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(GOOD GOVERNANCE AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP)
GOOD GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES
Fair Conduct of Elections, Representation and Participation
• Local elections are conducted freely and fairly, according to international
standards and national legislation, and without any fraud
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Such
broad participation is built on the freedoms of expression, assembly and
association
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Public services are delivered, and requests and complaints are responded to
within a reasonable timeframe
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Best possible use is made of the resources available
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Rules and regulations are adopted in accordance with procedures provided
for by law and are enforced impartially
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Practical methods and procedures are created and used in order to
transform skills into capacity and to produce better results
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There is readiness to pilot and experiment new programmes and to learn
from the experience of others
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Sustainability and Long-term Orientation
• The needs of future generations are taken into account in current policies
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• There is a broad and long-term perspective on the future of the local
community along with a sense of what is needed for such development
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Sound Financial Management
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Charges do not exceed the cost of services provided and do not reduce
demand excessively, particularly in the case of important public services
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Human rights, Cultural Diversity and Social Cohesion
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Social cohesion and the integration of disadvantaged areas are promoted
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Accountability
• All decision-makers, collective and individual, take responsibility for their
decisions
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There are effective remedies against maladministration and against actions
of local authorities which infringe civil rights
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Follow traffic rules
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Pay your tax
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Love your husband or wife
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Protect our environment
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Obey the laws and local ordinances
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Respect other Filipinos, especially the elders
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Help your own town achieve progress
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Be a responsible worker
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Make your customers happy
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Make an honest vote



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