1. Administrative Theories & Organization for Public Affairs
The Administrative Structure

2. What is Bureaucracy?
Systematic organization of people & tasks into some kind of pattern that will facilitate the achievement of group effort.
System with components which includes people, offices, authority & processes for translating “community action” into rationally ordered “social action”.

3. What is Bureaucracy? Cont’d
Ideally, characterized by technical specialization. These skills require training and experience resulting in specialization which ultimately makes for proficiency and professional careership in government serivce.

4. What is Bureaucracy? Cont’d
That specialization optimize the possibility of carrying out administrative functions in accordance with “calculable rules” regardless of persons performing or affected by said rules. Administration becomes rational and depersonalized. Rules take precedence over personal feelings and emotions. Because of the objective standards, human irrationality is reduced to the minimum.

5. 3 Ideal Types of Authority
Traditional authority establishes legitimacy of rulership as arising from age-old practice handed down from generation to generation.
Charismatic authority rests upon the individual personality of the leader, his innate charm to inspire loyalty and devotion from others.
Legal-rational authority is established by rules, not necessarily inflexible but capable of being changed rationally as situations demand.

6. Philippine Bureaucracy
Established upon rational-legal foundations.
Has elements of the traditional and the charismatic as basis for legitimization.
Kinship ties and primary group interests prevail over formal legal relations. Sense of pity & sympathy, gratitude for whatever one has done for somebody in the past makes for dynamic relationship resulting in parochialism & personalism.
Thus overturning the principle of merit and fitness.

7. Philippine Administrative Structure

8. Jurisdiction of the Department
The department posses jurisdiction over bureaus, offices, regulatory agencies and government-owned and controlled corporations assigned to it by law.

9. Administrative Relationship
Supervision & control
Administrative supervision
Attachment

10. Authority Delegation
To implement plans & programs effectively, authority over and responsibility for operations may be delegated to bureau directors & regional directors.

11. The Departments of Government
268 agencies
21 administrative departments
139 attached entities
139 other agencies
Grouped into eleven sectors based upon mission or purpose, overall programs & specific plans & functions of the agencies concerned

12. General Government Sector
Department of Budget & Management
Department of Foreign Affairs
Department of Finance

13. Agriculture, Agrarian Reform & Environment Sector
Department of Agrarian Reform
Department of Agriculture
Department of Environmental & Natural Resources

14. Trade & Industry Sector
Department of Tourism
Department of Trade & Industry

15. Infrastructure & Energy Sector
Department of Public Works & Highways
Department of Transportation & Communication
Department of Energy

16. Education, Culture & Manpower Development Sector
Department of Education, Culture & Sports
Department of Labor & Employment

17. Health & Social Welfare Sector
Department of Health
Department of Social Welfare & Development

18. Defense Sector
Armed Forces of the Philippines

19. Science & Technology Sector
Department of Science & Technology

20. Public Order & Safety Sector

21. Local Government Sector
Department of Interior & Local Government

22. Cultural Communities Sector