College of Public Affairs
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The College of Public Affairs, established in 1998, emerged from various units of the University with lengthy and extensive experience in agricultural and rural development.
The College offers graduate instruction, research and extension programs that center on the study of communities in transition and their institution such as resource access, governance, policy and education, inter alia, and the intrinsic interplay among the institutions.
It offers the following graduate programs:
- MS/Ph. D. Extension Education
- MS/Ph. D. Agricultural Education
- MS/Ph. D. Community Development
- Master of Management in Development Management
- Master in Public Affairs
CPAf is actively engaged in policy advocacy emanating from multidisciplinary cooperation that will serve as its link with the various stakeholders in the academe and the public at large.
CPAf History
The creation of the College of Public Affairs (CPAf) on January 29, 1998 was prompted by the need to attune academic programs of the University of the Philippines Los Baños as she pursues her mission of promoting nationalism and development in the face of profound changes occurring in the global environment.
CPAf represents the embodiment of strength available in UPLB for meaningful pursuit of programs that cater to public affairs endeavors, i.e., programs and activities concerned with the furtherance of public interest, particularly in the rural and agricultural sector. This strength emanates from the academic, professional and support staff of merged socio-economic units with extensive experience in pursuits that are directly linked to the development concerns of UPLB’s multiple publics.
Philosophy, Mission and Goals
Philosophy
Development of human potential is the key to the improvement of public interest and welfare
Mission
To attain people empowerment for developing Philippine civil society
Goals
- Develop functional knowledge and theories;
- Demonstrate viable approaches/models;
- Conduct education and training advocacy/technical assistance.
CPAf Officials
Dr. Agnes C. Rola - Dean
Ms. Agnes R. Chupungco - Assistant to the Dean
Dr. Maria Ana T. Quimbo - Graduate Program Coordinator
Dr. Agnes C. Rola - Officer-in-Charge, Agricultural Credit and
Cooperatives Institute (ACCI)
Dr. Josefina T. Dizon - Director, Institute of Agrarian
and Rurban Development Studies (IARDS)
Dr. Carolina P. Santillana - Director, Institute of Community
Education (ICE)
Prof. Wilfredo B. Carada - Director, Institute of Development
Management and Governance (IDMG)
Dr. Rogelio N. Tagarino - Director, Institute of Strategic Planning
and Policy Studies (ISPPS)
Dr. Linda M. Peñalba - Research and Extension Coordinator
Dr. Merlyne M. Paunlagui - Policy Advocacy Coordinator
Ms. Elizabeth dR. Clemente - Administrative Officer
Fields of Endeavor & Focus of Concern
Academic programs and other undertakings of the College cover the fields of agricultural and rurban development, agricultural credit and finance, community education, development management, governance, and policy and planning. Activities in these fields shall be those which are needed in addressing concerns crucial to local and national development as follows:
- food security
- land reform and land use
- governance
- strategic planning
- population
College Institutes
CPAf is composed of institutes with a common view - that multi-disciplinary collaboration is necessary in studying, analyzing, and recommending alternative policies and actions appropriate for promoting development and public welfare.
Agricultural Credit and Cooperatives Institute (ACCI)
Established in 1960, ACCI has almost 40 years research and extension experience in developing alternative institutional arrangements to address the needs of families in rural communities. It has helped establish rural cooperatives throughout the country and trained multitudes of human resources that currently man both government- and non-government-established cooperatives.
Contact Address:
Agricultural Credit and Cooperatives Institute (ACCI)
College of Public Affairs
University of the Philippines Los Baños
College 4031, Laguna, Philippines
Telefax no. :(6349)-536-3266
Institute of Agrarian and Rurban Development Studies (IARDS)
IARDS is formerly the Institute of Agrarian Studies (IASt) under the supervision of the College of Economics and Management. Now under CPAf, it focuses on public affairs in the context of agrarian development and related concerns including agri-based industrialization and urban development. It is concerned primarily with the planning and management of agrarian development including its interface with urban development.
