Government Programs

• Good governance means that processes and institutions produce results that meet the needs of society while making the best use of resources at their disposal. The concept of efficiency in the context of good governance also covers the sustainable use of natural resources and the protection of the environment.
• Social responsibility


  is an ethical framework and suggests that an individual, has an obligation to act for the benefit of society at large
• Social movements are a type of group action.
• Government Programs in the Philippines

  • Human Development and Poverty Reduction Cluster
  • Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (CCT)
  • K to 12 Basic Education
• Listahanan, or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), is an information management system that employs geographic targeting, household assessment, and validation in order to provide national government agencies, development partners, and other social protection actors with information on who and where the poor are in the Philippines.
• The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is a human development measure of the national government that provides conditional cash grants to the poorest of the poor, to improve the health, utrition, and the education of children aged 0-18.
• The K to 12 Program covers Kindergarten and 12 years of basic education (six years of Elementary Education, four years of Junior High School, and two years of Senior High School [SHS]) to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills, develop lifelong learners, and prepare graduates for tertiary education, middle-level skills development, employment, and entrepreneurship.
• Responsible Parenthood, as defined in the Directional Plan of POPCOM, is the will and ability of parents to respond to the needs and aspirations of the family and children. It is a shared responsibility of the husband and the wife to determine and achieve the desired number, spacing, and timing of their children according to their own family life aspirations, taking into account psychological preparedness, health status, socio-cultural, and economic concerns.
• The Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning Program (RP-FP) component deals with issues related to sexual and reproductive health, including fertility and family planning concerns.
• Development Strategies / Global Programs

  1. People-Centered Development - an approach to international development that focuses on improving local communities’ self-reliance, social justice, and participatory decision-making.
  2. Community Driven Development - An approach that gives control over planning decisions and investment resources to community. A bottom-up approach where a great deal of responsibility and authority is given to the local community.
• Objective of People Centered Development

  Helping humankind to lead an affluent and happy life
• Programs of People Centered Development

  1. Basa Pilipinas
  2. “Making farming work in the big city”
  3. Livelihood Training Skills: Coron, Palawan, Massage Therapy
• Objective of Community Driven Development

  to empower local communities and to identify and implement the projects that are most needed.
• Programs of Community Driven Development

  1. LET'S GO NEGOSYO
  2. A Short Walk to Clean Water Makes a World of Difference,
  3. Solar Power Brings a Brighter Future
  4. New Concrete Path Leads to Economic Security.