UP National College of Public Administration and Governance

National College of Public Administration and Governance Pambansang Dalubhasaan ng Pamamahalang Pambayan
Established	1952
Motto	Paglingkuran ang Sambayanan!
Type	University of the Philippines System National College (officially Degree-Granting Unit)
Dean	Edna Estifania A. Co, DPA
Associate Dean(s)
College Secretary	Minerva S. Baylon, PhD
Location	R.P. De Guzman St., University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Website	UP NCPAG Website

The U.P. National College of Public Administration and Governance is a degree-granting unit at the University of the Philippines Diliman. Founded as the Institute of Public Administration (IPA), it has produced government officials, bureaucrats, civil society leaders and academic among others. It also houses the Eastern Regional Organization on Public Administration (EROPA) secretariat and the Association of Schools of Public Administration in the Philippines (ASPAP) headquarters.

Centers and Units

• Center for Public Administration and Governance Education
• Center for Policy and Executive Development
• Center for Local and Regional Governance
• Center for Leadership, Citizenship and Democracy

Academic Program

The National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG) offers the following graduate degree programs and undergraduate program

• The Bachelor of Public Administration (BAPA) program is a four-year course which provides students with theoretical knowledge and practical skills in public management and instills the values of accountability, service and integrity.
  

• The Diploma in Public Management (Dip PM) program is for professional and technical personnel interested in acquiring skills and learning techniques in public management suited to their fields of specialization.
  

• There are three alternative plans under the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program: Plan A (thesis option), Plan B (non-thesis option), and Plan C (for mid-career professionals).
  

• The Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) program is designed to develop the capability of students to relate basic problems and processes of Philippine public administration to the goals of national development, interpreting day-to-day problems in terms of meaningful generalizations, devising practical solutions to these problems and pointing to their long-range implications.

Faculty

Regular Faculty

Faculty	Highest Degree	Institution
Dr. Jose Abueva	Ph.D. in Political Science	University of Michigan, USA
Dr. Erwin Alampay	Ph.D. in Devt. Admin. & Management	University of Manchester, UK
Dr. Minerva Baylon	Ph.D. in Devt. Admin. & Management	University of Manchester, UK
Dr. Alex Brillantes, Jr.	Ph.D. in Political Science	University of Hawaii, USA
Prof. Wilhelmina Cabo	DPA candidate	University of the Philippines System
Prof. Rizalino Cruz	Ph.D. candidate	Institute of GIS & Earth Observation, Netherlands
Dr. Jocelyn Cuaresma	Doctor of Public Administration	University of the Philippines System
Dr. Edna Estifania Co	Doctor of Public Administration	University of the Philippines System
Dr. Prospero De Vera III	Doctor of Public Administration	University of the Philippines System
Dr. Faina Diola	Doctor of Public Administration	University of the Philippines System
Dr. Ma. Oliva Domingo	Doctor of Public Administration	University of the Philippines System
Dr. Ebinezer Florano	Ph.D. in Public Administration	International Christian University, Japan
Atty. Mark Gamboa	Bachelor of Laws	University of the Philippines System
Prof. Simeon Ilago	DPA candidate	University of the Philippines System
Dr. Vicente Mariano	Doctor of Public Administration	University of the Philippines System
Dr. Ma. Fe Mendoza	Doctor of Public Administration	University of the Philippines System
Dr. Antonia Naz	Doctor of Public Administration	University of the Philippines System
Dr. Remigio Ocenar	Ph.D. in Urban & Regional Planning	University of the Philippines System
Prof. Alvic Padilla	Master of Public Administration	University of the Philippines System
Prof. Maria Victoria Raquiza	M.A. in Development Studies	Institute of Social Studies, Netherlands
Dr. Danilo Reyes	Doctor of Public Administration	University of the Philippines System
Prof. Dan Saguil	Master of Public Administration	University of the Philippines System
Dr. Noriel Tiglao	Doctor of Civil Engineering	University of Tokyo, Japan

