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ABOUT US

The U.P. Public Administration Research and Extension Services Foundation, Incorporated (UPPAF) was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 1982 as a non-stock, non-profit corporation to support, assist, and finance research and extension programs in pursuit of excellence in public administration and governance. 

 

UPPAF conducts research and extension activities along the themes of public policy, rule of law, fiscal administration, organization and personnel studies, local governance and regional development, women in development, citizenship and governance, state of democracy, and inclusiveness and peacebuilding. 

 

UPPAF provides national and local government institutions, public institutions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), voluntary sector organizations (VSOs), and citizen groups (CGs) with technical assistance, consultancy services and professional development necessary to deal with issues and problems in public policy, executive development and administrative development, especially at the middle management level. It conducts training programs on specific topics such as local governance and development planning, development legislation, revenue generation and fiscal management, gender and development (GAD), youth leadership, effective aid management, strengthening capacities for anti-corruption, public policy development, strategic planning and management, e-governance, climate change and sustainable development for local and national government officials and leaders in the private and non-profit sectors. UPPAF likewise develops and upgrades methods and materials for management training and policy research and analysis. 

 

UPPAF initiates and carries out interdisciplinary and inter-institutional researches on the following topics: integrity development, public policy, social development administration, poverty alleviation and social inclusion, citizenship and democracy, the Philippine bureaucracy, social reform, corporate social responsibility, program evaluation, fiscal policy, and organizational development and personnel studies.

UPPAF–UP NCPAG Partnership

In order to deliver its products and services, UPPAF draws expertise from its members and affiliates – the University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance (UP NCPAG) faculty and researchers who are specialists in public policy, administration, and management and who usually serve as project managers and consultants.

 

UPPAF likewise partners with UP NCPAG Centers – i.e., Center for Policy and Executive Development (CPED), Center for Leadership, Citizenship, and Democracy (CLCD), Center for Local and Regional Governance (CLRG), Center for Public Administration and Governance Education (CPAGE), and Publications Office (PO) in implementing projects, conducting research studies and extension services.

External Links

UPPAF, in partnership with UP NCPAG, has established links with the following groups/networks for joint activities like research studies and conferences:

 

  • Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA) 

  • Network of Asia-Pacific Schools and Institutes of Public Administration and Governance (NAPSIPAG)

  • Association of Schools of Public Administration in the Philippines (ASPAP)

  • Philippine Society for Public Administration (PSPA)

  • Asian Group of Public Administration (AGPA)

  • Gawad Kalinga Foundation (GKF)

  • Galing Pook Foundation (GPF)

  • Local Government Leagues (LGL)

  • Business groups – Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), Confederation of Philippine Exporters (PHILEXPORT), Supply Chain Management Association of the Philipines (SCMAP), Joint Foreigh Chambers (JFC), San Miguel Corporation, among others

Organizational Structure

General Assembly (GA).  UPPAF has a total of forty-eight (48) members – consisting of NCPAG faculty members, research, extension, and professional staff (REPS) – and administrative staff and governed by the Board of Trustees.

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