Governance and Institutions in the Philippines

Mendoza, Ronald U; Olfindo, Rosechin; Poco, Louisa Camille

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2873942

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“…The demographic profile of the local chief executives (LCE) in terms of age, sex, civil status, educational attainment, length of service, and number of relevant trainings attended shows that most of the respondents (11 or 91.67%) are male. In terms of civil status, nine (9)…”

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“…Another possible option to promote the rule of law and strengthen the anti-corruption drive is to create an independent anti-corruption agency, which augments the powers of the Office of Ombudsman, and draws on the experiences of other developing countries like Thailand's National Anti-Corruption Commission and Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). Meanwhile, simple and transparent regulator and public administration systems and procedures in government operations, combined with serious investments in e-government, could also dramatically upgrade the governance landscape [9].…”

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Relationship between Local Chief Executive’s Character Traits and Governance Practices in Northern Samar, Philippines

Asis-Estigoy

2021

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This study evaluated the character traits and governance practices of local government officials in the Local Government Units (LGUs) of Northern Samar. The findings of the study would generally benefit not only the stakeholders of the local government units in the province but also in the national government. Specifically, findings of the study would benefit the LGU Chief Executives. The results of this study would provide the chief an opportunity to evaluate the relationships that exists between their character traits and governance practices. In effect, they may realize their strengths and weaknesses in running the local government. This study utilized the Big Five-character trait dimensions also known as Five Factor Model consisting of the five traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism were also determined. This research includes Local Chief Executives (LCEs) in the municipalities of Northern Samar. A total of 12 LCEs were randomly selected to participate in this study. The governance practices such as transparency, participation, accountability, leadership, general organization and governance, inter-governmental relations, rule of law continuity in the implementation of programs, predictability and sustainability, preference for the poor, and effective, responsive provision of basic services were correlated with character traits of the local executives. The respondents of the study are the current LCEs and selected employees with permanent status in the municipalities covered. Significant difference was found between local chief executives and employees’ perception on the character traits of the LCEs. Significant difference on the agreeableness as character trait means that the degree to which the LCEs is able to get along with others by being good-natured, cooperative, forgiving, compassionate, understanding, and trusting is higher than the employees and stakeholders did not differ significantly. The test of relationship between the chief executives’ character traits and governance practices showed that openness is significantly correlated with transparency, participation and leadership.

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Relationship between Local Chief Executive’s Character Traits and Governance Practices in Northern Samar, Philippines

Asis-Estigoy

2021

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“…The Philippines is a democratic state that accords civil liberties to the people and the freedom to democratically elect its government. Despite this, poor governance remains prevalent, as manifested in weak institutions and prevalent corruption (Mendoza et al, 2017 )—a corruption perception index score of 35 out of 100 as of 2021 (Transparency International, 2021 ). Meanwhile, the 2019 world governance indicators from the World Bank reveals that the Philippine percentile rank in ‘control of corruption’ decreased by approximately 9.5 percentile points from 43.60 in 2013 to 34.13 in 2018.…”

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“…The Philippines is a democratic state that accords civil liberties to the people and the freedom to democratically elect its government. Despite this, poor governance remains prevalent, as manifested in weak institutions and prevalent corruption (Mendoza et al, 2017) c. Rising Populism. The prevailing rhetoric of the current Duterte administration is militant in nature, characterized by policies anchored on heavy policing which has laid down a precedent for excessive vigilantism and abusive police behaviour (Curato, 2017).…”

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Surveillance and pandemic governance in least‐ideal contexts: The Philippine case

Villar

Magnawa

2022

Contingencies & Crisis Mgmt

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This paper inquires how surveillance manifests in least‐ideal contexts (LICs), that is, countries with resource constraints, poor governance and proclivity for populism during COVID‐19, and its implications for crisis governance. Using the Philippines as a case, we advance three arguments. First, LICs can become spaces where inappropriate surveillance is undertaken. Second, liminal surveillance practices can become permanent policy fixtures in LICs. Finally, when a prevailing crisis approach of a government is perceived to be inconsistent with the needs of the public, it can lead to a self‐help system among various societal groups and actors. This self‐help system may not necessarily be aligned with the general direction of the national government. As a result, it can perpetuate a disjointed and maladaptive crisis governance approach, where main actors like national governments, and complementary actors like private sector firms, local government units and citizen organizations pursue goals independent of one another.

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“…Correspondingly, Mendoza, et al (2017) disclose that Filipinos are forthright in expressing their public concerns that need to be addressed. As being aware of the current problems, they became keener in proposing policies and giving emphasis in fixing the current programs of the government.…”

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Looking at the bigger picture: A semiotic analysis on online news photographs

Moldez¹,

Gomez²

2022

IJRSE

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This study aimed to establish that online news photographs were dependent on language, using visual literacy. Semiotic analysis was utilized to determine the semiotic features present on the fifteen selected online news photographs. Also, a phenomenological approach was employed to highlight the information gathered on how students' understanding of online news photographs affects their personal viewpoints regarding issues in society and how semiotic features of online news photographs aid on visual literacy of students. The participants of the study were the fourteen (14) Grade 12 high school students in Maco North District, Division of Davao de Oro. There were seven participants for the in-depth interview (IDI) and seven participants for focus group discussion (FGD). This study obtained significant information that helped derive the semiotic features of photos based on their signifier, signified, denotative meaning, connotative meaning, and myth. Moreover, the study aided the understanding of students' viewpoints on issues in our society such as personal concerns, public awareness, clarity of message, stewards of the importance of news, sociological imagination, and civic action. Finally, participants shared how semiotic features aid their visual literacy, such as offering visual metalanguage, expressing emotions, and conveying messages.

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Governance and Institutions in the Philippines

Cited by 5 publications

References 18 publications

Relationship between Local Chief Executive’s Character Traits and Governance Practices in Northern Samar, Philippines

Relationship between Local Chief Executive’s Character Traits and Governance Practices in Northern Samar, Philippines

Surveillance and pandemic governance in least‐ideal contexts: The Philippine case

Looking at the bigger picture: A semiotic analysis on online news photographs

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