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Introduction
This paper will analyze the reasons behind the reorganization and devolution of various
Philippine government departments, namely: he Department of Housing and Urban
Development (DHUD), Department of nformation and !ommuni"ations Te"hnology (D!T), and
the Department of Tourism (D#T)$ The Department of %gri"ulture and &ood 'ngineering will be
e"luded from the analysis, but will in"lude history of agri"ulture in this paper $ efore we "an
dis"uss the rationale of reorganization and devolution of these departments, the proper
definition of reorganization and devolution must initially be dis"ussed first , so as not to be
"onfused with more "ommon terms, su"h as privatization and deregulation$
Privatization and devolution have strongly similar definitions wherein power and
ownership of a firm or institution is transferred to another entity$ The main differen"e between
the two terms is that the former situation gives the power from a government entity to the private
se"tor , while the latter gives the power from "entral government to the lo"al government (*orld
an+, n$d$)$ Privatization is usually done for the firm to be more effi"ient and produ"e uality
goods and servi"es$ Devolution o""urs when the "entral government-s a"tions are too broad for
a spe"ifi" region, hen"e the responsibility is given to the lo"al government that +nows the needs
of its area of .urisdi"tion better $
/eorganization and deregulation are fairly similar in that new entities are formed, but
star+ly "ontrast ea"h other with the former being the result of the addition of two previously
eisting entities while the latter is when a new firm is put into position after the removal of the
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previously in "harge government institution$ Deregulation is done to in"rease the mar+et-s
"ompetitiveness$
A. Review of related literature
There are a myriad of literature pertaining to the "ause and effe"ts of reorganization and
devolution separately as well as simultaneously, albeit mostly being *estern literature with little
to no "ontet appli"able to a developing nation su"h as the Philippines$ There are well1
do"umented reorganization and devolution suggestion papers 11 on both the private and publi"
se"tor levels 11 that "an be eamined for a "andid perspe"tive on the matter $
However , do"uments regarding the histori" "ontet of the assigned departments is
severely la"+ing$ %part from the histori"al ba"+ground of ea"h department displayed on the
respe"tive offi"ial websites as obligated by the Transparen"y %"t, there are almost no in1depth
e"onomi"al, histori"al, nor politi"al a"ademi" tets of the Philippine government-s departments$
% paper by /i"hard !ha"+erian (0223) from &lorida 4tate University analyzed the
"auses and effe"ts of reorganization from %meri"an 4tate 5overnments data in the vast
epanse of time from 026610278$ The methods of this wor+ was e"onometri" in nature, and
shied away from des"riptive statisti"s and data that revealed superfi"ial answers su"h as state
governments answering to "ertain publi" whims instead of others$ The "on"lusion to this
statisti"al study reveals that reorganization was more prone to o""ur after long1wave e"onomi"
de"lines to answer for rising short1term issues, with no profound long1term effe"ts, whi"h may
eplain why another reorganization is li+ely to be around the "orner $
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% fairly re"ent .ournal entry by one !harlie effery (9663) des"riptively eamined
devolution and its effe"ts on lo"al governments in the United ;ingdom $ Unli+e !ha"+erian-s
paper that dis"ussed the economic "auses and effe"ts of a parti"ular stru"tural "hange,
effery-s wor+ is more politi"al in nature as it delves into the relationships and trust issues
between lo"al governments in the United ;ingdom brought up by devolution$ His "on"lusion
reveals that "learly, different ualities of trust and relationships eist between devolved and
lo"al governments in the United ;ingdom, o""asionally getting in the way of post1devolution
de"ision ma+ing despite the "ommitment of full engagement$ %ny sense of "ommon general
interest and goals are noneistent in debates on the introdu"tion of '/%s in 'ngland$
/esear"h by /ay Hudson (9663) ta"+led the uestion whether a region-s devolution led
