes to mining section. Regulation has improved although there
are still illegal mining companies that continuously cause undesired environmental
impact.
8. ACCOUNTABILITY – (7 / 10)
 Accountability is not just a requirement for good governance; it’s an obligation to
the public. This current pandemic, it is evident that many institutions and decision
makers manifest less responsibility in the situation.
 Disappointingly, the Department of Health has shown it’s unpreparedness in the
time of pandemic. There’s also the Philhealth corruption and the weak support in
the health sector.
 Although there are at faults, we can see that these shortcomings have opened the
eyes of our law makers for improvement of the public health and safety.
Furthermore, President Rodrigo Duterte has shown positive involvement and
provides assurance on leading the nation against the corona virus.

FOUR BASIC ELEMENTS OF GOOD GOVERNANCE ACCORDING TO ADB

1. ACCOUNTABILITY (8 / 10)
Evidently the response of the government in the current pandemic, specially the higher
officials has been fairly positive and does not primarily affect the Philippine’s credit
ratings. Although, like many other countries, we are forced to borrow additional finances
to support the programs for economic and social solutions due to the effects of the
pandemic, the Philippines rating stands at BBB+ with stable outlook. Meaning, the banks
and other financial institutions, believed that the government can lead the country back to
its previous or better economic state.

2. PARTICIPATION (8 / 10)
Participation in the Philippines is widely seen especially in times of election. The public
decides who should lead the country and how the nation should progress. In the current
state, government are very open to public opinion by utilizing different social media
platforms. There are projects and developments that can relate to how the public officials
decide on different programs and address issues.

3. PREDICTABILITY (7 / 10)
Creating and implementing relative laws would help the future of one’s nation. It is
noticeable the lack of law when it comes to pandemic and the late development of health
care law. Late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago has proposed related bill regarding
preparedness in the time of pandemic. If such ideals has been seen and prioritized by our
 law makers, at least we could immediately do something to apprehend the effects of
pandemic.
On the other side, the passing of the Anti-Terror Act spurred public issues and concerns.
Although there are points that makes the bill less favourable, but it actually promotes
“security” in general and preparedness against terrorism. Because of this, it shows the
predictability element of the public officials, especially with our growing economic
affairs and international relations.

4. TRANSPARENCY (8 / 10)\
Transparency with the government is generally fair. Public information are mostly
available in different platforms. We can also see the use of technology and social media
for immediate access on different public programs and information. For years this is
being evolved and developed in many forms, however there are current restrictions that
caused distress to public. Recently, the Office of the Ombudsman has restricted public
access to officials' Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN). In
Memorandum Circular No. 1 Series of 2020 uploaded on the Ombudsman's website on
Tuesday, September 15, access to SALNs shall only be given to:

 The official or a duly authorized representative

 A requester acting on a court order in relation to a pending case
 The Office of the Ombudsman's Field Investigation Office for the purpose of
conducting fact-finding investigation
The current development in public access of SALN lowered the trust of the public
especially to the officials and the Ombudsman.
 EXAMPLES OF BEST PRACTICES SHOWING GOOD GOVERNANCE IN THE
PHILIPPINES
Due to Social Media public has become more aware and have more accessibility in the current
state of the programs and governance in the Philippines. These are current evident examples:

1. The Build! Build! Build! (BBB) Program is the centerpiece program of the Duterte
administration that aims to usher the “Golden age of infrastructure” in the Philippines.
The BBB Program seeks to accelerate public infrastructure expenditure from an average
of 2.9 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) during the Aquino regime to about 7.3
percent at the end of the Duterte administration. This will cost around P8 trillion
2. Local Government Improvements especially in Metro Manila.
a. MAJOR MANILA MAKEOVER
i. Massive cleanup operation
ii. Removing extortionist
iii. Giving significance to heritage sites
iv. Clearing operations of vendors in Divisoria and other part of Manila
sidewalks
b. CALOOCAN CITY MODERNIZATION OF MAYPAJO PUBLIC MARKET
AND COMMERCIAL COMPLEX PROJECT.
3. DSWD -4P’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Programs. The program benefit about 20% of
the population, the majority of the nation’s poorest of the poor.
4. COA BEST PRACTICES AND REMEDIES TO AVOID DISALLOWANCES. This
program will greatly benefit employees and public officials of local and national
agencies, GOCC, private entities dealing with the government, this training will explain
in full details the adverse common finding.
5. QUARANTINE PROTOCOLS AND FACILITIES. Quick and aggressive response to the
pandemic crisis the building of high-quality quarantine facilities was completed on time
because of the unprecedented support of the private sector, with big construction
companies responding to the President’s call.