stability and change: the civil service in the philippines
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DPA 201 HRDMTRANSCRIPT
by Laurefel P Gabales DPA 201 Prof. Jo B. Bitonio, DPA
Spanish Colonial Period The American Regime The Independent Republic The Martial Law Regime
Contradictory colonial objectives Idealism Expediency Philosophy regarding public
office Appointment Purchase
Criticisms Incompetence of the
officeholders Rapacity of the officeholders Colonial bureaucracy
Factor of distance Visitador-general Residencia Highly centralized organization Colonical Situation
Significant phase in the evolution of modern colonial policy and administration
Separation of church and state Political institutions set up in
accordance with the democratic and republican character of political institutions in the U.S.
Philippine Commission as upper house
All-Filipino lower house Under non political civil
service Legislative intentions
reinforced by implementors of the legislation
Free from the spoils system Much broader coverage Major characteristics Broad in coverage Centralized in organization
The Civil Service Act Prohibited any inquiry into
political and religious views No direct or indirect
solicitations Competent and qualified
employees Security of tenure
Americans were paid higher salaries
More Americans occupy higher positions
Turn out to be a failure More attractive opportunities
outside Filipinization of the Civil Service
Commonwealth period gave Filipinos greater control over their own affairs
Guarantee independence Extended civil service to all
branches Creation of GSIS
Granted independence Problems of Second World War Economic prostration Severe physical destruction Political amorality Emergence of two-party system First school of public
administration
The organization of Government Survey and Reorganization Committee
The Civil Service Act of 1959 Bureau into Civil Service
Commission Full-time Civil Service Board
Creation of personnel offices Appropriate training staff Performance rating system Improper solicitation of
contributions Violations of civil service
rules and regulations
Forfeiture Law of 1955 The Anti-Graft and Corrupt
Practices Act Created anti-graft agencies
Presidential Decree No. 1 activated the Integrated Reorganization Plan
Succession of Presidential Decrees and Letter of Instructions for civil service
PD No. 6 PD No. 868
PD No. 807 LOI Nos. 316, 317, 318, 319 and
320 Structural changes and
innovations Single headed CSC to three man
Commission Decentralization of personnel
functions
More effective policies on personnel selection, promotion, discipline and training
Formulation of Career Executive Service (CES)
Three-year “Civil Service Development Plan”
Career and personnel development
Performance evaluation Administrative discipline Recruitment and examination Review of policies Corruption remained a major
problem
Bureau of Internal Revenue Board of Transportation Other government agencies Creation of Tanodbayan
(Ombudsman) and a special court, the Sandiganbayan
Introduction to Public AdministrationA Reader 2nd Edition
National College of Public Administration & Governance
University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, 2003