RUNNING A BUREAUCRACY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

1. Bureaucracy in the Philippines
2. The Local Government Code of 1991

I. The Administrator and the Good Governance Indicators for LGUs

A. Qualifications/ Functions/ Powers

B. The Office of the Administrator

C. Monitoring Good Governance Indicators

D. ESSAYS:

“The LGU Administrators in the Philippines: A Profile”

“The Do’s and Don’ts for a Successful Stint as “Little Governor/Little Mayor”

II. Administrative Management

A. Complete Staff Work (CSW)

B. Sanggunian Resolutions and Ordinances

C. Issuances of Executive Order and Memorandum

D. Department Heads Meeting and Clustering of Departments

E.ESSAY:

“Coping with the Dirty Work of the Job (Or When People, Papers and Pressures Collide)

III. Fiscal Administration and the Planning Process

A. Functions of the Local Officials in the Local Fiscal Administration

B. The Local Funds

C. Sources of Local Funds

D. The Budget Process

E. The Basic Principle of Government Accounting and the New Government Accounting System

F. The Planning Process and the Annual Investment Plan

F. ESSAY:

“Revenue Generation Strategies”

IV. The Procurement Sytem and Flow of Disbursement Documents

A. The Procuremen System

A. Processing of Financial Documents on Procurement

B. Matrix of All Kinds of Disbursement Documents for Signature/Initial

C. Grant of Cash Advances for Special Projects

D ESSAY:

“The E-Procurement for Drugs and Medicines”.

V. Organization and Human Resource Development and Management

A. Framework for Organizational Development in LGUs?

1. Developing Local Government Structure

2. Strategic Management in Local Government

3. Culture in Local Government

4. Developing work Processes in Local Government

B. Effective Human Resource Development and Management Program

1. Human Resource Planning

2. Recruitment and Selection

3. Performance Evaluation

4. Human Resource Development

5. Career Development

6. Incentives and Awards System

7. Grievance Committee

C. ESSAYS:

“Reorganization:Towards a More Dynamic and Responsive Provincial Government Organizational Structure (1988-1997)”

“Reinventing Public Service (1998-2007)”

VI. Understanding the Procedures of the Commission on Audit (COA) and the Internal Audit and Control Functions of LGUs

1. The Mandate of the COA
2. Financial Audit
3. The Risk-Based Audit (RBA) Approach
4. RBA Methodology
5. Audit Reporting System
6. Audit Team Composition

G. Compliance with COA’s Audit Observation Memorandum (AOM)

H. Internal Audit Function of LGUs

I.. ESSAY :

PAGC-WB’s Special Concern on Strengthening Internal Audit Units of LGUs.”: “

VII. Disaster Preparedness and Crisis Management

1. Standard of a Disaster Prepared LGUs
2. Contingency Planning
3. Declaration of suspension of classes
4. Declaration of a state of calamity
5. Allocation and utilization of the 5% Calamity Fund
6. Civil Defense Deputization Program
7. ESSAY :

“ GO-NGO Partnership on Disaster Management (The Bocaue Pagoda Tragedy of 1993)”

VIII. Social, Economic and Environmental Governance Concerns

A. Health and Nutrition

B. Education

C. Housing and Basic Utilities

D. Peace and Security

E. Children

F. Agriculture and Fishery Development

G. Entrepreneurship, Business and Industry Promotion

H. Natural Resources Management

I. Waste Management

J. ESSAYS :

“The Five Pillars of Justice”

“Cooperatives in Bulacan”

IX. Managing Special Events and Press Relations

A. Protocol Management

B. Necrological Service

C. Foreign Trade Promotions and Sister City Tie Ups

D. Press Relations

E. ESSAY :

“ LINGGO NG BULACAN Singkaban Fiesta, Two Decades of Celebrating Bulacan’s Best”

X. Global Management Practices in the Local Setting

A. Jumpstarting e-governance in the LGUs

B. Citizens Feedback Survey: Towards a Constituent Responsive Governance

C. Satellite-based GIS Project: Mapping Tax, Services and People

D. Gov. Josie dela Cruz, Team Bulacan and Maxwell’s The Qualities of a Dream Team Coach

F. The Kennedy School of Government Paradigm on Local Governance: Lessons Learned

ANNEXES

A. “Devolution in Bulacan, Meeting the Challenges, Solving the Problems”

B. “Reflections on Leadership Change, Reforms, and Adaptability: The First Six Months”