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The Global Goals For Sustainable Development
The Global Goals For Sustainable Development
w/o compromising the ability of future generations to meet own needs DEVELOPMENT (WCED): To examine the important
environmental and developmental problems; To
1. Economic- able to produce goods in continuous basis
suggest solutions that can be implemented
2. Environment- avoid over-exploitation and includes
maintenance of biodiversity THE PURSUIT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
3. Social- distributional equity, adequate social services REQUIRES:
THE GLOBAL GOALS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT A political system that secure effective citizen
participation in decision making (Democracy)
1. No Poverty
2. Zero Hunger An economic system that is able to generate
3. Good Health and Well-Being surpluses and technical knowledge on a self-reliant
4. Quality Education and sustained basis (Mixed Economic System)
5. Gender Equality
6. Clean Water and Sanitation CHALLENGES OF ATTAINING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
Overcoming Poverty
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
9. Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure Agenda 21 if the PH emphasizes the ongoing fight against
10. Reduced Inequalities
poverty
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
We cannot find a single solution to poverty. Can be
12. Responsible Consumption and Production
13. Climate Action solved by launching nationwide programs that are
14. Life Below Water supported by worldwide policy/action
15. Life on Land
Health and Inequalities
16. Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
17. Partnerships for the Goals
To attain sustainable development, following
THE STOCKHOLM MEETING: UN’s first major conference on vulnerable groups must be protected
women youth
International environment issues, marked a turning point in
Indigenous people infant
the development of international environmental politics
GOALS:
- Recognize environmental education as a potential tool to better the lives
Consumerism
of many nations
- Engage the International Community in environmental policy debate
People now consume vast resources and product nowadays.
EARTH SUMMIT: Paved the way to outlined and
These have put a strain on the resources of Earth
strengthened Agenda for the Century known as Agenda 21
Energy sustainability
SOME PRINCIPLES:
2 Natural Resources must be safeguarded UN report suggests: improve access, reliable, affordable,
3 Earth’s capacity to produce renewable resources must economically viable, socially accepted, and environmentally
be maintained
sound energy services
4 Wildlife must be safeguarded
5 Non-renewable resources must be shared and not be Recognize that energy services have positive impacts on
exhausted poverty eradication
6 Pollution must not exceed the environment’s capacity MIGRATION
to clean itself Temporary/permanent movement of people from one place to
7 Damaging oceanic pollution must be prevented
8 Development is needed to improve the environment
another
1 Environmental education is essential
9 EMIGRATION- Out migration
2 Weapons of mass destruction must be eliminated IMMIGRATION- In migration
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TYPES OF MIGRATION
POLITICAL DYNASTY
THIN: a political clan that has two members – like a father 3. EVASION OF PUBLIC BIDDING IN THE AWARDING OF
and son – swapping certain positions, as when a mayor- CONTRACTS: members of bids and awards committees are
very subjective of awarding the contract to those who can
father, at the end of his maximum three terms, lets his provide them with personal benefits
son, who may also have reached his three-year term either 4. PASSING OF CONTRACTS: contractors have the practice of
as vice mayor, councilor, provincial governor or vice passing the work from one contractor to another and in the
process certain percentage of the project value is retained
governor, running for each other’s position
by each contractor and subcontractors resulting to the use
of substandard materials or even unfinished projects
CAUSES OF POLITICAL DYNASTY
FAT/THICK: dynasty monopolizing power is an undesirable
1. Vote Buying.
situation, as checks and balances among elected officials in
2.Easily bypassed security measures.
a certain local government are difficult if they are all from
3.Gullibility of the Population.
one family. In Maguindanao, the “fat” Ampatuan dynasty
4.Absence of an Anti-Dynasty Law.
held eight out of the 37 mayoralty posts in the province’s
5.Government programs (used by local governments to obtain money)
37 municipalities
“phenomenon that concentrates political power and
CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION: This provision clearly
public resources within the control of a few families
prohibits the existence of political dynasties in the
whose members alternatively hold elective offices,
country to preclude equal access to public service and
deftly skirting term limits.”
the right of people to choose in the local election.
– Antonio Carpio
However, it is not self-executory, meaning the provision
“the State shall guarantee equal access to needs an implementing law before it can be applied.
