Issues Challenges

 Economic development – how to ensure  Corruption

that economic growth also benefits the
poorer classes?
 Minority rights – how to ensure multi-
ethnicity and pluralism for religious and
ethnic minorities?
 De-concentration of power – how to
reduce the considerable power of the
political and economic elites and give
more actual power to the people?
 Better governance – how to make
government more effective in meeting the
nation’s aspirations?
 Spreading growth – how to have more
even regional development?
 Poor law enforcement and an
ineffective justice system
 Lack of transparency and
accountability in public office
 Polarization between the few who are
wealthy and the many who are poor
 Weak actual protection of the human
rights of vulnerable groups (women,
children, minorities, journalists,
political activists)
 Involvement of the military in political
questions
 Ending the Muslim insurgency in
southern Mindanao

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 292

INSTITUTING THE "ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987" lays down the basic
policies and the systems and procedure by which the organization and operation of the bureaucracy are
to be based, including the personnel administration aspect.

July 25, 1987

The Republic of the Philippines is a constitutional democracy, with the President as head of
state. The Philippine Constitution is the fundamental basis of the laws of the land. The country
has had several Constitutions, but the current one was adopted through a nationwide plebiscite in
1987. It is supported by other laws, such as the Civil Code, the Labor Code, the Omnibus
Investments Code, and the National Internal Revenue Code, as well as by rules and regulations
passed by government bodies. The latter include rulings, letters or instructions, circulars,
memoranda, administrative orders, judicial orders, and pronouncements, as well as laws adopted
by local government within the scope of the Constitution. In PAS course, there are approaches
taking within its purview all aspects of administrative activities. The goal is to find out and
enunciate the principles or ideals underlying these activities. Administrative behavior is part of
behavioral sciences and the study of public administration cannot be complete without the study
of individual and collective human behavior in administrative situations. These approaches made
more sense and had greater relevance than other approaches as it took into consideration the fact
that political, social, economical and psychological environments have effect on human
motivation and which ultimately has an effect on the work output of an individual. These also
helped to develop an understanding of what, how and why the way public administration act.
These showed that the way administration is conducted is influenced by human sentiments,
presumption biases and perceptions, which many of us may have experienced first-hand during
our interaction with government organizations and public administrators.

The Administrative Code "incorporates in a unified document the major structural, functional

 and procedural principles and rules of governance." Its primary function is to prescribe the
standards, guidelines and practices within the executive branch of government.

The Philippine Administrative System is dynamic, shaped and evolved through time. From
Spanish colonial period to the present administration, the mode of bureacracy is adopted,
patterned and improved depending on the needs and wants of the administration. Needs, in
terms of the welfare of the society.

Public officers and employees must at all times be accountable to the people, serve them with
the utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty and efficiency, act with patriotism and justice, and
lead modest lives.

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What are the ‘grand challenges’ in public administration? Make your voice
heard

By Jeff Neal | @JeffNealHR

November 28, 2018 4:10 pm 

2 min read

      

This column was originally published on Jeff Neal’s blog, ChiefHRO.com, and was republished
here with permission from the author.

Almost anyone who has been engaged with government, either as a taxpayer, recipient of
government services, government worker, academic, an employee or participant in a good
government organization, or just someone interested in good government, recognizes that we
face challenges. Cybersecurity, border security, climate change, shifting demographics, an aging
workforce, natural disasters, and countless other challenges are becoming so pressing that
something must be done. Are state, local and federal governments ready to meet these and other
challenges we may face?

I wish I could say the answer is an unequivocal “Yes!” The truth is that these are big challenges.
One could even say that they are “Grand Challenges” that we will face at least through the
2020s, and probably long after that.

The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), an independent, nonprofit,

congressionally-chartered and nonpartisan organization assisting government leaders in building
more effective, efficient, accountable and transparent organizations, is launching a new
campaign to identify the Grand Challenges in Public Administration. The Academy’s initiative is
designed to do more than simply identify the challenges — NAPA seeks to identify how
governments and supporting organizations can successfully address those challenges. Once the
Grand Challenges are identified, NAPA will begin a process that motivates concrete action
across the public administration community to solve them. Grand Challenges is a once-in-a-
generation opportunity to develop and drive an agenda for government over the next decade, so
the Academy wants everyone to have a voice.

As Chair of the Academy’s board of directors, I can assure readers that the Academy wants the
widest possible input — including from practitioners, academics, students, interest groups and
the general public — on two key questions.

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The Academy’s Grand Challenges Steering Committee, comprising distinguished representatives

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at the Academy’s annual meeting in November 2019, as well as on the Academy website and in
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