Politics and governance : with Philippines constitution for senior high school / Lito A. Penaflor and Karyl O. Penaflor.

Includes glossary and reference.

Chapter 1: Concepts of politics and governance.--Chapter 2: Political ideologies.--Chapter 3: Power, dimension, types and consequences.--Chapter 4: State, nation and globalization.--Chapter 5: Historical background and the evolution of Philippine politics, government and governance.--Chapter 6: The executive department and the role of the president.--Chapter 7: The legislative department and the role of the senate and the house of representatives.--Chapter 8: The judicial department and the role and responsibilities of the judiciary.--Chapter 9: Decentralization and local governance .--Chapter 10: State - society interactions.--Chapter 11: Civil society and social movement.--Chapter 12: Citizenship and social movement.--Chapter 13: Integration.--Chapter 14: Accountability of public officer.--Chapter 15: Basic law of the land.--Chapter 16: Basic principles in governance.--Chapter 17: Basic rights of the citizens.--Chapter 18: Basic economic policy.--Chapter 19: General provisions.--Chapter 20: Basic principles of education.--Chapter 21: Basic social institutions.--Chapter 22: Basic constitutional principles.

This book politics and governance with Philippine constitution as a subject has been incorporated into the senior high school curricular necessitated the writing of the instant textbook to fit with the demand of the time.