Example Of Daang Matuwid

Jennine Selina G. Boado

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EXAM 2: GOVERNANCE

What is Daang Matuwid? Explain in detail and discuss how this principle is related to the concept of good governance? (15 pts)

According to PNoy, “Daang Matuwid” “…is the quickest, in fact, the only way to reach the progress, inclusive growth, and stability we aspire to for our country” (Jadulco, n.d.). It aims for government reform and national transformation (Diaz, 2014) in order to achieve high economic growth and reduce poverty.

Daang Matuwid serves as a “moral highway” for a just, efficient, disciplined, and corrupt free government, linking the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the government together and to the Filipino people (Diaz, 2014), thus goes in line with

According to PNoy, daang matuwid is a Tagalog metaphor for the right way of doing or conducting things. While “daan” is literally “road, way or path”, “matuwid” takes the moral meaning of “right”, not necessarily the physical meaning of “straight”. Sometimes, “landas”, meaning “foot or beaten path” the synonym of “daan” is used – hence, “matuwid na landas” (Diaz, 2014). Given the distressed administration the former president Gloria Macapagal had left Pnoy, Pnoy had made impressive changes in the government. Admist all the developments, “daang matuwid” must be among all sectors of the society in order for the people to feel the effectiveness of this “straight path”. http://opinion.inquirer.net/22115/%e2%80%98daang-matuwid%e2%80%99-defined#ixzz3KVqPMSIq Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook embodies our belief that doing the right thing will allow us to uplift our countrymen; it i

(source: Amando Doronila, ANALYSIS: Philippines: A forbidden country, in “Philippine Daily Inquirer”, November 30, 2012).

Exposing the truth from the usually tampered information presented by the government to its people is one way to fight for the transparency of the government. By being an active citizen and netizen, each and every Filipino can serve as a whistleblower to any injustices happening around them. Also, through participation, it is important for the citizen to voice out their decisions of the government for the reason that it directly affects their lives. It is important for them to involve themselves in the decision- making process may be in the areas involving education or well- being of the majority. By having a say in the decision-making process, the government is able to ensure the effectiveness of its programs therefore resulting to good