Comparative studies of Natiomal Civil Service Systems

COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF NATIONAL
CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEMS
by
NEIL M. CANLOBO
Laguna College of Business and Arts
Paper prepared for presentation at Civil Service Systems in Comparative Perspective, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, April 5-8, 1997.
ABSTRACT
The Philippine civil service system is a legacy of the country's colonial experience, first with Spain and then with the United States. Spanish influence has been minimal, while that of the U.S. has been dominant in both formal structure and legal substance. What has emerged in practice is an amalgam of both western influences and local culture and tradition.
The independent republic has built upon the U.S. model, while retaining its philosophy principles and procedures. These include progressive personnel policies, an equal opportunity representativeness, and a tradition of reform. The politicization of the civil service, although arising from an American-influenced political...