to regional e"onomi" su""ess$ #n"e again the data this study utilized is 'uropean in nature ,
spe"ifi"ally the north1east region of 'ngland$ Hudson-s method is to "riti"ally analyze the
regions- histori" "on"epts of power , governmentality, politi"al and so"ial "onstru"tion, among a
plethora of other fa"ts and figures before .umping to "ontemporary issues on devolution and
e"onomi" su""ess$ His "on"lusion uestions the effi"ien"y of devolution to a region-s e"onomi"
growth$ &ollowed by further uestions su"h as who ea"tly is the main benefi"iary in the region,
and the etent of devolution in transferring power to the lo"al governments$
B. Analytical framework
The study on the departments in"luded in this paper are dis"ussed and identified
individually in the following parts, and only eamined "olle"tively in the identifi"ation of +ey
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issues, fa"tors, impli"ations of the reorganization and devolution pro"esses undergone by the
said departments, and the summary at the "on"lusion of the paper $ =ost of the arguments in
this resear"h were an"hored on the available Philippine resour"es on the internet , and were
heavily influen"ed and based on news and information "on"erning the government of the
"ountry, whi"h may refle"t the "ulture in the Philippines$ #ther spe"ifi"ations are as follows:
0$ /eorganization and devolution were defined and eplained, "oupled with supporting and
eisting literature on these "on"epts$9$ !entral uestions were identified and served as the foundation of the study regarding the
respe"tive departments$
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were driven by the yields of eport "rops su"h as banana, pineapple, "offee, and other fruits
and vegetables "ontributed to agri"ultural growth$ =arginal produ"tivity of the Philippines was
stable until the 02E6s then eperien"ed a drasti" de"line due to de"eleration in total fa"tor
produ"tion (T&P) growth 11 this also "aused the agri"ulture se"tor to be stagnant $ n terms of
agri"ultural "ompetitiveness, the Philippines was lagging "ompared to its neighboring "ountries$
The in"ompeten"ies of the se"tor were eplained by Habito and riones (9668) as brought
about by poli"y inadeua"ies$ !hanges in the poli"ies regarding pri"es, as well as trade
"ontributed to the defi"ien"ies of the agri"ulture se"tor in the "ountry$ %lso, the authors
mentioned about la"+ of investments in agri"ulture, and flaws and wea+nesses of institutions
and governan"e also affe"ted the development of the se"tor $ They emphasized on the need to
improve and modernize Philippine agri"ulture for it to be able to be "ompetitive, as well as wor+
at its optimal level$
B. Housing and urban development
o"al "ommunities have been lobbying for housing and urban development sin"e the era
of %guinaldo$ %s small groups of "ommon "itizens, their vying for urban development merely
forms a small platform with little to no power $ The foundation of a housing department would
allow these small platforms- reuests to be answered $ However , it would not be until de"ades
later when histori"al eviden"e of a housing department "an be found$
4o"ialized housing "an be tra"ed as far ba"+ as uly 02
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"hairman appointed to the PH! board was %le.andro /o"es 4r $ This was the first housing
agen"y of its +ind in the nation , before eventually be"oming a subsidiary of the Gational
Development !ompany (GD!)$ The PH! was partnered with the GD! si years after the
foundation of the PH!$ Two years after , the two agen"ies were merged to be"ome the People-s
Homesite and Housing !orporation (PHH!)$ 4i housing related agen"ies were formed to
respond to the distin"t shelter reuirements the "ommunity needed in the years that followed $
Gamely, these are:
The Presidential %ssistant on Housing and /esettlement (P%H/%)
Tondo &oreshore Development %uthority (T&D%) !entral nstitute for Training and /elo"ating Urban 4uatters (!T/U4) Presidential !ommittee on Urban and /esettlement (P/'!HU/) 4apang Palay Development !ommittee (4PD!) nter1%gen"y Tas+ &or"e to Underta+e the /elo"ation of &amilies
y the year 02E8, the housing and urban development efforts of the nation were
streamlined into the Gational Housing %gen"y (GH%) whi"h is in operation up until present day
(&elipe, 9600)$ The GH% is "urrently one of the +ey housing agen"ies of the Housing and Urban
