ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the Philippine public administration system in terms of its evolution, structure, appointments, employment patterns, and distribution, and, to the extent possible and discusses its development effectiveness. The Philippine civil service system is often associated as having been patterned on that of the American civil service system. The 1935 Philippine Constitution established the merit system as the basis for employment in the government. Decentralized human resource management and development is the guiding principle of the civil service in the Philippines. The 1987 Constitution provides the framework for the professionalization of the Philippine bureaucracy after the fall of the Marcos dictatorship. As the central government personnel agency, the Civil Service Commission is mandated to establish a career service and adopt measures to promote morale, efficiency, integrity, responsiveness, progressiveness, and courtesy in the civil service. Positions in the Philippine civil service are categorized into “career” and “non-career.”.
