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May 21st, 2010

State Agencies Pursue Anti-Corruption Reforms

Amidst the Frenzy brought about by the upcoming May 2010 Elections, the Philippine government has committed to sustain much-needed reforms to strengthen Public Institutions. (Public Governance Forum News Letter)


March 28th, 2010

In the recent Public Governance Forum, the Six Agencies that underwent the Initiation Stage in the Performance Governance System posted their performance commitments on their websites, based on their scorecards

Links to these are below:

Department of Health

Department of Education

Department of Public Works and Highways

Department of Transportation and Communications

Philippine National Police

Bureau of Internal Revenue

March 26th, 2010

As mentioned in the March 200 Public Governance Forum, The International Community has recognized the work of the Institute for Solidarity in Asia when Harvard Business Publishing article by ISA Chairman Dr. Jesus P. Estanislao entitled “A Bottom-Up Approach to National Governance” graced the front page in its latest issue. The article describes how ISA managed to reach the national level by beginning with grass roots organizations in Philippine Society.

Likewise, Dr. David P. Norton, Co-Founder of the Balanced Scorecard and Director and Founder of the Palladium Group, has acknowledged the work of Dr. Estanislao: “The creation of a common performance management process for national governments represents, in our view, the ultimate use of the BSC.” He first describes the ISA Chairman’s article as “a classic study of managing change” on the surface, and moves to noting “Dr. Estanislao’s role as a change agent… at every step… He has given us a true role model for managing change.” Dr. Norton ends with a realistic but hopeful view on the odds of success in Philippines: “The challenges facing the Philippines are immense. A performance management
system alone is no guarantee of an improved quality of life for its citizens. Yet benefits are already accruing as the movement continues to grow. We thank Dr. Estanislao for sharing these experiences with us.”

Please click on link below to view the articles from the issue:

A Bottom-Up Approach to National Governance with Comments from Dr. Norton

Balanced Scorecard Report

Harvard Business Publishing, Vol.12, No.2, March -April 2010.

by Sun.Star Pampanga | February 15th, 2010

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The City Government hosts some 15 fellows in the first ever Institute of Solidarity in Asia (ISA) Associates Boot Camp (ABC) starting Tuesday until Friday.

The four-day boot camp dubbed as “Governance ABC: The Fundamentals of Making Performance Governance System (PGS) Work,” aims to equip participants coming from the local government units of Iloilo, Calbayog and Naga, the National Electrification Administration, the Philippine Navy, Philippine Military Academy, and the private sector on strategic PGS implementation and formulation.

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by Dennis D. Estopace, Business Mirror | February 8th, 2010

The Bureau of Internal Revenue, Philippine National Police, Departments of Education, of Transportation and Communications, of Health, of Public Works and Highways have “chosen to initiate this process” after discovering “there’s unfortunately no national vision where we could align our respective vision statements.”

Cesar Bautista, former ambassador extraordinary plenipotentiary to London, said at the forum the six government units were tasked to each formulate a performance governance system (PGS).

Business Mirror, Sept. 25, 2009

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January 13th, 2010

Iloilo City ranks among world’s four top-performing organizations

IT was just last year when thousands of residents in this city found themselves on rooftops with a desperate cry for help after being ravaged by the worst flooding in its history. Now, Iloilo City has been earning accolades for its inspiring turnaround story. Read more »