opportunities for public service and prohibit political
PROPOSAL OF 16TH CONGRESS
dynasties as may be defined by law.” -Article II, Section 26 of
the Philippine Constitution
“A political dynasty exists when two or more individuals who
are related within the second degree of consanguinity(by
Constitution prohibits political dynasties and limits the blood) or affinity hold or run for national or local office in
terms of office for elected officials. successive, simultaneous or overlapping terms,”
“No spouse, or person, elevated within the second civil degree
of consanguinity or affinity, whether legitimate or illegitimate,
full or half blood, to an incumbent elective official seeking re-
CORRUPTION - form of dishonest or unethical conduct by a election shall be allowed to hold to run for any local or national
person entrusted with a position of authority, often to elective office in same election,”
acquire personal benefit when you pay for something illegal
POSITION TERMS OF OFFICE
TYPES OF CORRUPTION President 6 year term-no re election
Senator 6 year tenure term w/ maximum of 2
1. TAX EVASION: Refusal of those engaged in private businesses consecutive terms = 12 years
to honestly declare their annual income and to pay the Congressman 3 – year tenure per term with a
corresponding taxes to the government , maximum of 3 consecutive terms,
2. GHOST PROJECTS & PAYROLLS: non-existing projects are Governor,
financed by the government while non-existing personnel or = 9 years
Mayor
pensioners are being paid salaries & allowances.
GRAFT: acquisition of public funds through questionable TERRORISM: deliberate creation and exploitation of fear
and improper transactions when you pay for something through violence or threat of violence in pursuit of
legal political change. not organized crime.
LAWS
CONSTITUTIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION BODIES
1987 Philippine Constitution Section 1 Article XI, 1. Office of the Ombudsman “people’s watchdog” of the
“Accountability of Public Officers” “public office is a public government
trust.” Public Officers and employees must at all times be
2. The Civil Service Commission (CSC): mandated to establish a
accountable to the people, serve them with utmost
career service and promote moral, efficiency, integrity,
responsibility, integrity, loyalty, and efficiency, act with
responsiveness, progressiveness, and courtesy in civil service
patriotism and justice, and lead modest lives."
3. The Commission on Audit (COA): watchdog of the
RA 3019 Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act of 1960 financial operations of the government
enumerates all corrupt practice of any public officer, 4. Department of Justice: conducts preliminary investigations on
declares them unlawful and provides the corresponding complaints of a criminal nature against public officials that are
filed with the Department, subject to the approval of OMB if the
penalties of imprisonment (6- 15 years) perpetual
offense investigated was committed by the public official in
disqualification from public office, and confiscation of relation to his office. Prosecutes in these cases if the public
forfeiture of unexplained wealth in favor of government officials involved belong the ranks lower than salary grade 27.
5. Sandiganbayan: Anti-graft court of the Philippines. It has
RA 7080 Act Defining and Penalizing the Crime of
jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases involving graft &
Plunder: penalizes any public officer who by himself or in corruption and such other offenses committed by public
connivance with members of his family, relatives, by affinity or officers and employees. It is in charge of maintaining morality,
consanguinity, business associates, accumulates or acquires ill- integrity, and efficiency in the public service
gotten wealth, through combination of event criminal acts, an
6. NBI & PNP: conduct fact-finding investigations on graft cases.
aggregate amount of P50,000,000.00
conduct entrapment operations which, if successful, result
PD 46: declares it unlawful for government officials to receive in the arrest and filing of criminal complaint against the
perpetrators in the courts may issue subpoena & serve
gifts and for private persons to give gifts on any occasion
warrants of arrest issued by the courts acts as witness for the
including Christmas, regardless of whether the gift is for past or
prosecution during journal preliminary investigation and the
future favors.
prosecution of the case by the ombudsman
PD 677: requires the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to be 7. Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG):
submitted every year created primarily to go after ill-gotten wealth
8. The Presidential Commission against Graft & Corruption:
PD 749: grants immunity from prosecution to givers of bribes under Executive Order No. 151 by President Ramos to
and other gifts and to their accomplices in bribery charges if investigate graft and corruption cases in the executive
they testify against the public officials or private persons guilty department.
of those offences
Terrorism in the Philippines - Left Wing
seek to overthrow capitalist democracies and establish
New People’s Army socialist or communist governments While these groups still
exist they are not as prominent as they were during the Cold
= Jose Maria Sison War.
-Right Wing
Aims to overthrow the Philippine government through Aims to combat liberal governments and preserve traditional
violence. social orders. commonly characterized by militias and gangs;
to overthrow the government and establish a Maoist- many times, these groups are racially motivated and aim to
marginalize minorities within a state
style communist regime that will end "US imperialism" in
the former American colony. Religious Terrorism: Form of political violence driven by
spiritual crisis or reaction to changes in society and politics.
Moro National Liberations Front (MNLF)
= Nur Misuari State- sponsored terrorism: consists of terrorist acts on a
Aims to regain all provinces and cities state or government by a state or government.
in Mindanao that are predominantly of Muslim
Population State Terrorism: can use force or the threat of force, without
declaring war, to terrorize citizens and achieve a political goal.
Abu Sayyaf Group Germany under Nazi rule has been described in this way.
= Abdurajik Abubakar Janjalani
to promote an independent Islamic Bio Terrorism: intentional release of toxic biological
state in western Mindanao and the agents to harm/terrorize civilians, in the name of a
Sulu Archipelago political or other cause
POSSIBLE EFFECTS