10. UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF
HUMAN RIGHTS
“Whereas recognition of
the inherent dignity and
of the equal and
inalienable rights of all
members of the human
family is the foundation
of freedom, justice and
peace in the world”
11. Article 21
(1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government
of his country, directly or through freely chosen
representatives.
(2) Everyone has the right of equal access to public
service in his country.
(3) The will of the people shall be the basis of the
authority of government; this will shall be expressed in
periodic and genuine elections which shall be by
universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret
vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
12. 333 years in a People Power 1987
convent Revolution Constitution
Curtailment of 1991 Local
50 years in
Freedom under Government
Hollywood
Martial Law Code
Devastation of Independence 2013 National
World War 2 / Rebuilding Elections
13. The Local Government Code of 1991
• LGUs (provinces, municipalities, cities and
barangay) are given greater administrative
powers to handle local affairs and the people
greater mechanism for public participation.
14. On Basic Services
On Economic On People’s
Interventions Participation
Accountability
Natural Resources
and Transparency
15. LIVING MODEL OF LGC
Improve productivity. Naga embarked on a
program that aimed to bring out the full
potential of various departments and offices
of the entire city government. The program
focused on four main thrusts of providing
sufficient services; getting optimum outputs
with minimum expenditure; producing
quality results as desired and planned; and
making services accessible and acceptable.
Computerize. The city created an effective
and efficient management system that
streamlined business transaction processes,
provided a dependable database for more
effective decision-making, and made the city
administration more responsive to its
citizens’ needs.
16. Empower the people. The city government
laid down a clear and comprehensive
framework that allows its constituents to take
active part in governance. Nagueños are able
to voice their concerns and suggestions to City
Hall and act on various issues—from
procurement to budgeting, to scuttling an
initial plan of the local government to set up a
golf course. As a result, 193 nongovernment
and people’s organizations now work with the
local government through the Naga City
People’s Council.
i-Govern. The city tapped the “power of
information” and its value as a truly
empowering tool when made accessible to
the people. Nagueños need only to go online
for their business license, birth certificate, or
even when they want to bid for government
procurements.
17. Reinvent institutions. In the reinvented school board
of Naga, the structure is able to ensure transparency,
accountability, participation, and predictability. The
membership has been expanded and has made
education officials accountable to the public.
Train the youth. The City Youth Month Program of
Naga engaged the city’s top youth leaders to compete
for any one of the 45 slots that would put them in
executive and legislative positions, as well as in the
nongovernment sector. The project enhanced greater
involvement of the youth in government affairs.
Be prepared always. Started in May 1991, Emergency
Rescue Naga addresses the urgent need for fast and
reliable service in times of emergency. ERN provides
24-hour quick response medical and protective
services to all Naga residents in crisis situations.
18. Prioritize the marginalized. Naga faced the challenges posed by
informal settlers by launching the Kaantabay sa Kauswagan or
Partners in Development Program in 1989 guided by two key
principles. First, the government will not help the urban poor unless
they actively participate in solving their own problems. Second is the
tripartite effort among the urban poor organizations, national and
local government agencies, and landowners in which the interests
and abilities of each party are taken into account.
Invest in children. The comprehensive and innovative pre-school
program addresses the need for improved access and equity in
quality education for the young. The program has also facilitated the
integration of differently abled children in the mainstream of society.
Together, we can do better. The Metro Naga Development Council
pools together the efforts and resources of 13 local government
units, the private sector and the national government agencies in
Camarines Sur focusing on projects addressing the immediate needs
of the community and lay the groundwork for long-term growth in
the area.
19. THE Philippines is seen to become the 16th largest economy in the world by 2050—
larger than even neighboring Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand or even oil-producing
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Saudi Arabia or the Netherlands.
The British-owned global lender HSBC made the forecast in a study projecting the siz
of 100 economies 40 years hence, expanding the same from the original 30-country
review published last year.
HSBC said the Philippine economy were to expand from the puny $112 billion at
present into a leviathan capable of generating output worth $1.69 trillion or 15 times
larger.
