Translating Public Value: A Challenge to Philippine Local Governance

The study sought to assess how public value is translated as a challenge to Philippine Local Governance, particularly in the First District of Negros Occidental. Public value is referred to in this study as the degree of responsiveness of the community towards local government programs and projects under
the four (4) areas of local governance, which are fiscal administration, disaster preparedness, social protection and peace and order. The study used descriptive research design where a survey was conducted to 255 respondents who are Punong Barangays and Kagawads of the First District of Negros Occidental. The data gathered from the survey on the degree of responsiveness on the four (4) areas of governance were subjected to statistical treatment using the frequency count and percentage, mean, Mann Whitney u test and the z test. The researcher also conducted a focus group discussion, and used available social media platform to generate directed sharing of ideas among program implementers to validate survey results. Generally, the degree of responsiveness of Local Governance as assessed by the constituents were all rated as “very high degree”, in all four (4) areas individually and when taken collectively. Corresponding recommendations were identified according to the four (4) areas of local governance, namely, Fiscal Administration, Disaster Preparedness, Social Protection and Peace and Order to improve public value through government interventions which aim to uplift the life of the people in the community.

Keywords – Philippine local governance, fiscal administration, public value