The research work Power in Numbers: Defining Democracy in the Philippines Through Social Capital, Citizen Empowerment and Political Support, and Trust in Political Institutions (Power in Numbers) by Reginald Ugaddan, PhD and Alexis Jan Patacsil, DBA, EdD won best paper at this year’s World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) international conference. Power in Numbers […]

The Center for Policy and Executive Development (CPED) of the UP Diliman (UPD) National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG) recently launched the book Post-Pandemic Policy for Food Security. The book is a two-volume compendium that focuses on policies needed for food security, especially in the context of the Philippines’ recovery from the onslaught […]

“If technology is a very potent force in our world, then it makes sense to harness technology itself to solve the problems that it creates.” UP Diliman (UPD) Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II emphasized this point in his keynote address at the forum Securing the Future: Forum on Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The […]

UP Diliman (UPD) bids farewell to former faculty members Emmanuel E. Buendia, DPA and Cris Vertido who recently passed away. Buendia, a former professorial lecturer at the UPD National College of Public Administration and Governance, passed away on March 29. According to an email the NCPAG Publications Office sent to UPDate Online, Buendia was a […]

The UP Diliman (UPD) National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG) launched a fellowship program to honor the late Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos (FVR). The NCPAG stated that the fellowship program UP NCPAG-Fidel V. Ramos LEAD4R Fellowship Program on Advanced Governance and Leadership for Public Service (LEAD4R Fellowship Program), is a “10-month non-degree […]

The Center for Local and Regional Governance (CLRG) of the UP Diliman (UPD) National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG) recently held a forum that centered on efforts to assist the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) firm up its governance structure. Held on Oct. 11 at the NCPAG assembly hall, the forum […]

UP Diliman (UPD) through the Center for Policy and Executive Development (CPED) of the UPD National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) on Sept. 18 at the NCPAG Assembly Hall. Signed by UPD Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II and ARTA […]

UP Diliman (UPD) Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II believes that civil servants must be agile, dynamic, and resilient agents of transformation for any government institution to remain relevant. Vistan said in his experience as a lawyer and a professor at the UP College of Law, he has seen institutional constraints—however legal—that prevent many institutions […]

Twenty-seven of the 32 interns chosen for the House of Representatives’ (HRep) Strategic Mentoring and Research Training (SMART) Internship Program are from UP Diliman (UPD). Of the 27 interns from UPD, 26 are from the National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG) and one from the College of Science (CS). The HRep brief described […]

UP Diliman (UPD) has three new deans: Kristoffer B. Berse, PhD of the UPD National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG); Luis Maria T. Bo-ot, PhD of the UPD College of Architecture (CA); and Melisa R. Serrano, PhD of the UPD School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR). Meanwhile, Shirley V. Guevarra, PhD will […]