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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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Running a bureaucracy

I have realized that there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to running government. You see, I was provincial administrator of Bulacan ...
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State universities and political dependence

Universities are supposed to be among the major well-springs of new knowledge in society, innovative ideas that were not thought of or tested before. And

Asian Democracy in Focus

BALI, INDONESIA— The Philippines had given the world one of the most memorable lessons in democracy. People Power is very much our own brand of

The "No-Proc" Scenarios

Interestingly, even while the campaign season is just on its 9th day, there are already several scenarios being discussed on various coffee shops and political

Transcript of Interview: Senator Biazon on Sen Panfilo Lacson

I think that as part of institutions and institutional processes it would be best for Senator Lacson to come in and submit himself to the

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Uncontrolled passion for price control

Price control is price dictatorship. Or one form of product coercion, or industry over-regulation.

Healthcare, rights and responsibilities

The best form of healthcare is preventive, not curative. Among the preventive measures: people should not over-drink, over-smoke, over-eat, over-fight, over-sit in sedentary lifestyle. People

Earthquakes and economic freedom

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other natural geological and meteorological phenomena will be with us. They are part of nature, part of the dynamism of the

January 2010: Backstabbing begins

Poster-sized colorful calendars of Senators Mar Roxas (his wedding picture with Korina), Loren Legarda, Manny Villar and family, Juan Ponce Enrile, Pia Cayetano, etc;

Curtains: a film in three parts

The University of the Philippines Vargas Museum opens its 2010 calendar with the exhibit titled, Curtains: a film in three parts by Los Angeles based
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