The
College of Public Administration (CPA) of the University
of the Philippines was created in 1952 and was known as
the first institution of higher learning in public administration
in Asia. For almost fifty years, the College has been regarded
as the leader of the discipline in the country and the region.
It was the first to offer an undergraduate degree in public
administration (1952), a Master of Public Administration
degree (1952) and a Doctor of Public Administration degree
(1968).
The programs of the College have been designated to improve
the field of public administration, both in study and practice.
It focuses on the analysis and betterment of alternative
delivery mechanisms. It has furthered its relevance by improving
governance as it contemplates the role of the state and
civil society in the enhancement of public service.
Being the pioneer institution in the Philippines, it offered
quality program to its sister-units by providing its own
faculty (the so-called “flying professors”)
to teach extension programs of the College in these units;
then, providing scholarships for some of their most promising
young faculty to work for MPA and DPA degrees at the CPA.
Having recognized the need for leadership in the field,
the faculty and staff of the College have been generous
in sharing their expertise and time with national government
officials and agencies, local government units as well as
organizations of civil society in significant policies and
issues central to our national life. Among its alumni, many
are members of Congress, career executives and officials
and local government officials.
The faculty and staff of the College operate within its
threefold mission of instruction, research and public service
and its role as a model of the practice of public administration.
With the challenges of the new millennium, it was formally
recognized as the National College of Public Administration
and Governance (NCPAG) on 1999, in order to strengthen its
capacity to respond to the demands of the nation.
The National College of Public Administration and Governance
has made several innovations and changes in the institution’s
structure and functions. The Center for Policy and Executive
Development serves as the nation and UP’s repository
of information and expertise on the Philippine bureaucracy,
the center for public policy analysis and research and executive
and management development. The Center for Local and Regional
Governance continues to be the premier research and extension
organization on local governance in the country and extend
that to regional governments such as the Autonomous Region
of Muslim Mindanao, regional development councils and their
constituent agencies, and metropolitan area. A Center for
Citizenship and the Voluntary Sector will be created as
an upgrading of the Leadership, Citizenship and Democracy
Program. It will provide assistance to NGOs and other organizations
of civil society in support of reflection, advocacy and
capability building activities and undertake programs of
citizenship training and negotiations with the state.
The National College of Public Administration and Governance
serves as the prime resource of all schools and colleges
offering courses in public administration, governance and
related fields, befitting its status as a national college.
It shall also continue to serve the national and local government,
as well as the civil society through its functions of instruction,
research and public service.
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