A Masteral Thesis MDM major in Public Management PSU Urdaneta City, Pangasinan

1. DEVELOPMENT ORIENTATION AND GOVERNANCE OF MUNICIPAL AND
CITY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN PANGASINAN
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A Thesis
Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School
Pangasinan State University
Urdaneta City, Pangasinan
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In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Master in Development Management
major in Public Management
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by
Noime Francisco Salon
March 2009

2. APPROVAL SHEET
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Development
Management, major in Public Management, this thesis entitled, “DEVELOPMENT
ORIENTATION AND GOVERNANCE OF MUNICIPAL AND CITY
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN PANGASINAN” has been prepared and submitted
by Noime Francisco Salon, is hereby approved and accepted.
LETICIA B. URSUA, Ed. D. JOSEFINA B. BITONIO, D.P.A.
Critic Reader Adviser
Approved by the Committee on Oral Examination
ZENAIDA U. SUYAT, Ed. D.
Chairman
MELITON G. DASSUN, M.D.M. FLORITA G. LOPEZ, Ed. D.
Member Member
Accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master in
Development Management major in Public Management.
ZENAIDA U. SUYAT, Ed.D. VICTORIANO C. ESTIRA, Ph.D.
Dean President
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3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
With profound thanks and gratitude, the researcher acknowledges Him, The Great
Almighty, for giving her the courage, the intellect, the health, the inspiration and the
determination to finish her research; for making impossible things happen.
Likewise, the researcher extends her gratitude to the following:
Dr. Josefina B. Bitonio, her adviser, for her untiring efforts, generous with her
time, encouragement and for sharing her brilliant ideas that paved the researcher the right
direction;
Dr. Leticia B. Ursua, her critic reader, for her pieces of advice and corrections up
to the completion of this study;
Dr. Zenaida U. Zuyat, Dean of the Graduate School and Chairman of the panel,
whose concern and approach to thesis writing help make the researcher come up with a
better-focused paper.
Dr. Florita G. Lopez and Professor Meliton G. Dassun, both her panel members
during her defense, respectively, for their sharp minds and humane criticisms and
suggestions that have enriched the study;
Dr. Eusebio F. Miclat Jr, her professor, for his teachings that provided the
researcher constant inspiration to move on;
Dr. Paulo V. Cenas, her statistician, for sharing his expertise in the improvement
of the research work;
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4. Dr. Fe S. Soriano, for patiently taking down the suggestions during her proposal
defense to further enrich the study;
To the librarians of the Pangasinan State University-Urdaneta Campus, Don
Mariano Marcos Memorial State University–La Union Campus and University of the
Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance–Diliman, Quezon
City, for their invaluable assistance in helping the researcher locate the reading materials;
Rev. Augusto Kho, Mr. Art Ema, Mr. Mario Torio, Rev. Henry Roque and Mrs.
Anabelle Roque, Mrs. Mercedita Bartolome, Mrs. Maricris Martin, Mr. Phillip Rivera,
Engr. Mario Moreno and Hon. Rosary “Chinky” Perez, the researcher’s MDM
classmates, for their love and prayers which provided her constant inspiration to move
on;
Ms. Ma. Kristina Evangelista and Ms. Prudencia Luz Serrano, for their friendly
and easy-going manner that have made my thesis writing a pleasant experience.
Mr. Rosalio Cabaña, Mr. Leo Icutan and Ms. Sheryl Sumera, for the help they
have extended her;
Mr. Michael Eucapor, Mr. Ronel Galvan, Mrs. Sheryl Valdez, and Mr. Manuel
Rivera, and other colleagues and friends at the Urdaneta City University for their moral
support;
Ms. Jovelyn Guieb, Ms. Mary Ann Mije, Ms. Jennifer Peralta, and Ma’am Rose
Navarro, her other friends, Mr. Edwin Gomez, Mr. Arjhay Matute, Mr. Mark Dave
Manantan, Mr. Mars Roderic del Castillo, Mr. Wilmer Gumtang and Mommy Cristy, for
their inspiring presence and assistance;
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5. Her parents, Mr. Anacleto and Mrs. Teresita, whose guidance and teachings have
served as a strong foundation for her to face life’s burden;
Kuya Christopher and Ate Sharon, Ate Febie, Kuya John, Hanjin, and her
nephew Hanz Frederick, for their unselfish effort, tender care and untiring support that
have been her inspiration in the pursuit of the study and in all her endeavors.
To the others whom the researcher might have failed to mention but have
provided her the moral, spiritual and logistic support and the expertise in the completion
of this work and in making this dream come true.
Noime F. Salon
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6. DEDICATION
This humble piece of work
is dedicated to my family
most especially to my sister, Febie,
for their steadfast love and all-out support.
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7. ABSTRACT
Researcher: Noime Francisco Salon
Degree / Specialization: Master in Development Management,
Public Management
Research Title: Development Orientation and Governance of
Municipal and City Government Officials in Pangasinan
Adviser: Josefina B. Bitonio, D.P.A.
Institution: Pangasinan State University Graduate School
Address: Urdaneta City, Pangasinan
This study was conducted to assess the development orientation and governance
of the municipal and city government officials of Pangasinan. The different variables
contributing to development orientation are change orientation, action propensity,
commitment to economic development, concern for conflict avoidance, and selflessness
while the basic elements for manifestation of governance are accountability,
participation, predictability and transparency.
The descriptive-correlation method of research was used and a questionnaire was
used as the primary data gathering tool. The data were analyzed using descriptive
statistics such as frequency counts, percentages, means and average weighted means. The
Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and Multivariate Analysis of Variance
(MANOVA) were also used.
Majority of the government officials are 41 to 50 years of age, male, married, a
college graduate, have rendered service in the government for 10-18 years. The
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8. respondents’ development orientation along change orientation, action propensity,
commitment to economic development and selflessness were rated very high while
concern for conflict avoidance was rated high by the respondents. Further, there was a
very much manifested rating by the municipal and city government officials on their
manifestation of governance in the areas of accountability, participation, predictability
and transparency.
The variables change orientation, action propensity, commitment to economic
development, concern for conflict avoidance and selflessness as development orientation
indicators are not significantly correlated to the manifestation of governance. However,
government officials’ commitment to economic development is a determinant on
manifestation on accountability, and concern for conflict avoidance could influence the
manifestation of transparency of the government officials.
Municipal and city government officials’ development orientation and
manifestation of governance are not significantly different across their personal
characteristics. However, it is interesting to note that only gender of the personal
characteristics has significant difference in the manifestation of governance of the
respondents.
The three most common problems being encountered by the government officials
that affect their manifestation of governance are low compensation was first in ranked,
second was the non performance of work, and absence of recognition of civil society
contribution to government ranked as number three.
It is recommended that further studies using other factors should be undertaken.
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