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DL PA 251 Local Governance
DL PA 251 Local Governance
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DL PA 251 – LOCAL GOVERNANCE
Exercise #1
Exercise #2
2. How was the barangay of the Spanish era different from the martial
regime?
a. Batas Pambansa Bilang 222, pursuant to this law, barangay election was
held on May 17, 1982; conversion of the Ministry of local Government
and Community Development (MLGCD) into a Ministry of Local
Government (MLG); and the approval of the Local Government Code;
b. Executive Order No. 777, mandated the MLG to develop the capability
of local government officials and strengthen the administrative
capability of local government units, to assist the President in exercising
his power of general supervision over local governments and to assist in
the administration of the Katarungang Pambarangay;
Exercise #3
a. Legislative function
b. Executive function
b.1 Administrative function
b.2 Governmental function
3. The following are the offices organized in the local government in order to
assist the local chief executive:
a. By purpose – health, jail, engineering;
b. By process – treasury and assessment. Purchasing and general services,
legal services, personnel, budgeting;
c. By area clientele – day-care centers and other social services;
3.1 Budget Office
3.2 Planning and Development
3.3 Personnel and Legal Services
3.4 Office of the Administrator
3.5 General Services
3.6 Security Services
3.7 Treasury, Assessment, Engineering, Agriculture, Veterinary, Library and
Social Services
3.8 Civil Registration Office
Exercise #4
b. Political in the sense that the barangay serves as the sounding board,
both upward and downward, for the articulation of the problems,
needs, and sentiments of the people, as well as the mechanism through
which the government directly interacts with the people.
Exercise #6
Exercise #7
Exercise #8
b. Orchestrating –
c. Controlling
d. Governing
2. How does the state play its key roles of enabling and facilitating the
participation of other elements of society?
4. What are the two other actors in governance? How does each one act?
b. Market
5. Under the regime of governance, what is the role of the private sector?
Exercise #9
a. Colonialism
b. Cold war
c. Globalization
Exercise #10
1. What are the characteristics of bad goverment and bad governance?
2. Compare the points mentioned above to a good government.
Exercise#11
1. What are the existing and current challenges that are exerting pressure in our state?
Exercise#12
1. How can the government assume?
a. as a miniminalist?
b. as a interventionist?
2. How is the process of rowing and steering actualized in managing the government?
Exercise#13
Expound the essence of good governance which is based on shared values