Development !oordinating !oun"il (HUD!!)$
C. Information and communication technologies.
nformation and !ommuni"ations Te"hnology or !T "an be defined as the Idiverse set
of te"hnologi"al tools and resour"es used to "ommuni"ate , and to "reate, disseminate, store,
and manage informationJ$ (lurton 0222) !T enables people to innovate ways to a""ess
information by providing means to "ommuni"ate, "ollaborate, and "ompute$ !T in general is
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still yet to be understood properly as to what it is and its fun"tions for the "ountry $ Gevertheless,
the government has done its efforts in establishing institutions for the development of !T in the
"ountry$ %""ording to a press release, 4en$ 5ra"e Poe stated that KThe Philippines remains one
of the few "ountries that still do not have a separate !T ministry $ *e donLt have an integrated
e1governan"e fa"ility that would provide the frontline servi"es of all government agen"ies$K
(IPoe: Use !TJ, anuary 06, 9603) !onsistent with her advo"a"y, 4en$ Poe suggests that the
"reation of a separate department solely for !T matters "an play a "entral role in the so"io1
e"onomi" development of the "ountry$
The nformation and !ommuni"ations Te"hnology #ffi"e (!T#) of the Department of
4"ien"e and Te"hnology (D4T) was "reated under the 'e"utive #rder >E (series of 9600) $ t is
the lead implementing agen"y of the government in all !T1 related efforts with spe"ial fo"us on
areas of industry development, poli"y, infrastru"ture development, resear"h and development,
"apa"ity building of the publi" se"tor , and the administration of the '15overnment &und$
%""ording to an arti"le published by the !T# website, one of the earliest efforts was the
establishment of The nformation Te"hnology and '1!ommer"e !oun"il (T'!!) in uly 09 ,
9666, serving as the highest poli"y ma+ing body on !T $ (I*hat is '5& n$d$) n %pril 9< 966
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• 'nsure su""essful "ompletion of high1impa"t !T pro.e"ts that would
.umpstart the development and implementation of e15overnment throughout the "ountry@
and
• &a"ilitation of professional evaluation, sele"tion and monitoring pra"ti"es
for !T pro.e"ts that would result in more effe"tive andMor effi"ient "ross1agen"y
interfa"es
nitially, the T'!! proposed that by setting aside 8B of the mandatory "uts on
maintenan"e and other operating epenses (=##') and "apital outlays (!#) from the
proposed 966< national budget$ However , only 9B of the !# and =##' of ea"h government
agen"y was allo"ated for e1government pro.e"ts whi"h amounted to approimately four billion
pesos$
#n uly 96 966>, the T'!! was abolished under the 'e"utive #rder Go $
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. !ourism
Tourism is "onsidered as a vital fa"tor that influen"es e"onomi" growth, and has been a
primary drive for sustained development for the Philippines$ Pilapil1%nas"o and izada (960>)
dis"usses and eplains the history and evolution of the tourism industry in the "ountry in a
paper $ &our main periods in the history of the "ountry were identified whi"h served as the ma.or
divisions of the analysis of Philippine tourism of the paper $ The aforementioned periods were
namely, 0) pre1martial law era@ 9) martial law era@ ) 90st "entury
era$ The earliest re"ord of Philippine tourist arrivals were in 0236 and this ehibited an upward
trend sin"e then until the present$ The in"rease and de"rease in tourist arrivals were in line with
the growth and politi"al instability of the e"onomy, thus tourism was identified as a +ey fa"tor
that strongly influen"ed the "hanges that happened in the business "y"le of the "ountry$
Pre1martial law was in the aftermath of the *orld *ar , and tourist arrivals "ontinued to
grow and flourish despite the damages in"urred from the war $ The Philippine Tourist and Travel
%sso"iation (PTT%) was formed in 0286 to address and a""ommodate the influ of tourists in
the "ountry$ The asso"iation was geared towards improving tourist eperien"e, as well as
generating foreign "urren"y and employment$ %s tourism "ontinued to "ontribute largely to the
growth of the e"onomy, the national government institutionalized and formalized the PTT% in
0289 through the issuan"e and approval of the /epubli" %"t Go$ E06$ The oard of Travel and
Tourist ndustry (TT) was "reated in 0283 to aid the PTT% in its endeavors$ The government
"ontinued supporting the efforts of the private se"tor and this generated more tourist arrivals 11 it
was estimated that the number was 80,666 in 0236 and rea"hed 0>>,666 in 02E0$ 5ross
