Responsible Governance

Is only possible if society is equipped with a deeper understanding of our environment and how today’s
decisions influence our world tomorrow. Educating ourselves on sustainable development will allow us to meet
both these challenges and embark the better future.
Responsible Governance

 Higher environmental literacy will lead to an improved general understanding of

how our decisions today can influence our world tomorrow and ensure
responsible governance.
Why are Responsible Governance and Sound Management
System important?

 “ If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there” applies to organizations as
well as to individuals.
 Responsible governance and sound management systems are interdependent and both are
necessary for an organization to achieve its objectives and its commitments to its stakeholders.
 While governance and management systems exist in all organizations, it is the structure,
character and robustness of those systems that make the difference between successful long-lived
organizations and short-lived organizations that have fleeting success or fail altogether.
What are the elements of Responsible Governance?

 Strategic Vision
 Culture of compliance : Implement and maintain effective controls and processes to :
 Comply with legal and regulatory requirements in all jurisdictions in which the organization operates;
 Comply with its own by laws, policies , rules and procedures and apply them fairly and impartially;
 Comply with the legal and legitimate interests of stakeholders;
 Organize and address situations where local laws and regulations do not exist , or are not sufficient to
enable the organization to act in accordance to with its commitment to social responsibility; and
 Review compliance programs periodically to gain reasonable confidence that they are effective .
Effective Performance

 Effective Performance means:

 Minimizing and managing risk;
 Serving stakeholders within a reasonable timeframe;
 Being responsive and adapting to the changing needs and expectation of
stakeholders; and
 Evaluating and improving performance
Accountability

 Organizations have the responsibility to account for:

 The performance of the organization and the results of its decisions; if the results were not as
intended, the organization should report on what was learned and how it intends to apply the
learning;
 How the decisions and actions of the organization comply with the law and internal
procedures;
 Any intended actions that could effect stakeholders in important ways, the outcomes they
intend are desirable and fair; and
 How they are serving the interest of the stakeholders affected by their decisions
Transparency

 Transparency requires that the standards of performance against

which the organization can be evaluated are communicated and clear.
Sufficient information must be provided to those who will be affected
in important ways by the decisions of the organization. This will
enable them to understand the implications those decisions will have
on their interest, information must be sufficient, accessible, freely
available and understandable.
Legitimacy

 Legitimacy is based on :
Authority and competence to make decisions that affect
stakeholders;
Decisions comply with legal obligations and are consistent with
objectives, mandate and commitments of the organizations;
Involvement of the stakeholders affected by the decision in the
decision making process;
The type of involvement of stakeholder in decision-making will vary
based on the decision and the stakeholders affected; however,
involvement should be characterized by:

 Clear definition of the decision-making and implementation processes and the respective rights
and responsibilities of the parties;
 Opportunity to be included at all stages of decision-making;
 Access to timely and complete information needed to make informed contributions and to
exercise good judgment, including access to independent technical or legal advice, where
necessary ; and
 The level of consensus between stakeholders and the organization when making a decision.
Wherever possible , decisions that have the possibility to impact stakeholders in important ways
should be made on the basis of consensus.
Fairness

 Equality and ethical decision-making

 There should be clear standards of ethical behavior required of all personnel and particularly those that have
the opportunity to materially influence the integrity , strategy and operation of the organizations.
EO 70 - INSTITUTIONALIZING THE WHOLE-
OF-NATION APPROACH IN ATTAINING
INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE PEACE,
CREATING A NATIONAL TASK FORCE TO END
LOCAL COMMUNIST ARMED CONFLICT, AND
DIRECTING THE ADOPTION OF A NATIONAL
PEACE FRAMEWORK.

DECEMBER 4, 2018
EO 70 , THE WHOLE-OF-NATION
APPROACH

 Addresses the root causes of insurgencies, internal disturbance and

tensions, and other armed conflicts and threats by prioritizing and
harmonizing the delivery of basic services and social development
packages by the government, facilitating societal inclusivity, and
ensuring active participation of all sectors of the society in the pursuit
of the country’s peace agenda.
Update in the Commission on Higher Education

 As a member agency of IMPLAN spearheaded by TESDA

 The Commission on Higher Education is a member of two sectors (capacity building- headed by TESDA
and production sector – headed by the Department of Agriculture
 THE CHED oversee and monitor the implementation of EO 70 on all Local Colleges and University trough
extension program (October 15, 2019 – meeting with Extension Directorss of all SUCs and LUCs for re
alignment and harmonizing activity in EO 70.