Contact Address:
Institute of Agrarian and Rurban Development Studies (IARDS)
College of Public Affairs
University of the Philippines Los Baños
College 4031, Laguna, Philippines
Tel no. :(6349)-536-2484
Telefax no. :(6349)-536-3284
Institute of Community Education (ICE)
ICE was formerly the Department of Agriculture Education and Rural Studies (DAERS) established in 1928. As a new institute, it focuses on the new concept of Community Education, seen as the microcosm of the transdisciplinary contributions of science and technology education, extension science, community development, rural-urban sociology and social psychology, in bringing about a desired human and social behavioral change within the community.
Contact Address
Institute of Community Education (ICE)
College of Public Affairs
University of the Philippines Los Baños
College 4031, Laguna, Philippines
Telefax no. :(6349)536-3256
Institute of Development Management and Governance (IDMG)
Formerly the Department of Development Management of the College of Economics and Management, IDMG has been expanded and renamed. It offers graduate and non-degree training programs to personnel of government, non-government or people’s organizations in development management, governance and politics, and other management-related courses.
Contact Address:
Institute of Development Management and Governance(IDMG)
College of Public Affairs
University of the Philippines Los Baños
College 4031, Laguna, Philippines
Telefax no. :(6349)-536-3382
Institute of Strategic Planning and Policy Studies (ISPPS)
Center for Research and Training in Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis for Rural Development
Distinctive Excellence
A learning institution with distinctive excellence in policy studies in support of the national development goals in the agriculture and the rural sectors, and communities in transition.
Contact Address
The Director
Institute of Strategic Planning and Policy Studies (ISPPS)
College of Public Affairs
University of the Philippines Los Baños
College 4031, Laguna, Philippines
Tel no. :(63-49)536-3455
Telefax no. :(63-49)536-3637
VoIP: 14500
Email: ispps@uplb.edu.ph
Website: http://www.uplb.edu.ph/cpaf/divisions/ispps.html
ISPPS History
| Date | Highlight |
| 6 June 1972 | established as Center for Policy and Development Studies (CPDS) under the Office of the Chancellor of UPLB. |
| 29 January 1998 | transformed into Institute of Strategic Planning and Policy Studies (ISPPS) and became one of the five institutes under the College of Public Affairs (CPAf), UPLB |
ISPPS Mandate
ISPPS is dedicated to the undertaking of academic programs in the field of strategic planning and policy analysis and pursuit of related projects crucial in addresing national and local concerns for the furtherance of public interest. To this end, ISPPS brings the long experience of the former CPDS in addressing issues pertaining to rural and agricultural development which are crucial to the local and national development. To carry out its triple function of research, extension, and instruction, activities shall focus on; (a) studies on policy formulation, planning, and program implementation; (b) policy advice, advocacy, conferences, seminars, training, publications programs; and (c) development of faculty strength in quantitative policy analysis and strategic planning.
ISPPS Organization
Organizational Chart
Manpower Resources
- 2 Faculty Staff
- 7 Research, Extension & Professional Staff
- 3 Administrative Staff
- 2 Adjunct Professors / Research Fellows
People
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| ISPPS Faculty |
AGNES CASIPLE-ROLA, Professor 12, Institute of Strategic Planning and Policy Studies;Dean, College of Public Affairs; and UP Scientist II, UP System |
ROGELIO N. TAGARINO, Associate Professor 6 and Director, Institute of Strategic Planning and Policy Studies |
| ISPPS Research and Extension Personnel |
AGNES R. CHUPUNGCO, University Researcher III |
ELVIRA E. DUMAYAS, University Researcher II |
DULCE D. ELAZEGUI, University Researcher III |
CRISTETA A. FORONDA, University Researcher II |
MIRIAM R. NGUYEN, University Researcher I |
MERLYNE M. PAUNLAGUI, University Researcher III |
MACRINA G. UMALI, University Research Associate I |
| ISPPS Administrative Staff |
ROWENA A. NOCHE, Administrative Assistant II |
VIRGILIO L. ATIVO, Administrative Aide IV |
MARIO S. TANDANG, Administrative Aide IV |
ISPPS Activities
The Institute has the following activities:
- organize conferences and workshops as venues for identifying and defining problem areas for policy studies
- initiate in-depth studies on identified policy issues and problems
- serve as center for the dissemination of relevant information on policy and development-oriented research projects/studies
- offer graduate courses on strategic planning and policy studies
ISPPS Research
Policy studies in the following areas:
- food and agriculture,
- natural resources and environment,
- social policy,
- science and technology, and
- climate change.
