Governance – Role of Civil Society
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| Figure 01, Widening Gap between Rich and Poor by UNICEF Phils 2006 - Pirozzi |
“The article paper has been composed relevant to the socio-cultural environment we have had in the Philippines and through the environmental process being implied in the role of governance in the civil society sectors and the author doesn’t know what will be the future of Juan de la Cruz after they have got the richness of the country for their own interest that supposed to be for the Filipino.”
Background
This article paper has been
provided as part of global challenges, opinion, and observation in the country
and the role of civil society towards governance for sustainable ways and
building capacity with a political will as well as the quality of good
governance somehow but when and that the question of everyone, are you one of
them?
The worst governance can be
described in Figure 01 and Figure 02 as self-explanatory that somehow can be
resolved by an individual’s discipline and with a political will.
Thoughts
on the Governance
Literally, the governance in the Philippines can be defined
based on Yu Keping (2018) article, and the quoted as, “the exercising authority in maintaining order and meeting the needs of
the public within a certain range.” Within the communal place in both urban
and rural areas, however, according to him, “the
purpose of governance is to guide, steer and regulate citizen’s activities
through the power of different systems and relations so as to maximize the
public interest.” But digging further as far as the political science is
concerned, the governance refers and quoted too as, “the process of political administration that includes the normative
foundation of political authority approaches to dealing with political affairs
and the management of public sources, whereas focusing on the role of political
authority in maintaining social order and the exercise of administrative power
in a defined sphere.”
As a citizen, following the rule of law within the country’s
governance will be an obligation that has to be obeyed with all our hearts and
this will give more environmental benefits while living in the place we live in
through mandated governmental protection. However, the perspective on the
public administration process in the country is being exercised through with
the legitimacy, transparency, accountability, rule of law, responsiveness, and
the effectiveness that supposed to be.
Type
of Government in the Philippines
The Philippine body of government is composed of various
public institutions which have been institutionalized for the community
throughout the country. However, the type of government as the author has
observed for the past 33-years from Cory Aquino to Noynoy Aquino can be said
based on Yu Keping (2018) article and quoted as, “the blurring of boundaries and responsibilities for tackling social
and economic issues,” whereas the state had transferred most of their
sole responsibilities to the civil societies. This kind of governance within
the government had resulted in graft and corruption practices throughout
agencies in the country. Additionally, all government-owned establishments that
supposed to be for the people as subsidies, unfortunately, were sold or were
given to their friends for their own benefits instead of ruling it for the
Filipino people. Thus, the effect of governance between the state and the
society and between the public and private sectors became blurred and has no
directions within the government towards responsibilities and a sustainable
environment that everybody is aiming for.
“Figure
01 above is one of the examples as self-explanatory within the 33-years of
governance on what happened in the country after the beloved late President
Ferdinand Marcos, and they are from Aquino to Aquino Administrations who
molested Juan de la Cruz.”
Moreover, with the
ruling under the late strongman, President Marcos was different as the author
has mentioned above concerning the type of government, whereas he made the
country as one of the GREAT Countries throughout ASIA at that time. And for his
being a nation builder, which he had set more institutions as an actor, and the
power to exercise as a center within the specific level for the benefits of his
countrymen as well as his political will in ensuring the implementing policies
cleared and transparent.
Likewise, what is happening in the present administration
under the governance of President Duterte that the author may say a shadow of
President Marcos type of government, with a political will in exercising the
legitimacy, transparency, accountability, rule of law, responsiveness, and
effectiveness throughout the country, but thanks to our social media in today’s
generation whereas the mainstream media can’t be able to penetrate with their
wrongdoing funded by the oligarchs? One of the examples of simple
governance and policy with a political will can be found in this link.
Politics
Affecting Policy Making and Governance – Role of Civil Society
It is indeed, that may quote, “governance is the sum of the many ways individuals and institutions,
public and private, manage their common affairs, and continuing process
conflicting or diverse interests that can be accommodated and cooperative
action that includes formal institutions, Yu Keping (2018).” However,
that may be happening only if the type of governance has a political will, e.g.
based from Pres. Marcos and Pres Duterte, which they have had an active and
productive cooperation between the State and the role of the civil society or
the citizens of the country as we have to experience in the present government
with President. Duterte. Thus, the author may conclude that most of the
foundations affecting policymaking can be achieved in any type of governance by
following the rule of law, free and democratic political systems in the
country.
Furthermore, I agree with Lowi's (2003) article and quoted
as, "Policy is the informal side of
government, the real statement of what government actually does. But policy
should be tolerated, not embraced, and even so, tolerated only as long as it
knows its place: as the servant of the formal rule of law." And hence,
will be the guiding rules affecting good governance upon implementation
provided with political will with legitimacy, transparency, accountability,
rule of law, responsiveness, and effectiveness for a sustainable environment
for the next generation with good policy.
The question there, ARE YOU A CITIZEN FOLLOWING THE RULE OF
LAW?
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| Figure 02, Concerned Citizen about her Thought (credit, Dutertenomics-Twitter) |
"Life can be a "TRY" in difficult
times but can be strenuous to decide on what have to say!" (rvgomeseria, 05 Feb 2020)
Write-Up References can be Read from this
Links;
Gomeseria,
RV; (2019, September); "Governance
– Role of Civil Society;”
Retrieved from; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335929822_Governance_-_Role_of_Civil_Society
To cite this blog / article paper; Gomeseria, R. V. (2019, September 20). Governance – Role of Civil Society. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/R6SAK
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