State Institutions
Why are there state institutions?
State institutions are an economy’s primary facilitator of social and economic development.
Institutions also have an important redistributive role to play in the economy – they make sure that resources are properly allocated, and ensure that the poor or those with fewer economic resources are protected.
What is the purpose of government institutions?
Political institutions are the organizations in a government that create, enforce, and apply laws. They often mediate conflict, make (governmental) policy on the economy and social systems, and otherwise provide representation for the population.
State institutions are an economy’s primary facilitator of social and economic development. Research shows that these institutions can be a major source of growth; effective institutions aid investment in physical and human capital, in research and development, and in technology. Institutions also have an important redistributive role to play in the economy – they make sure that resources are properly allocated, and ensure that the poor or those with fewer economic resources are protected. They also encourage trust by providing policing and justice systems which adhere to a common set of laws. Properly functioning institutions are a signal of a well-managed economy, enabling governments – and businesses – to borrow money more cheaply. In turn, higher growth and lower borrowing costs give governments the resources to spend on social needs as well as on investment into infrastructure, health and education.
Can a state be an institution?
state, political organization of society, or the body politic, or, more narrowly, the institutions of government.
Why are institutions so important?
Institutions also have an important redistributive role to play in the economy – they make sure that resources are properly allocated, and ensure that the poor or those with fewer economic resources are protected. They also encourage trust by providing policing and justice systems which adhere to a common set of laws.
What is the power of state institution?
Since states are powerful administrative institutions, state officials can function as highly effective problem solvers. They can construct large-scale irrigation networks, insure populations against crop failure, administer markets, organize warfare, and sponsor long-distance trade.
What are the four functions of a state?
The main functions are maintaining law, order and stability, resolving various kinds of disputes through the legal system, providing common defence, and looking out for the welfare of the population in ways that are beyond the means of the individual, such as implementing public health measures.
What are the three institutions of government?
There are threeinstitutions of government that play various roles to ensure that government activities run out smoothly, which include Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary.
What are the institution of a state?
In order for the state to maintain stability and wellbeing (however that may be defined) within its domains, it requires financial, administrative, educational, judicial, legislative, economic, and audit institutions that, together with the institutions that maintain social safety and stability.
| Examples of State Institutions | Duties and Functions |
| DepEd |
The Department of Education is the executive
department of the Philippine government
responsible for ensuring access to, promoting
equity in, and improving the quality of basic
education.
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| DOST |
Promote, assist and, where appropriate,
undertake scientific and technological research
and development in areas identified as vital to
the country's development
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| DOJ |
The DOJ serves as the government's
prosecution arm and administers the
government's criminal justice system by
investigating crimes, prosecuting offenders
and overseeing the correctional system.
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| BIR |
The Bureau of Internal Revenue shall be under
the supervision and control of the Department
of Finance and its powers and duties shall
comprehend the assessment and collection of
all national internal revenue taxes, fees, and
charges, and the enforcement of all
forfeitures, penalties, and fines
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| DILG |
Assist the President in the exercise of
general supervision over local governments;
Advise the President in the
promulgation of policies, rules, regulations
and other issuances on the general
supervision over local governments and on
public order and safety
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List of National Institutions in the Philippines:
- Office of the President (OP)
- Board of Liquidators (BOL)
- Civil Service Commission (CSC)
- Career Executive Service Board (CESBoard)
- Commission on Audit (COA)
- Commission on Elections (COMELEC)
- Cooperative Development Authority (CDA)
- Games and Amusements Board (GAB)
- Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB)
- Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC)
- Information Technology and E-Commerce Council (ITECC)
- Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)
- Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCO)
- National Book Development Board (NBDB)
- National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)
- Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)
- National Historical Institute (NHI)
- National Library of the Philippines (NLP)
- National Museum of the Philippines
- Record Management and Archives Office
- National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP)
- National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW)
- National Drug Law Enforcement and Prevention Coordinating Center (NDLEPCC)
- National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
- National Statistics Office (NSO)
- Pambansang Lupon sa Ugnayang Pang-Estadistika [National Statistical Coordination Board] (NSCB)
- Statistical Research and Training Center (SRTC)
- Commission on Population (POPCOM)
- Tariff Commission
- Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA)
- National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA)
- National Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (NALECC)
- National Security Council (NSC)
- National Youth Commission (NYC)
- Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP)
- Office of the Press Secretary (OPS)
- Philippine Information Agency (PIA)