Former and Retired Faculty

Faculty	Highest Degree	Institution
Dr. Ma. Concepcion Alfiler	Ph.D. in Philippine Studies	University of the Philippines System
Dr. Belinda Aquino	Ph.D. in Comparative Politics	Cornell University, USA
Dr. Victoria Bautista	Ph.D. in Sociology	Michigan State University, USA
Dr. Walden Bello	Ph.D. in Sociology	Princeton University, USA
Prof. Emilia Boncodin	Ph.D. in Fiscal Policy (units)	Harvard University, USA
Prof. Leonor Boncodin	Master of Public Administration	University of the Philippines System
	Postgraduate Diploma	Leeds University, UK
Dr. Ledivina Carino	Ph.D. in Sociology	Indiana University, USA
Dr. Onofre Corpuz	Ph.D. in Pol. Economy & Government	Harvard University, USA
Dr. Raul De Guzman	Ph.D. in Government	Florida State University, USA
Dr. Joel Mangahas	Ph.D. in Political Science	Kobe University, Japan
	Ph.D. in Philippine Studies	University of the Philippines
Prof. Romeo Ocampo	Ph.D. in City & Regional Planning (units)	University of California Berkeley, USA
Dr. Nestor Pilar	Doctor of Public Administration	University of Southern Califonia
Dr. Mila Reforma	Master of Public Administration	University of the Philippines System
Prof. Jose Tabadda	Ph.D. in Economics (units)	Simon Fraser University, Canada
Dr. Prosperpina Tapales	Ph.D. in Political Science	Northern Illinois University, USA

History

The National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG) is an institution mandated to help in nation building. The college has spent almost 60 years of improving public administration and governance through education.

Established on June 15, 1952 following a recommendation from the Bell Mission, the University of the Philippines entered into a contract with the University of Michigan for technical assistance in establishing the Institute of Public Administration or the IPA.

Since its creation, the college has changed its name four times, from Institute of Public Administration to Graduate School of Public Administration to School of Public Administration to College of Public Administration and now to the National College of Public Administration and Governance. All these reflect the modifications the college made to make itself relevant to the changing times.

The first two directors of the IPA were American - Professor Lederle and Professor Heady, both from the University of Michigan. In-service and academic training were the two main educational programs of the IPA.

Three kinds of courses were conducted from 1952 to 1953, which saw the participation of a total of 2,500 government officers and employees. The academic program offered bachelors and master's degrees. Enrollment in both programs rose from 68 students during the 1st semester of 1953-1954 to "well over 200" per semester by 1955.

By 1954, Filipinos began to take over key posts in the IPA. The Filipino staff gradually took over and assumed full responsibility for the IPA when the University of Michigan contract ended in June 1956. Dean Jose Velmonte of the UP College of Business served as UP IPA Director but was soon replaced by Carlos P. Ramos.

Enrollment in the undergraduate and graduate programs continued to increase. The IPA conducted trainer-training courses and direct training for higher-level officials.

IPA was a center for research, academic and in-service training and consultation services. From the very beginning it was expected to extend its services beyond the walls of the academy and serve as a major resource of government.

Its status as a politically important government institution may be indexed by the laws which recognized its work and conferred on it additional powers as well as funds to carry out its objectives of improving public administration, modernizing the administrative machinery and increasing the capacity of the government to promote social and economic development.

In the 1960s, the IPA was made a graduate school, a school of public administration and elevation to college status. Assistant Dean Dr. Jose V. Abueva was appointed to oversee the academic program.

On its 10th year, Director Ramos affirmed that in-service training, consultation services or "extension work" was of equal importance with academic teaching and research. In line with its intended regional role, the Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA) was organized in 1960 with state, institutional and individual members from all over Asia and the Pacific. The IPA was made its secretariat-headquarters.

EROPA also set up a research center in Saigon, a training center in New Delhi and a local government center in Tokyo. Director Ramos was elected as the first EROPA secretary general and was re-elected to this post until 1982. In a sense, EROPA merely capped the regional and international role that the IPA played.

