Barangay Official Governance Practices and Challenges in Public Service: Basis for Developing Project for Enhancing Public Office Governance

Barangay level is the basic unit in the public governance where the basic and immediate services of the government can be found. Direct governance and public service is essential part of the nation building because it is the frontline that delivers and implements all the programs and projects from the local and national government level. This study was conducted to identify the governance practices and challenges of Barangay Officials in delivering the public service as a basis for developing a project that will enhance the public office governance. The researcher used a descriptive-quantitative method. A self-made questionnaire was used to gather the data and using the purposive sampling the 46 respondents were identified. The research reveals that there is a start of generational shift in political officials in the barangay level. In the governance practices it is notable that public servants were proactive in governing the barangay however, they are lack of training that will capacitate them to further enhance their ability to increase the pace of development in their barangay. There are also identified challenges and issues that needs to be resolve through different extension service and partnership with the academic institutions.

Public Service, Barangay Level, Governance Practices, Digitalization in Governance

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