- Philippines News Agency (PNA)
- Radio-Television Malacañang (RTVM)
- Philippine Broadcasting Service - Bureau of Broadcast Services (PBS - BBS)
- National Printing Office (NPO)
- Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC)
- Philippine Racing Commission (PHILRACOM)
- Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC)
- Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP)
- Presidential Commission on Educational Reform (PCER)
- Presidential Management Staff (PMS)
- Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
- Public Estates Authority (PEA)
- Video Regulatory Board (VRB)
- Office of the Vice President (OVP)
- Congress of the Philippines
- Senate of the Philippines
- Committee on Youth, Women and Family Relations
- House of Representatives
- Congressional Oversight Committee on Labor and Employment
- Senate of the Philippines
- Supreme Court of the Philippines
- Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)
- Department of Agriculture (DA)
- Agricultural Training Institute
- Bureau of Animal Industry
- Bureau of Agricultural Research
- Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
- Bureau of Plant Industry
- Bureau of Postharvest Research and Extension
- Bureau of Soils and Water Management
- Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Product Standards
- Agricultural Credit and Policy Council
- Cotton Development Administration
- Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority
- Fiber Industry Development Authority
- Livestock Development Council
- National Agriculture and Fishery Council
- National Dairy Authority
- National Food Authority
- National Fisheries Research and Development Institute
- National Irrigation Administration
- National Meat Inspection Commission
- National Nutrition Council
- National Tobacco Administration
- Philippine Carabao Center
- Philippine Coconut Authority
- Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation
- Philippine Fisheries Development Authority
- Philippine Rice Research Institute
- Quedan Rural Credit and Guarantee Corporation
- Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center
- Sugar Regulatory Administration
- Department of Budget and Management (DBM)
- Department of Education (DepEd)
- Bureau of Nonformal Education (BNFE)
- Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
- Educational Development Projects Implementing Taskforce
- Department of Energy (DOE)
- Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
- Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB)
- Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)
- Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB)
- National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA)
- Mines and Geosciences Bureau
- Department of Finance (DOF)
- Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
- Bureau of Customs
- Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF)
- Bureau of Treasury
- Central Board of Assessment Appeal (CBAA)
- Fiscal Incentive and Regulatory Board (FIRB)
- Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)
- Insurance Commission (IC)
- National Tax and Research Center (NTRC)
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Philippine Export-Import Credit Agency (PHILEXIM)
- Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
- Office of Undersecretary for International and Economic Relations
- Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs
- Commission on Filipino Overseas (CFO)
- Foreign Service Institute (FSI)
- Board of Foreign Service Administration (BFSA)
- Board of Foreign Service Examination (BFSE)
- Department of Health (DOH)
- Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD)
- Bureau of International Health Cooperation (BIHC)
- Bureau of Quarantine and International Health Surveillance (BQIHS)
- Bureau of Local Health Development (BLHD)
- Bureau of Health Devices and Technology (BHDT)
- National Center for Disease Prevention and Control (NCDPC)
- National Epidemiology Center (NEC)
- Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM)
- Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
- Bureau of Fire Protection
- Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)
- Local Government Academy (LGA)
- National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM)
- Philippine National Police (PNP)
- Philippine Public Safety College
- Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
- Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES)
- Bureau of Labor Relations (BLR)
- Bureau of Local Employment (BLE)
- Bureau of Rural Workers (BRW)
- Bureau of Women and Young Workers (BWYW)
- Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC)
- Institute for Labor Studies (ILS)
- Maritime Training Council
- National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB)
- National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)
- National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC)
- Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC)
- Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)
- Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)
- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
- Department of National Defense (DND)
- Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
- Philippine Army
- Philippine Air Force (PAF)
- Philippine Navy
- Philippine Marine Corps
- National Disaster Coordinating Council - Office of Civil Defense (NDCC-OCD)
- Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO)
- National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP)
- Government Arsenal
- Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
- Department of Public Works and Highways(DPWH)
- Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
- Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI)
- Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI)
- Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI)
- Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI)
- Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC)
- National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST)
- National Computer Center (NCC)
- National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP)
- Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
- Philippine Council for Advanced Science and Technology Research and Development (PCASTRD)
- Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD)
- Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development (PCAMRD)
- Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD)
- Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD)
- Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOCS)
- Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI)
- Philippine Science High School (PSHS)
- Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI)
- Science Education Institute (SEI)
- Science and Technology Information Institute (STII)
- Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI)
- Department of Tourism (DOT)
- Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
- Bureau of Product Standards (BPS)
- Bureau of Trade Regulations and Consumer Protection (BTRCP)
- Bureau of Small and Medium Business Development (BSMBD)
- Bureau of Domestic Trade Promotion (BDTP)
- Bureau of Export Trade Promotion (BETP)
- Bureau of Import Services (BIS)
- Bureau of International Trade Relations (BITR)
- Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
- Cottage Industry Technology Center (CITC)
- Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP)
- Construction Manpower Development Foundation (CMDF)
- Foreign Trade Service Corporation (FTSC)
- Garments and Textile Export Board (GTEB)
- National Development Company (NDC)
- Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC)
- Philippine Trade Training Center `(PTTC)
- Philippine Shippers' Bureau (PSB)
- Product Development and Design Center of the Philippines (PDDCP)
- Small Business Guarantee & Finance Corporation (SBGFC)
- Board of Investments (BOI)
- Bonded Export Marketing Board
- Garments and Textile Export Board (GTEB)
- National Industrial Manpower Training Council
- Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
- National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWDP)
- Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC)
- Inter-Country Adoption Board (ICAB)
- Department of Transportation and Communications(DOTC)
- Land Transportation Office
(LTO) - Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)
- Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA)
- Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA)
- Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)
- Air Transportation Office(ATO)
- Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)
- Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA)
- Metro Rail Transit Authority (MRTA)
- National Telecommunications Commission(NTC)
- Telecommunications Office(TELOF)
- Land Transportation Office
Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations
- Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines (ISLAMIC BANK)
- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) [Central Bank of the Philippines]
- Bases Conversion Development Authority Management and Holdings, Inc. (BCDA)
- Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA)
- Cebu Ports Authority
- Center for International Trade, Expositions and Missions (CITEM)
- Central Bank-Board of Liquidators
- Clark Development Corporation (CDC)
- Clark International Airport Corporation
- COMSAVINGS
- Cottage Industry Technology Center (CITC)
- Cultural Center of the Philippines
- Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP)
- Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP)
- Duty Free Philippines
- Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)
- GSIS Mutual Fund
- Home Development Mutual Fund (PAG-IBIG)
- Home Guaranty Corporation (HGC)
- John Hay-Poro Point Development Corporation
- Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA)
- Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP)
- Light Rail Transit Autority (LTRA)
- Livelihood Corporation (LIVECOR)
- Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA)
- Lung Center of the Philippines
- Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority
- Meat Packing Corporation
- National Development Company (NDC)
- National Electrification Administration (NEA)
- National Food Authority (NFA)
- National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC)
- National Housing Authority (NHA)
- National Irrigation Administration
- National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI)
- National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR)
- National Tobacco Administration (NTA)
- Natural Resources Development Corporation (NRDC)
- Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- North Luzon Railways Corporation
- Northern Foods Corporation (NFC)
- Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)
- Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation (PADC)
- Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)
- Philippine Center for Economic Development (PCED)
- Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)
- Philippine Children's Medical Center (PCMC)
- Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA)
- Philippine Convention and Visitors Corporation (PCVC)
- Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC)
- Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC)
- Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)
- Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA)
- Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHILHEALTH)
- Philippine Heart Center (PHC)
- Philippine International Convention Center (PICC)
- Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS)
- Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC)
- Philippine National Railways (PNR)
- Philippine Ports Authority(PPA)
- Philippine Postal Corporation (PHILPOST)
- Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA)
- Philippine Rice Research Institute (PHILRICE)
- Philippine Tourism Authority (PHILTOURISM)
- PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority
- PEA Tollway Corporation
- Quedan Rural Credit and Guarantee Corporation (QUEDANCOR)
- Social Security System (SSS)
- Southern Philippines Development Authority (SPDA)
- Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA)
- Technology & Livelihood Resource Center (TLRC)
- Trade and Investment Development Corporation (TIDCORP)
- Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority (Zamboanga Freeport Authority ZFA)
What is the role of institution in society?
Institutions are structures of society that fulfill the needs of the society. Not only are they essential to the society’s needs, they also help to build the society itself.
Why is the state important to a society?
The importance of state lies in the fact that is an organized political society. Man can only meet his needs inside the state for outside the state he is nothing. State helps in developing one’s personality. State preserve man’s life. All social, political, economic and all other rights are guaranteed by the state.
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