LUIS ADRIAN DL.

AMPUAN
GRADE 6 (CIVICS)
CHAPTER 11: THE GOVERNMENT AND
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Government
- It leads the nation towards the road to
development
- A group of persons who perform the
political function of ruling the country
for some period of time
- An institution which governs and
administers a country

Education should be made a tool to
develop the knowledge and potential of
every Filipino

2 Important Factors necessary for
citizens to become productive and to
be able to perform ones duties
properly:
1. Healthy Body
2. Sound Mind

Four important areas of development:
1. Livelihood
2. Education
3. Health
4. Science and Technology
NOTE: the development of these
areas are guaranteed and provided
for by the State in accordance with
the 1987 Constitution

ECONOMIC PROGRAMS

How are policies implemented:
o Short-term basis
o Long-term basis

Analyzing the countrys economic
figures one way on how to gauge a
countrys development

Kinds of Economic Figures:
1. Gross National Product
2. Gross Domestic Product
3. Per Capita Income
NOTE: High Marks indicate
development and Low Marks
usually indicates a depressing
economic condition for the country


Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
The lead government agency tasked to
address the needs of businesses and
consumers in order to promote
development
DTI hopes to attain growth of
investments, trade, and industries; this
agency continues to support the
businesses while at the same time
lowering the cost of business operations

Ways on how DTI ensures consumer
well-being:
1. Promoting Healthy Competition
2. Implementing Consumer Laws

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
outlined in her Medium-Term Philippine
Development Plan the 2 crucial issues to
be addressed by her administration,
these are: (a) widespread poverty and
(b) high unemployment rate

National Economic and Development
Authority (NEDA) in charge of
formulating and coordinating social and
economic policies, plans, and programs

Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)
formulates programs for the
upliftment of the conditions of farmers
in the provinces

Department of Agriculture (DA) the
principal agency that boosts the
agricultural sector for it to become part
of the national development efforts

2 agencies whose primary concern are
Financial Matters:
1. Department of Budget and
Management (DBM)
2. Department of Finance (DoF)

Department of Labor and Employment
(DOLE) its principal task is the
generation of new job opportunities

Philippine Economy the primary
thrust of the Arroyo Administration; in
2007, the GDP growth exceeded 7% (the
highest in more than 3 decades)

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Expanded Value Added Tax (e-VAT) in
November 2005 this law was
implemented in order to augment
revenue-raising efforts of the
government so that it can help the
countrys large budget deficit

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Department of Science and Technology
(DOST)
The principal agency that administers
all matters concerning science and
technology
It shall strengthen and maintain its
existing programs while at the same
time continue to enhance
administration and governance

Science and Technology
- A significant component to help
sustain and facilitate progress in the
national economy
- The Primary means of the country to
advance the economy and secure the
well-being of the citizenry. (PGMA)

2-Fold Aim of DOST:
1. Providing direction, leadership, and
coordination in all scientific and
technological work
2. Formulating policies, programs, and
projects to promote national
development

QUALITY EDUCATION

Education an important factor for an
individual to succeed and for the nation
to progress; the development
envisioned has a direct relationship with
the quality education of its citizens

A. Basic Education before 10 years,
now 12 years as it has now been
implemented in the Philippines k-12
NOTE: The Philippine Government just
like what the Department of
Education is doing should provide
continuous training to teachers,
particularly in Science, English, and
Mathematics

B. Higher Education plays a crucial role
in the attainment of national
development goals

Medium Term Philippine Development
Plan, 2005-2010 (MTPDP) explains
how the higher education system can
contribute to progress through its 3
functions

3 Functions of Higher Education:
1. Resource Development
2. Research
3. Extension

Commission on Higher Education
(CHED) the lead agency that revitalizes
various institutions of higher education
NOTE: Presently there are 1,619
colleges in the country (1,443 are
private and 176 are public)

Public Institutions are composed of:
1. 111 state universities and colleges
(SUCs)
2. 50 local colleges and universities
(LCUs)
3. 15 special government schools

Examples of Special Government
Schools:
1. Philippine Military Academy
2. Local Government Academy