domesti" produ"t of the "ountry also relentlessly rose$ The main "aveat that was fa"ed for
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tourism in this period was the la"+ of fa"ilities and developed infrastru"tures to support and aid
tourism efforts$
&oreign tourist arrivals un"easingly in"rease even in the 02E6s until 0276 11 the estimate
was from 033,666 in 02E9 to 0,667,666 in 0276$ The Department of !ommer"e and and
ndustry was reorganized as the Department of Trade and Tourism and formally , in 02E
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tourist arrivals in 0229 and was later affe"ted by the %sian &inan"ial !risis $ '"otourism was also
developed in this period and was an integral part that "onstitutes tourism in the "ountry $
The 90st "entury era fo"used on the promotion of e"otourism in the Philippines , and
improved uality of goods and servi"es provided by the travel agen"ies, tourist destinations,
and other tourism1related bodies in the nation, whi"h also aided in the a"hievement of its set
goals$The Tourism %"t of 9662 (/epubli" %"t Go$ 282 =edium Term Philippine Development Plan (=TPDP) and the =illennium
Development 5oals of the Philippine Development Plan for 960019603 highlight on tourism as a
+ey body that promotes in"lusive growth$ n 9606, tourist arrivals started to heighten on"e more$
Henderson (9600) eplains that there are ma.or limitations fa"ed by the "ountry in terms of
improving tourism 11 su"h as politi"al turmoil, infrastru"ture, weather , transport,
a""ommodations, mar+eting, and others 11 and these may hamper investment and development
of the se"tor $ 4till, at present, the D#T "ontinues to strongly advo"ate for its "ampaign It-s
more fun in the Philippines,J and wor+s to maintain its title of being a main fa"tor that
"ontributes to the in"lusive growth of the Philippines$
Agenda and "actors Involved In !he Reorgani#ation and evolution $rocesses
A. epartment of Housing and %rban evelopment &H%'
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The Housing and Urban Development !oordinating !oun"il (HUD!!) was
"reated by then President !orazon !$ %uino by virtue of 'e"utive #rder Go$ 26 dated
0E De"ember 0273$ The '#, whi"h also abolished the =inistry of Human 4ettlements,
pla"ed HUD!! under the dire"t supervision of the #ffi"e of the President to serve as the
highest poli"y ma+ing body for housing and "oordinate the a"tivities of the +ey housing
agen"ies to ensure the a""omplishment of the 5overnment 4helter Program$
#n 98 =ay 0272 and =ay 97, 9660, 'e"utive #rder Go$
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&rom 0273 to present, there are several ee"utive and legislative issuan"es
in"luding the three laws mentioned above, that provide or authorize HUD!! with
spe"ifi" fun"tions andMor reuire it to underta+e "ertain tas+s related to housing and
urban development$ These legal and legislative fiats assigned duties and responsibilities
to HUD!! that are related to its original mandate as the lead agen"y in housing and
urban development (n$d$)$ 4in"e the problem on housing has been pressing on our
e"onomy for the past years, !hamber of /eal 'state and uildersL %sso"iations or
!/'% strongly vied for the "reation of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (DHUD) (5orayeb, 9608)$ % senate bill introdu"ed by senator &erdinand
IongbongJ =ar"os, whi"h was filed on uly
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The "oun"ilLs- "omposition (spearheaded by the HUD!! "hairman) is as follows:
(ey housing agencies: Gational Housing %uthority (GH%), Gational Home =ortgage &inan"e
!orporation (GH=&!), 4o"ial Housing &inan"e !orporation (4H&!), Home 5uaranty
!orporation (H5!), and Housing and and Use /egulatory oard (HU/) (ey finance agencies: Home Development =utual &und (HD=& or Pag15 &und), 4o"ial
4e"urity 4ystem (444), and 5overnment 4ervi"e nsuran"e 4ystem (544)@ )upport agencies: Gational '"onomi" and Development %uthority (G'D%), Department of
&inan"e (D#&), Department of udget and =anagement (D=), Department of Publi" *or+s
and Highways (DP*H), Development an+ of the Philippines (DP), =etro =anila
Development %uthority (==D%), and Presidential =anagement 4taff (P=4) !wo representatives from the private sector representing any of the following groups :
developers, ban+ers, "ontra"tors, professionals, and low1in"ome benefi"iaries$ %t present, the
private se"tor is represented by the following real estate developers engaged in low1"ost
housing with etensive eperien"e in real estate development: =r $ esus %ten"io and =r $ 5
