If Pres. Aquino asked YOU to give a suggestion on ways to improve our government?

Question

What would you say to him? Give a suggestion on how to make a specific government agency become more efficient in responding to the people's needs. Do not say eliminate red tape but rather give a suggestion on how to eliminate red tape.

Who knows, maybe he might just be reading your answer.

Answer 1

1. Computerization, Centralization and Creating a main database of the entire nation. Much less a citizen's ID or a biometrics system. It takes out the time in filing for government agencies. If you have submitted your NSO birth certificate, Valid ID, and other necessary requirements, you can already register as a voter just by having them scan your fingerprints or have the NBI clearance in just a shorter time.



If you have done a crime in one region, and got caught in another, then you will definitely be going to jail for a long time, which brings me to my second suggestion.



2. Reinstate death penalty.



3. Improve the public transportation. In other countries, only 3 to 5 franchisees are allowed. Minimize heavy traffic, so that people can work efficiently and go home to their loves ones faster.



4. Make the government agencies self-sustaining. As learned in high school and probably in college, the only way government increase their funds is to increase taxes, reduce expenses or privatization. Why not create a division to handle the government funds, instead of depositing the funds only in government banks? Explore the possibilities of forward-options and derivatives. Hold fund-raisers if necessary. I don't believe this is contrary to law, since the main purpose of the agency is not to create profit.



5. Invest in developing and processing our raw materials into finish goods. We have so much resources but we don't have the capacity to derive its whole value. What we usually do is give foreign companies the license to harvest our raw materials.



6. Pass a law that no government official is allowed to place their names on government properties. This is to reinstate a mindset that the government funds is not from them. Every mayor or congressman is claiming good deeds through lamp posts, waiting sheds and welcome signs.



7. Refer him to deliverance and other change agents for more suggestions.

Answer 2

Before you retrench all government offices, I suggest, the President should first hire an Industrial Engineer/Continuous Improvement Engineer (CIE). You may ask what does it have to do with a public office. The purpose is to do 'time in motion' studies in service-oriented government offices. Where does delay occur more frequently and what is the cause? Who is responsible for the inefficiencies? If COA is responsible for financial audits, the government should also have "performance audit teams" which are not under the office being audited. The team should also recommend ways to streamline the process.



I'm really disgusted with LTO, particularly the Metropoint branch. At 2pm, you can no longer renew your DL when in fact the office should be open until 4pm, and it will only take a few minutes to fill up the form, undergo eye exam, drug test, and have your image captured. (Mag-eencode pa daw sila sa database.) The form only requires a few information and it's a renewal application, so why does the cutoff time have to be that early?



My second suggestion is not computerization, but upgrading of computers. If the problem is not the speed of the encoder, maybe it's the computer.

Answer 3

2 suggestions:



1) Call for national support of good government, and make this a priority issue. As part of the 'good goverment' initiative, distribute and publish a clear outline the jurisdiction and chain of command of all national, regional, and local government entities ... including citizen auxiliaries, so called 'private armies' etc.. and then make each individual responsible and accountable for any actions contrary to the public good... zero tolerance and swift prosection for any groups attempting to disrupt the authority or work against good government.



2) Initiate large public works employment projects, constructing roads, canals, flood control, housing, neighborhood restoration, clean up, etc. Create very labor intensive volunteer programs to absorb some of the unemployment, with an emphasis on temporary 'work for food' basis, rather than creating huge numbers of permamnent salaried goverment jobs, to reduce the problems caused by an entrenched bloated beauracracy.

Answer 4

Form an investigative panel who would focus on the imported goods entering our Country. High value smuggled goods are entering the country like candy and customs officers seems 'not aware' of this - for the right price.



Build more high standard public schools, especially on remote areas which I think our government is not aware, that exist. Education is our only hope, we should educate the next generation, they are our future.



Strengthen the law on child abuse, especially on child labor. It tears my heart to see a 5 yr old boy, carrying logs and wood twice his size.



Strengthen the law on protecting the environment, rivers, canals. People should be taught that the Philippine's land and water territories is not a big trash can.



Encourage small businessman and enterpreneurs by means of subsidy. Build a local agency who could assist and provide training programs on how to be succesful on their trade. It would be nice to see if in the future all business in the Philippines belong to Filipinos.



A fast, fair justice sytems. Our jail is full, but not all of them have been convicted, but because of the slow trial proceedings.

Answer 5

1. Reduce the number of government employees in half.

Half of it, literally, isnt working anyway. Try to visit a government office, and u'll see that such a claim was not in any way exaggerated. Retain only the ones with excellent credentials and virtuous working history. The laid-offs had to search for jobs in the private sector, this time let them earn their bread the moral way.