Source of financial assistance programs
to enable access to higher education:
1. Private Education Student Financial
Assistance
2. State Scholarship Program
3. Numerous student study grants and
loans

Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA)
- has offered a new computer course
that benefited an estimated 150,000
technical-vocational students in
Manila
- it has also been giving and
undertaking tech-voc trainings to
public high school teachers in order
to guide and train students as early
as possible in vocational skills
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Ladderized Education
- A new system of education in the
country that has allowed diligent
learners to advance between
Technical Vocational Education and
Training (TVET) and higher
education
- This has been promulgated under
EO 358 on September 15, 2004 by
PGMA
- This program has been jointly
undertaken by TESDA and CHED

8 disciplines wherein the Ladderized
System was implemented:
1. Agriculture
2. Education
3. Engineering
4. Information Technology
5. Health
6. Maritime
7. Tourism
8. Criminology

Cyber Education Project
- Proposed by DepEd that will make
the Philippine educational system
globally competitive
- This project utilizes satellite
technology to provide educational
services to public elementary and
secondary schools in the entire
archipelago in an efficient and cost-
effective way.
- This technology will connect all
DepEd offices and public schools in
real time
- Did not materialize because of
financial constraints

GOOD HEALTH

Health Priorities under the MTPDP:
1. Reducing cost of medicine
commonly purchased by indigent
people and make it available
nationwide in coordination with the
Philippine International Trading
Corp. (PITC)
2. Expanding the coverage of the
health insurance especially for the
under privileged patients
3. It aims to strengthen the national
and local health system through the
implementation of the Health
Sector Reform Agenda (HSRA) of
1999
4. The improvement of health and
productivity through research and
development and in the
establishment of drug treatment
and rehabilitation centers

Health Sector Reform Agenda (HSRA)
is a program of change aimed at
developing public health programs and
expanding health accessibility to the
underprivileged sector

Department of Health (DOH) the main
government agency that outlines
various programs aimed at improving
the health conditions of the Filipinos

Policies of the DOH:
1. Stimulate investments in terms of
health aspects
2. Ensure that every Filipino receives
all the necessary health services
3. Ensure the quality and capacity or
every citizen to receive health
products and services; and
4. Revitalize the capability of the
health sector

Health Programs Undertaken by the
DOH:

1. Dengue Control Program it is
directed toward community-based
prevention and control in endemic
areas on the incidence of dengue
hemorrhagic fever

2. Dental Health Program it aims to
improve the quality of life of the
people through the attainment of the
highest possible oral health by
preventing and controlling dental
diseases and conditions like dental
caries and decay and periodontal
diseases


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3. Expanded Program on Immunization
it aims to reduce infant mortality
and morbidity through decreasing the
prevalence of immunizable diseases
6 immunizable Disease:
a. Tuberculosis
b. Diphtheria
c. Pertussis
d. Tetanus
e. Polio
f. Measles

4. Persons with Disabilities Program to
ensure the role and contributions of
Filipinos with disabilities in nation
building

5. Family Planning to help couples and
individuals to achieve their desired
family size within the context of
responsible parenthood and improved
reproductive health

6. Food Fortification Program the
governments response to the growing
micronutrient malnutrition that have
been afflicting the nation in many
years. It refers to the addition of
important micronutrients such as
Vitamin A, iron, and/or iodine to
certian food to make them delicious

7. Knock Out Tigdas 2007 aimed at
reducing the number of children at
risk of getting measles or being
susceptible to measles

8. National Mental Health Program it
hopes to make available and
accessible mental health care and
services to Filipinos especially the
poor, underserved and high risk
population

9. Botika ng Bayan this program refers
to drug outlet managed by a
legitimate community, non-
governmental organization or the
local government unit with the aim of
promoting equity in health by
ensuring the availability and
accessibility of affordable, safe and
effective and essential drugs to all,
with priority for the marginalized,
underserved, hard to reach areas.

10. Prevention of Blindness Program it
aims to eradicate all avoidable
blindness by prevention and control of
diseases through the development of
human resource, infrastructure and
appropriate technology