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APOLINARIO MABINI

MPA 621 Philosophy & Science of Public Administration

Presented by: Criselda A. Magbanua

May 18, 2019

The First Philippine Prime Minister

Political Philosophy and Contribution to Public Administration

The Sublime Paralytic

Early Life

  • Born in July 23, 1864 in Talaga, Tanawan, Batangas

  • Second son of Inocencio Mabini, a peasant farmer, and Dionisia Maranan, a local market vendor.

  • Known for is powerful intellect, political savvy, and eloquence.

  • Fell ill with cholera and died May 13, 1903.

  • He studied education in Colegio de San Juan de Letran and earned his bachelor's degree and official recognition as a Latin professor in 1887.

  • He studied law in Univesity of Sto. Tomas and earned his law degree in 1894 at the age of 30.

  • He supported the reform movement, La Liga Filipina.

  • He helped the reformist Cuerpo de Compromisarios

  • In 1896 he contracted polio that made him paralyzed.

The Journey of Mabini's Influence

Establishing the New Government

He convinced Aguinaldo to establish a revolutionary government with an assembly rather than dictatorship.

Mabini was called "The Dark Chamber of the President" for his detractors, and "The Sublime Paralytic" for his admirers.

The Spanish-American War

In 1898, he penned a manifesto on Spanish-American war, warned revolutionary leaders that Spain would likely to cede Philippines to America if it lost the war.

On Trying to Avert War

On January 2, 1899 Mabini became the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister.

March 6, 1899, he began negotiating with US aiming for autonomy for Philippines and ceasefire from their troupes, but US refused.

The Philippine Revolution

Aguinaldo ordered his men to bring Mabini to him.

Mabini, carried by soldiers in his hammock, reached Aguinaldo on June 12, 1898 and became one of his advisers.

At War Again

Creating Institutional Foundations

On December 10, 1899, Mabini was captured in Nueva Ecija by the Americans, and made him a prisoner of war in Manila.

He was released January 5, 1901 and published "El Simil de Alejandro" ; he was re-arrested and exiled to Guam. There, he wrote "La Revolucion Filipina"

He wrote most of Aguinaldo's presidential decrees.

Molded different policy.

He was appointed as Sec. of Foreign Affairs, and with this role, he exercised significant influence in drafting the Malolos Constitution.

The Representative Government

Concept of Man & Society

He proposed a scheme reorganizing the provinces and towns in the most democratic form possible.

He wrote a decree for Aguinaldo, which the latter approved, to organize the inner workings of the government from local to the national level.

He believes that man, by nature is good and just and have the capacity to unfold his goodness and sense of justice to others.

Anyone who leads a luxurious life at the expense of others is guilty of violating the natural law.

"Liberty is only for what is good and never for what is evil; it is always in accordance with Reason and upright and honest conscience of the individual"

Mabini's Idea of Government

The function of the government is to study the needs and interpret the desires of the people in order to fulfill the one and satisfy the other.

Mabini's Idea of Political Power

Political Revolution & Evolution

Political Revolution is movement aimed at producing a violent change in the organization and operation of the three public powers: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. If the movement is slow, gradual of progressing, it is called evolution.

The instinct of self-preservation demonstrated through revolution would worsen rather than improve the condition. This can be resolved by prudence, which counsel evolution.

Is something that is derived from the consent of the governed. The political leader possess power because his associates in society grant him such power.

However, this public should be done with greatest possible equality and in proportion to the individual capacity of each member of society.

There should be check and balance mechanism between two organs of the government - executive and legislative.

"La Revolucion Filipina"

La Revolucion Filipina

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