PHILIPPINE POLITICS

AND GOVERNANCE
PREPARED BY: ABEGAIL A. MAQUILLAO
Let’s Review!
1. Politics is a Greek word ____________which
means ______________a small independent
selfcontained political society.

2. Why do we need to study Politics?

Let’s Watch
GRAFFITI
(10 mins)
Direction: Each group will be asked to write
significant words that will describe the video they
saw on the cut-out paper and stick it to the wall.
PICK MO ‘TO

Two representative from each group will have

to pick and identify one significant word which
refers to government and another to
governance.
Characteristics of good governance:

1. Participation
2. Rule of Law
3. Effectiveness and Efficiency
4. Accountability
5. Strategic Vision
6. Responsiveness
7. Consensus Orientation
8. Equity
1. PARTICIPATION
Allmen and women
should have a voice in
decision-making.
2. RULE OF LAW

Legal frameworks should be

fair and enforced impartially,
particularly laws on human
rights.
3. Effectiveness and Efficiency

Processes and institutions produce

results that make the best use of
resources.
4. Accountability

Decision-makers in government and civil

society organizations are accountable to the
public, as well as to the institutional
stakeholders.
5. Strategic Vision

Leaders and the public have a broad and

long-term perspective on good governance
and human development, along with a sense
of their rights and duties
5. Responsiveness

Institutions and processes try

to serve all stakeholders.
7. Consensus Orientation
Mediates differing interests to reach a broad
consensus on what is in the best interests of the
group and where possible, on policies and
procedures.
8. Equity
Allmen and women have
opportunities to improve or
maintain their wellbeing
What is the difference of
government and
governance?
What is the difference of
government and
governance?
GOVERNMENT is merely an instrument for
the purpose of governance while
GOVERNANCE is the exercise of political,
economic, and administrative authority to
manage a nation’s affairs. Governance embraces
all of the methods--- good and bad ----- the
societies use to distribute power and manage
public resources and problems.
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