BEGINNINGS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AS A FIELD OF STUDY IN THE PHILIPPINES

The study of Public Administration in the Philippines is pioneered by the University of the
Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City in the 1950s, pursuant to the Bell Mission
recommendation to improve the Philippine Government.
The Institute of Public Administration (IPA) was established in 1952.
The University entered into a contract with the University of Michigan initially for technical
assistance in the field of effective government and administration.
The College has changed its name four times since 1952, reflecting on the changing trends and
mandates of public administration in the world. From Institute of Public Administration to
Graduate School of Public Administration to College of Public Administration and now the
National College of Public Administration and Governance.
Raul P. De Guzman (1993) considered as the Father of Philippine Public Administration.
Accounted that on his past reports that during the early years (1950s-1960s), the emphasis
in the curricular program was on internal management-and the staff functions in
government organization and management, personnel and fiscal administration-with some
courses in local government. Later on, courses on public administration and politics, the
economy, and social change were introduced to give students a better understanding of the
ecology of public management in the country and of the dynamics of social change.
On November 26, 1998, the College of Public Administration (since 1987) was renamed as
National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG).
Leading PA school in the country and in Asian Region
Association of Schools of Public Administration in the Philippines (ASPAP)
Philippine Journal of Public Administration (PJPA) research publication

MAJOR CONCERNS IN PHILIPPINE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PRAXIS

Reorganizing the Bureaucracy

the praxis of public administration in the Philippines has always been rooted in the
imperative for reform
the two targets of reforms : civil service and local government
Decentralizing the Bureaucracy
continuing attempt to design and develop a more responsive Philippine public
administration is the effort to continuously decentralize the bureaucracy,
culminating of with the enactment of the Local Government Code of 1991
Addressing Corruption
continuing and ongoing initiatives to come up with more responsive public
administration structures and processes are ongoing efforts to address the ever
pervasive problem of corruption.