Public administration is a never-ending search for relevance,

meaning, and strategy in the pursuit of responsive and accountable

public resource management. The nation's leaders, bureaucracy, and
working staff are constantly put to the test. The performance of public
administration will continuously be challenged and judged based on a
standard principle and its political culture.
Public Administration as a discipline is often beset by a slew of
issues that impede successful governance and management. At least in
the Philippines, the effectiveness of Public Administration as a discipline
and as a practice depends on its ability to blend and carry out Public
Administration concepts in the actual politico-administrative setting in the
same way that they are considered and propounded in established
literature abroad.
The majority of Public Administration theories and models are of
Western and European origin and may not be well suited to the
experiences of a developing political economy such as the Philippines.
Since we cannot reverse the legacy of colonialism and its consequences
for the colonized country, the best that we can do is to continue
searching for national identity despite the mediation of international
powers and continue charting the path to greater authentic
independence.
In our nation today, the voluntary sector is vast and increasing,
and many of these organizations are in the process of being
institutionalized. As a result, there is a need to learn how to run their
business systematically, safely, and effectively. Apart from its important
position in government, civil society is increasingly recognized, fueled in
various ways by the movement toward democratization and
globalization.
I observed that the old public administration has multiple if issues
in the past, some are still present up until today, such as slow and
inefficient large bureaucracy, low quality of civil service, citizens are
unaware of their rights, very limited resources, lack of capacity building
for citizens and politicians, excessive and overlapping rules and
regulations, weak performance and results-based management system,
lack of a culture of competitiveness, the state has strong monopoly
position and absurd law, discrete information process or the lack of
transparency, poor accountability mechanisms, and corruption.
 As we have witnessed various administrations rule the country
over the years, the Philippine political-administrative system has luckily
shown substantial changes. The administration has realized that good
governance entails providing open and accountable services to its
constituents and ensuring confidence in government needs responsive
management.
The development of Public Administration, according to Edward
Weidner, is the process of guiding an organization toward the
achievement of progressive political, economic, and social objectives
that are authoritatively determined in one manner or the other.
The new public management is now beginning to adapt citizen-
oriented ruling, transparency, decentralized service delivery structures,
accountability by engagement, increased flexibility, efficacy, and
performance, and the separation of decision-making levels to improve
the quality of public services.
"Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right; when
wrong, to be set right” says Carl Schurz. As a result, it is never too late
for the Philippine political-administrative system's Public Administration
to impose further enhancements and changes for the country and its
citizens.