2. The salvaged fund from the incompetent ex-govt.employees, should be used in improving the systems that are being used by the agency (computerization etc), and to be used in ameliorating the benefits and working conditions of the govt employees. Guidelines in hiring new ones should be strictly monitored, public service seminars and enrichment courses had to be funded to continually arm our public servants with knowledge and drive. Wag pakialaman at icorrupt ang pondo nila (GSIS, etc), and if the budget can still be stretched, madagdagan ang benefits nila. How can we expect an honest and quality output from unhappy and starved workers?



3. Procedures had to be revised, unnecessary steps and redundant routines had to be eliminated. Reasonable standard processing time should be established. A particular service that can be rendered in two hours, should be received by the public in two hours - not two weeks.



4. Policies should be observed, existing laws had to be seriously implemented. Govt employees, as well as the performance of the agency itself had to be reviewed regularly. Any form of corruption, and incompetency whatsoever, should be dealt with utmost propriety of the strictest standards -- and the process/results had to be made public.

Answer 6

As evidenced by the millions of OFW's the Philippines (unlike China, South Korea, Thailand and increasingly Vietnam) has not yet moved sufficiently from traditional agriculture to job-creating manufacturing industries. Apart from some electronics and a small number of tertiary goods, ask yourself how many autos, electrical goods etc are manufactured in Philippines?

The Philippines biggest asset is its (cheap) labour. It's used somewhat in Call Centers for western companies, but on the whole, this national asset is massively underutilised.

So, Pres Noy Noy, promoting economic development (likely by favourable incentives for global brands - think Toyota, VW, LG, Sony etc) needs to be high on the agenda.

Beyond that, reducing corruption, promoting education, spreading wealth beyond the Ayalas, Aboitiz's, etc, reconciling with muslims in Southern Mindanao, and eliminating private militias all deserve consideration.

In terms of "how do we improve efficiency at the local office of any government department?", this stems from the very nearly complete absence (with the notable exception of any Jollibee store!) of any Customer Service culture in the Philippines.

Consider sales assistants in any department store who, rather than assist customers to find what they are looking for simply follow yu around (presumably to prevent shop theft). Then the purchase is likely processed by 3 staff, with carbon-paper multiple forms filled up by hand. How many times have yu waited to pay at an understaffed checkout, while 10 sales staff wander aimlessly around the stock?

And if yu don't like it, staff will stand around blankly while yu complain to them. No responsibility, no empowerment, no knowledge, no customer rapport! And where's the Manager - never sighted!

Academics (eg Weber 1930, Prof R Grier, Tulane Univ 1997) have long found that countries with (an inherited) Catholic culture underperform those with a Protestant culture. Grier refers to "a disdain for punctuality and the work ethic, and the lack of public spirit" in such countries. Thus former Spanish and French colonies are significantly below former English colonies.

And Philippine entrepreneurs are often of Chinese background eg Henry Sy of SM fame!

So that's a hard one Noy Noy. Maybe hold a national "Shake off our Spanish inherited indifference culture and be more like Jollibee" Day!!

Answer 7

here I am again

make a reward system based on the 25 percent of the penalty derived from a law violator with the evidence of a video footage and the sender free to be anonymous or reveal oneself.

This way, complains would surely not be white washed especially if they are cops themselves or connected to some politicians.

I reckon many would make a report and many would then be cautious to make a violation.

Answer 8

Eliminate 15/30 employees. They are waste of government funds and they don't do anything but get their asses off to the treasurer's office on the 15th and 30th day of the month! And it is becoming a habit for the incoming local officials.

Answer 9

As president, he should pose the question to his cabinet and council of advisers. It is a good PR move to portray a leader who listens to his people however doing so would literally mean listening to 90 million other ideas and opinions. .



As captain of the ship he needs to see the path ahead and steer the boat to be able to reach the destination. He doesn't have to run to the engine room or to the kitchen to feed his crew. Let his advisers and cabinet members work on these ideas and incorporate them into one cohesive and collective set of plans to move ahead and overcome the problems besetting the nation.

Answer 10

The people should be free to chuck rotten tomatoes and eggs at government agencies that are corrupt or incompetent. This includes malacañang.

Answer 11

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Answer 12

to improve, he should act like a president. right now he's acting like a clown. i'm not against him but he's over acting.

Answer 13

Release JASON IVLER and let him lead the Anti-Wang wang Task Force, with license to kill.

Answer 14

He won't because my name isn't Boy, Dingdong, Kris and whatever the names of his two lock-step sisters are.

Answer 15

By God! He is the president of the Philippines. He should know by now! He should lead! What would a good mother wants for her children? That question is only ment for the filipinos and not to mention global!...?

Answer 16

review the Filipino Cultural Values, tradition, custom that we have which give to Government much trouble to pursue / implement necessary laws for the development of our nation, eradicate those unnecessary values.

Answer 17

make the airports (esp the international airports) world class. make it tourist-friendly. we only have once chance to make a first impression. let it be a good one! attention: DOTC.