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Public AccountabilityCivic Consciousness and Social Responsibility
By: Marlon Lewis S. Monroy
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Accountability is one of those golden concepts that no one can be against. It is increasingly used in political discourse and policy documents because it conveys an image of transparency and trustworthiness.
The Concept of Public Accountability
However, its evocative powers make it also a very elusive concept because it can mean many different things to different people,
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From Accounting to Accountability
Historically and semantically, it is closely related to accounting, in its literal sense of bookkeeping.
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Accountability will here be defined as a relationship between an actor and a forum, in which the actor has an obligation to explain and to justify his or her conduct,the forum can pose questions and pass judgment, and the actor can be sanctioned.
With public accountability, the actor will often be a public institution or a government agency.
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Public accountability pertains to the obligations of personsor entities entrusted with public resources to be answerablefor the fiscal, managerial and program responsibilities that have been conferred on them, and to report to those that have conferred these responsibilities
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Factors for Strong Accountability Mechanisms
The following factors help in building capable political accountability mechanisms:
• Established rights for civil society groups
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• Political competition, fair distribution of power and informed participation
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• Legal system with the capability to enforce the law and to make the rulers obey the law.
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Dilemmas and challenges
One of the hurdles in the practice of social accountability is theinability or unwillingness of the society to call powerful and prominentpeople in their wrongdoings.
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These actions convey the message that thepublic interest is not that important afterall and that a “thick face” – with power andwealth – could violate it with little risk.
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Enforcing Accountability:
Sandigan Bayan•Anti Graft court
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Ombudsman•Public Prosecutor
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Civic consciousness
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Social Responsibility
The obligation of an organization`s management towards the welfare and interests of the society in which it operates.
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