Civic Engagement

• Characteristics and Traits of a Filipino

  • Sense of gratitude especially with celebrations.
  • Resilient and adaptable with challenges and circumstances.
  • Persistent and creative even with limited resources.
  • Caring and hospitable especially to those in need.

  (SGRAPCCH)
• Types of Citizenship

  Participatory Citizenship - This is about knowing & exercising one’s rights & becoming part of the process in helping the state achieve the best of its people.
• Types of Citizenship

  Personally responsible - Someone who knows the character & traits needed to be a good citizen. Someone who is well grounded, honest, and responsible.
• Types of Citizenship

  Justice-oriented  citizenship - People who prioritize the plight of others and have a strong drive to work & serve the underprivileged.
• Civil Participation - This pertains to the involvement of the citizens in activities and personal advocacies
• Civil Participation

  • Schools
  • Community
  • Associations
  • Religious Groups
  • Community Parish
  • Interest Groups

  (SCARCI)
• Civic Engagement - This refers to a more structured involvement that caters to a greater participation of the public or the constituents for the improvement of governance.
• Civic Engagement

  • City Council Hearings  
  • Consultative Hearings
  • Community of group protest
  • Lobbying
  • Protest and demonstrations
  • Service Leadership

  (CCCLPS)
• Ingredients for Active Citizenship

  POWER - is something that can be democratized to benefit the marginalized sector and those in the minority.
• Ingredients for Active Citizenship

  IMAGINATION - In civic life, it is the duty of everyone to imagine the possibility of future interdependence and ecosystemic view, the institutionalization of empathy & common cause.
• Ingredients for Active Citizenship

  COLLECTIVE CHARACTER - It pertains to values, norms, and behaviors of a prosocial contributor to a collective & a member of a greater body.

  
  

  (VNB)
• Competencies & Skills for Active Citizenship

  • Acquiring and using information.
  • Assessing involvement.
  • Making decisions.
  • Making judgments.
  • Communicating
  • Cooperating
  • Promoting Interests

  (AAMMCCP)
• Models for Civic Engagement

  • Responsible Use of the Internet and Social Network
  • Social Networking Sites as a Platform
  • Building Partnerships for Learning and Action
  • Citizens Watch.

  (RSBC)