Senior High School

Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics

Week 2
Nonstate Institutions

Lesson Nonstate Institutions

1 Learning Competency: Differentiate functions of non-state institutions in society

(UCSP11/12HSO-IIb-25)

What is It?
Nonstate Institutions and Organizations

Bank is a place where people deposit or save their money with

corresponding interest on a given period of time. It lends money both to
the public and private organizations. The government borrows money from
the bank to finance its projects while private organizations and
individuals borrow money to finance their business and other personal
needs. Example includes Banco de Oro, Bank of the Philippine
Islands, Metrobank, rural banks, etc.

Corporation is a company or group of people authorized to

act as a single entity and recognized as such in law. Usually,
corporations operate as stock corporations where ownership is
through stockholders who own particular shares in the company.
Examples are San Miguel Corporation and Jollibee Foods
Corporation.

Cooperative or coop refers to an autonomous association whose membership is voluntary toward the
attainment of common economic, social, and cultural needs or aspirations. A cooperative is owned by its
members. Examples are credit cooperative, consumer cooperative, electric cooperative, housing cooperative,
worker’s cooperative, agricultural cooperative, general cooperative.

A trade union or labor union is an organization of workers whose main objective is to protect the
welfare of its members. Its purpose is to collectively negotiate employers for better compensation benefits,
safety standards in the workplace, just to name a few. In the Philippines, these national federations are Trade
Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) and the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU).

Transnational Advocacy Groups are involved in social advocacy to promote principled causes, ideas and
values. Their goal is to give the powerless a voice in the domestic and international lawmaking body. Common
social advocacies include human rights, consumer rights, women’s rights, environmental issues, and
international peace. In the Philippines, Human Rights Watch is very active in human rights and peace issues.
Development Agencies are committed/dedicated to distributing aid. These agencies are present in
developing countries challenged by security conflict, food shortage, climate change, financial instability, and
others. Some of the prominent development agencies in the Philippines are the following:
 United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
 Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Aid can be subdivided into two categories: humanitarian aid (emergency relief efforts in response to
disasters and development aid (foreign aid) aimed at helping countries to achieve sustainable economic
growth.

Global Organizations operate in the development of entire countries. They are the funders and
donors. They operate by giving loans or grants to other countries to be used for development. In the onslaught
of covid-19, the Philippines was granted a loan by the World Bank to be used for financial assistance to many
of the Filipinos who are affected by the pandemic. Below are the most well-known organizations in the world.
 World Bank (WB)
 International Monetary Bank (IMB)
 Asian Development Bank (ADB)

International Organizations are organizations with international membership, scope or presence. The
two (2) main types are the following:
 International Non-governmental Organizations (INGO) – non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that
operate internationally, example, International Committee of the Red Cross.
 International Governmental Organizations (IGOs) – these are organizations that are made up primarily
of member states, example, the United Nations (UN).

SUMMARY

 Bank is a place where people deposit or save their money with corresponding interest on a
given period of time.

 Corporation is a company or group of people authorized to act as a single entity and

recognized as such in law.

 Cooperative or coop refers to an autonomous association whose membership is voluntary

toward the attainment of common economic, social, and cultural needs or aspirations.

 A trade union or labor union is an organization of workers whose main objective is to protect
the welfare of its members. In the Philippines, these national federations are Trade Union
Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) and the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU).

 Transnational Advocacy Groups are involved in social advocacy to promote principled causes,
ideas, and values. In the Philippines, Human Rights Watch is very active in human rights and
peace issues.

 Development Agencies are committed/dedicated to distributing aid. Some of the prominent

development agencies in the Philippines are United States Agency for International
Development (USAID), Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), and Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

 Global Organizations operate in the development of entire countries. Some of the most well-
known organizations in the world include World Bank (WB), International Monetary Bank
(IMB), and Asian Development Bank (ADB).

 International Organizations are organizations with international membership, scope, or

presence. The two main types are the International Non-governmental Organizations (INGO)
and the International Governmental Organizations.
 Understanding Culture, Society and Politics
Activity Sheet (week 2)

Name: _______________________________ Section: ___________________ Date: ________________ Score: ______________

Activity: I KNOW
1. Identify one (1) nonstate institution which you have known and can be found near your area or community.
2. From your answer in number 1, write an essay guided by the question below:

What is the significant contribution of this nonstate institution in your community?

Name of the Nonstate Institution: _____________________________________

Contribution to the Community:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Activity: LOOK FOR IT

For you to be familiar with some nonstate institutions in our country, research two (2) of the following:

1.
Bank
2

1.
Corporation
2

1.
Cooperative
2.

1.
NGO
2.

Activity: HOW CAN I HELP?

As a learner, give three (3) ways on how you can help in the economic development in your
respective community, city, province or in our country, in general.

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________