The UP IPA was the 1st postwar institute of its kind in Asia. It was frequently visited by foreign dignitaries and students, and emulated by several countries in the region. In the succeeding years, IPAs were organized in Iran (1954), Vietnam (1955), Pakistan (1955), Thailand, Korea, Nepal and turkey.

The educational program of the college began to be emulated as well. Other institutions started offering courses in public administration with a total of 15 colleges and universities by 1971. The programs of the college enjoyed wide acceptance and support from national and international agencies.

Its services included professional and policy advice and technical assistance to a wide variety of local, national and international institutions. It was a resource not only to the Asian region but also to the regions within the country.

The events from the mid sixties to the advent of martial law provoked crisis in the role of the college vis-à-vis government. At its founding the college was a helpmate and adviser to government. In the late 60s, there was a segment of the faculty, which was more comfortable as critic of government than as its major resource.

During martial law, the college was critical and collaborative. It displeased the dictatorship with its studies of graft and corruption, its analyses of the personalistic and closed decision-making process, the tokenism and elite orientation on several government programs. However, it continued to be a source of ideas for decentralization and other government projects like the ministry of local government, civil service commission and commission on audit and many line departments and government units.

The stature and personality of Raul de Guzman, its dean from 1973 to 1982, helped a lot during this period. His recognized expertise opened many doors for the faculty and staff, and his amiable personality gave him and them room to criticize government programs without alienating their officials.

The 1980s led to many curricular and course changes to address the issue of looking into the roots of indigenous administrative thought and practices in the country. On November 26, 1998 the UP Board of Regents (BOR) approved the transformation of the college to National College of Public Administration and Governance.

This reflects the widening focus from governmental management to a broader concern of governance for public interest. Innovations and changes in the functions and structure of the college were made.

• The Center for Public Administration and Governance Education (CPAGE) manages the academic programs which remain as the core of the college. Its current director is Dr. Jocelyn C. Cuaresma, who is also the ex-officio College Secretary and NCPAG Director of Studies.

• The Center for Policy and Executive Development (CPED) is the research and extension unit for national agencies, public enterprises and international organizations. Its current director is Dr. J. Prospero E. De Vera III.

• The Center for Local and Regional Governance (CLRG) established in 1965 remains in the forefront of research, consultancy services and facilitation of learning in government for local and regional levels. Its current director is Dr. Remigio Eduardo Ocenar.

• The Center for Leadership, Citizenship and Democracy (CLCD) focuses on issues on civil society and democracy. Its current director is Dr. Faina Diola.

A library that has the widest collection of books on public administration and governance supports these centers.

The college is likewise coping with the demands of information technology. Its website www.up-ncpag.org was recently re-launched.

On its 50th year, the college is conscious of its position as the nation's premier institution of higher learning in public administration and governance. The mission of the college is to strive for excellence and relevance in advancing the study and professional practice of public administration; in building capacities for executive leadership; in breaking new ground in policy and administrative research. It also serves as social critic, even as it provides technical assistance to organizations and institutions in state and local governments and to civil society.

As an institution rooted in the Philippines, it will build and nurture ties with regional and international bodies similarly seeking improvement in governance and public administration. As a learning institution, it continuously and critically strives to meet the challenges and problems of governance. In pursuing all these ends, we uphold the primacy of the public interest and high ethical standards.

The NCPAG values are service to the nation, public interest, and democratic governance. Concomitant to such principles it supports visionary leadership that is progressive and committed, transparent and accountable. As the NCPAG carries out the role of social critic it upholds academic freedom and an advocacy that is founded on social relevance and integrity consistent with the promotion of the public good.

Facilities

• Case Room
• GIS Laboratory
• NCPAG Assembly Hall
• NCPAG Audio-Visual Room
• NCPAG Dome
• NCPAG Friendship Garden
• NCPAG Library

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