iovanni #livares$
B. epartment of Information and Communications !echnology &IC!'
The Department of nformation and !ommuni"ations Te"hnology (D!T) is still
going through the pro"ess of being "reated@ it is the youngest department dis"ussed in
this paper $ /e"ent development on the progress was on une 90 9608 when the senate
was able to pass a bill for the "reation of the D!T$ However , it has not been signed by
the "urrent president Goynoy %uino due to several issues "on"erning the matter $ %t
present, nformation and !ommuni"ations Te"hnology (!T) matters are being handled
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under the nformation and !ommuni"ations Te"hnology #ffi"e (!T#), whi"h is under
the 4"ientifi" and Te"hnologi"al servi"es of the Department of 4"ien"e and Te"hnology
(D#4T)$ Despite efforts being made by passing bills sin"e as early as 966>, there still
seems to be more wor+ to be done for the pushing of the D!T $
'fforts of pushing the "reation of D!T started in 966>$ During the 02 and 4$$ 0E28, both filed by 4en$
=agsaysay r $ oth bills "ontain the same intentions, whi"h was to push for the
reorganization of the D#T! into two separate departments, the Department of
Transportation and D!T$ However , both bills ended up pending with the !ommittees on
the 4"ien"e and Te"hnology and on !ivil 4ervi"e and 5overnment /eorganization
&inan"e by the end of the "ongress$ The following year , on the 0>th !ongress, two
4enate bills were filed, whi"h were 4$$ Go$ 296 by 4en$ egarda, and 4$$ Go$ 98>3
by 4en$ '.er"ito1'strada, 4e$ %ngara and 4e$ egarda$ oth the bills "ontained the
same provisions as the aforementioned bills$ Then on the 08th "ongress, four bills were
passed, whi"h were 4$$ Go$ 06, 4$$ Go$ 0E7 and 4$$ Go$ 86$ %ll
four bills "ontained the same intentions, whi"h was to push for the reorganization of the
D#T!$
!urrent progress on the "reation of D!T was last une 9608 where the
Philippine 4enate passed its third and final reading of the bill pushing the "reation of
D!T$ %""ording to a press release, Ia bill see+ing the "reation of a new government
agen"y whi"h would fo"us on the development of the "ountryLs growing information and
"ommuni"ations te"hnology (!T) se"tor $J (I4enate passes bill "reating D!TJ 9608)
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4enate President /alph 5$ /e"to being the "hair of the 4enate !ommittee on 4"ien"e
and Te"hnology and sponsor of the 4enate ill 9373 mentioned that this bill aims to
promote digital litera"y and !T epertise$ The bill was approved on #"tober 9608 by the
!ongress$ Despite its approval, president %uino is against the bill sin"e he believes that
"reating the D!T would only overlap some fun"tions of the "urrent agen"ies and thus
be redundant$
C. epartment of !ourism &*!'
The Department of Tourism was formally established on =ay 00, 02E< by virtue
of the Presidential De"ree Go$ 072, whi"h was arranged by the =inistry of Tourism
(=#T)$ efore its formation, tourism in the "ountry was represented by the Philippine
Tourist and Travel %sso"iation (PTT%) whi"h too+ effe"t in 0289 through the /epubli" %"t
Go$ E06$ The PTT% was originally a private enterprise, and not a government institution$
n 0283, the PTT% was "oupled with a body that served as its poli"y1formulating
"omponent 11 the oard of Travel and Tourist ndustry (TT)$ %long with the "reation of
the D#T in 02E
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that "ertain fun"tions of the D#T were devolutionized and passed to lo"al government
units$
The vision of the Department of Tourism in"ludes: 0) provision of easier a""ess
to travel lo"ations and destinations@ 9) improvement of tourism goods and servi"es in
terms of pri"e and uality@
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pro"esses and a"tions undergone by the
department
!reates poli"ies, programs, plans, rules
and regulations4"rutinizes the Tourism =aster Plan and
ma+es the final .udgment %dviser to the president regarding tourism
issues and "on"erns
Tourism Promotions 4e"tor Promotes the Philippines as a lo"al and
international tourist destination=ar+eting and promotions4upervisor of international operations of
field offi"es
Tourism 4ervi"es and /egional #ffi"es
4e"tor
n1"harge of uality servi"e for tourists %""reditor and inspe"tor of tourist
establishments abiding with international
norms, rules and regulations4upervisor of regional bodies for tourism
Planning, and Produ"t Development and
!oordination
!reates the Tourism =aster Plan, along
with relative programs, and monitors its
ee"ution and implementationPlans for new produ"ts and investment
options for the improvement of tourist
lo"ations and fa"ilities
nternal 4ervi"es 4e"tor =anages and supervises over the internal
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se"tors in the department, su"h as human
resour"es, general servi"es, finan"ial and
budgetary operations, and others
(ey issues and implications
The reorganization and devolution of the DHUD, D!T, and D#T are targeted to improve
