Ma. Gladys Sta. Rita, MPA, CSEE
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Ma. Gladys Sta. Rita, MPA, CSEE
author of Running A Bureaucracy: A Guidebook for Local Government Unit Administrators, Other Public Managers, and Elected Officials was Bulacan's provincial administrators for 17 years before her retirement from government service this year. The book is a Centennial Publication of the University of the Philippines-National College of Public Administration and Governance. She is currently consultant to the USAID projects in the Philippines through the Health Policy Development Program of the UPecon Foundation. For more info about the book, visit http://www.lguadministrators.com/.
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