ISPPS Instruction
ISPPS offers a 31-unit graduate program designed to improve the analytical capability in making public choices and action consistent with the needs of times in order to bring about a higher level of societal welfare.
Academic Program:
Master in Public Affairs in Strategic Planning and Public Policy (MPAf-SPPP)
Core Courses (13 units):
PAf 201 – Political Economy of Public Affairs (3 units)
PAf 203 – Data Analysis and Modeling for Public Affairs (4 units)
PAf 204 – Ethics in Public Affairs (3 units)
DM 224 – Public Affairs Management in Development (3 units)
Required Courses (12 units):
PA 242.1 – Methods of Policy Analysis (3 units)
SPPS 201 – Strategic Planning: Theory and Methods (3 units)
SPPS 291 – Special Topics (2 units)
SPPS 298 – Field Studies (3 units)
SPPS 299 – Graduate Seminar (1)
Elective Courses (6 units):
AECO 251 – Agricultural Programs for Economic Development (3 units)
DM 220 – Public Policy and Program Administration for Development (3 units)
ENS 221/FRM 221 – Environmental and Natural Resource Policy Formulation (3 units)
HUME 103 – Social Policy (3 units)
TM 232 – Science and Technology Policy (3 units)
How to Apply:
All graduate programs are centralized at the UPLB Graduate School.
Requirements and guidelines can be downloaded at the UPLB Graduate School website (http://www.uplb.edu.ph/gs).
ISPPS Extension
Policy advice and advocacy; conference, seminars, training; publication program:
- Training on policy and planning for LGUs, NGOs, POs.
- Technical assistance to LGUs on management of resource use, conservation and redistribution.
- Technical assistance in design of local govermant programs related to the distribution of public goods and services.
Outstanding Research/Extension Projects and Award-Winning Publications
1. Rola, Agnes C. 2004. Determinants of Agricultural Development Pathways. This paper garnered the ‘AFMA R&D Paper Award’ from the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agricultural Research in 2005.
2. Rola, A., H. Francisco, and J. Liguton (eds). 2004. Winning the Water War: Watersheds, Water Policies and Water Institutions. PIDS-PCARRD.This book received the ‘Outstanding Publication Award’ in July 2007 from the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST).
3. Agricultural Policy and Strategy Team. 1986. Agenda for Action for the Philippine Sector, UPLB-Agricultural Policy Research Program and Philippine Institute for Development Studies. The report, also referred to as the ‘Green Book’, was used by the Department of Agriculture in its policy reforms for the agricultural and rural sector during the administration of Pres. Corazon Aquino.
4. Analysis of the Role of Policies in the State and Prospects of Biotechnology: Biosafety and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in the Philippines. 1997. This project came out with a monograph entitled Agricultural Biotechnology: Priorities and Policies in the Philippine Setting that received the 2000 National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Award for Outstanding Monograph
5. Rola, Agnes C. and Prabhu Pingali. 1993. Pesticides, Rice Productivity and Farmers’ Health: An Economic Assessment. International Rice Research Institute and World Resources Institute. The research work earned two awards: 1997 Most Outstanding Publication Award from the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST); and M.S. Swaminathan Award for the Most Outstanding Social Science Research from the Los Baños Science Community in 1993.
ISPPS Partners
International Agencies
- SEARCA
- University of Wisconsin
- IRRI
- Ford Foundation
- ISNAR
- IDRC
- USAID
- University of Hawaii
- Australian National University
- Yale University
- Purdue University
National Agencies
- UP System
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Science and Technology
- Office of the President
- PIDS
- Municipality of Lantapan
Los Baños Science Community
- College of Economics and Management
- College of Human Ecology
- FNP
- PCARRD/PCMARD
- SEARCA
Public Advocacy & Consultancy Services
To be responsive to the needs of its various publics, the College endeavors to take the lead in undertaking a central public policy service delivery by using an integrated and team approach that maximizes university expertise. It also endeavors to build student capabilities in public affairs and develop a public affairs information accessibility through an information service office.
Address and Contacts
The Dean
CPAf
Narra Road
Forestry
U.P. Los Baños
College, Laguna 4031
Philippines
Telefax: (63)49 536-0319
Telephone: (63)49 536-0407
(63)49 536-4267