the uality of goods and servi"es at the lo"al level and thus in"rease e"onomi" growth and
stability$ %s mandated in the o"al 5overnment !ode of 0220, the shift of power over "ertain
pro"esses to the lo"al level will ensure that the ne"essary and "orresponding needs of ea"h
area will be addressed more effi"iently by the respe"tive lo"al government units (5Us)$
However , "ontrary to the promising goals and ob.e"tives of the devolution and reorganization
pro"esses, there were more problems that arose after the implementation of these pro"edures$
!han"o (9600) argued that lo"al government units often "omplain about having inadeuate
finan"ial resour"es for the implementation of "ertain pro.e"ts and improvements in spe"ifi"
areas, but he added that the la"+ of revenue was not the only main problem that was atta"hed
with the lo"alized operations$ The author eplained that there was an absen"e of eperien"ed
and +nowledgeable wor+ers to wor+ for ea"h of the devolved units in all lo"alities , and the
delivery of servi"es were degrading throughout the "ourse of operations$ He strongly advo"ated
for uality training first before the government "ontinued with devolution$ %n eample "ited by
!han"o was that of the "ase of the Department of Tourism wherein the evaluation and
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"lassifi"ation of hotels raised issues 11 I% hotel whi"h merits a five star rating in ohol will
probably merit a two star in =anila and no star internationally $J
udd (9666) also argues that de"entralization in some provin"es meant that offi"ials
reinfor"e "orruption and nepotism 11 that they will use the power that they gain over a "ertain
area, only to use it to their advantage and personal interests , and pass these onto friends and
relatives for them to benefit most from the resour"es$ 5onzales- (022E) statement in his paper
"onfirms the in"apa"ities entailed at the lo"al level 11 he said that 5Us still la"+ed human ,
te"hni"al, and finan"ial "apa"ity, despite the a""omplishments of the said lo"al units $ =oreover ,
he eplained that a trend of Ire"entralizationJ was o""urring, and inherently erased lo"al
autonomy$ This shows that the implementation of de"entralization and reorganization has lost
its essen"e, ultimately$
% big impli"ation that "an be derived from the establishments of the said departments,
along with other lo"alized bodies in the "ountry, gives rise to another uestion: Is
de"entralization and reorganization the +ey to attaining a better status of the e"onomy?J There
are "ertainly advantages and disadvantages atta"hed with devolution and reorganization, as
mandated in the o"al 5overnment !ode of 0220, and other de"entralization laws and poli"ies
of the government, but the implementation of all these poli"ies boils down to the effi"ien"y and
appli"ability of these laws in the Philippines$ Politi"al instability was mentioned as a ma.or issue
in almost all se"tors dis"ussed in this paper , and it "annot be denied that the Philippines
"ontinues to eperien"e politi"al turmoil, and that this ultimately influen"es the stru"ture and the
fun"tions ee"uted by the different bodies that represent the government, su"h as those of the
D%&', DHUD, D!T, D#T, and others$ ssues su"h as graft and "orruption, plunder , deepening
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in"iden"e of poverty and in"reasing unemployment 11 these will remain evident $ ut in the
advent of issues eperien"ed by the Philippine e"onomy, the reliability, produ"tivity, and
effi"ien"y should be brought about by government institutions to fundamentally eplain the
e"onomi" "apability of the Philippines, yet these remain to be in uestion$
Conclusion and summary
The institutions themselves as departments of the government are fairly young@ having
only eisted in a matter of a handful of de"ades , although there have been generations of
agen"ies that performed identi"al fun"tions in the past$ The reorganization and devolution of the
departments throughout the years are attempts to form a sustainable stru"ture that "an perform
their duties properly$ These a"tions are mostly underta+en on"e "omplaints against the
standard operations of the departments regarding the insuffi"ien"y to meet demands have
be"ome highly vo"al@ reorganization and devolution are not done by the departments out of
initiative nor long1run outloo+s at the future of the department and the growing needs of the
e"onomy$ The reorganization and devolution themselves are not smooth su""essful operations
seeing as how there are still issues left to be desired$ This short"oming urges the departments
to reorganize and devolve even further $ The paper has effe"tively answered the resear"h
uestion regarding the ba"+ground, vision and mission, and "urrent a"tivities of the
departments, as well as the history of the fields their operations ta+e pla"e in su"h as
agri"ulture and housing$
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