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The Philippine Society for Public Administration (PSPA)

in partnership with the Development Academy of the Philippines

(DAP), under the LEADING Asia project, conducted a joint

book launch of the Philippine Phronetic Leadership Cases last

07 February 2019 at the DAP Building in Pasig City. An officer

from the JICA Philippine Office represented JICA in this

important event.

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The Leadership Enhancement and Administrative

Development in Asia (LEADING Asia) project pioneered in 2013

with 18 participants from ASEAN countries aimed at developing

case studies focused on developing capacity assessment tools and

modules for training programs that encompasses Japanese

experiences guided by the Nonaka framework of Professor Ikujiro

Nonaka. The LEADING Asia project is through the leadership of

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) Vice

President Professor Kiyotaka Yokomichi and Professor Kiichi

Tomiya, and Professor Masaei Matsunaga of the Japan

International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

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PSPA in partnership with DAP highlights phronesis during the launching of Philippine Phronetic Leadership Cases

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The event featured leaders from both the national and local governments, as well as the civil society

sector, recognized for their phronetic abilities: the ability to make a judgment on goodness, grasp the essence,

create the ba, articulate the essence, use political power, and foster phronesis, or practical wisdom, in others.

These phronetic leaders were Mr. Tomas “Butch” Africa, former National Statistics Office

(now Philippine Statistics Authority) Administrator; Hon. Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte, Jr., former Mayor

of Quezon City and now Congressman of the Fourth District of Quezon City; and Mr. Antonio “Tony”

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PSPA Officers and DAP President together with the three keynote speakers

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The plenary discussion ended with a very

academic yet practical synthesis of Dr. Eduardo

Gonzalez as he tried to incorporate the three

phronetic leadership cases into a brief and thorough

analysis.

On the top right photo, Dr. Gonzalez giving his synthesis of the presented phronetic leadership cases; on the top left photo, SVP Mendoza giving her closing remarks to properly end the program; and on the middle is the photo opportunity with the keynote speakers together with the PSPA board members.

Closing remarks where then given by

Dr. Magdalena Mendoza, Senior Vice President of the

Development Academy of the Philippines.

Also present in the event were Atty. Engelbert

Caronan, President and CEO of DAP, Dr. Lizan

Perante-Calina, PSPA President and other PSPA

Officers and Board Members. The plenary discussion

was moderated by Dr. Alex B. Brillantes, Jr., PSPA

Immediate Past President and accompanied by

Dr. Eduardo Gonzalez, as plenary reactor, former

President and CEO of DAP.

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The keynote speakers made presentations of their leadership and

management style based on their tacit and explicit knowledge. Mr. Africa

discussed the former status of the National Statistics Office (NSO) and their

constraints as a national government agency with the mandate to deliver efficient

services to the mass public using only a minimal budget from the administration.

It was during his term that the Census Serbilis was implemented, paving the way

for the advancement of public service efficiency in the civil registry sector.

Congressman Belmonte, meanwhile, focused on the phronetic leadership

in the local government which he executed when he served as Quezon City

Mayor for three consecutive terms. He shared that it was during his

administration that the City became as progressive and as independent as it is

right now. He mentioned the struggle of combating the debt crisis of the City

along with social and environmental dilemmas it confronted at the time.

Congressman Belmonte’s phronetic leadership became a means for the City to

receive recognitions from government agencies such as Galing Pook and

achieved its status now as the “bedroom of Metro Manila.”

Last among the plenary speakers to present was Mr. Meloto,

a phronetic leader from civil society sector. He discussed how one’s child-

hood and personal experiences affect a person’s perspective of society, and

eventually motivate the person to bring forth innovations that can lead to a

better society, just like what he did when he founded the Gawad Kalinga. It

was also durimg Mr. Meloto’s presentation when he stated that, “ I value the

freedom to serve and not the power to rule,” pertaining to the rumors of him being

offered a seat in the Cabinet.

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He mentioned the struggle of combating the debt crisis of the City along with social and environmental

dilemmas it confronted at the time. Congressman Belmonte’s phronetic leadership became a means for the City to

receive recognitions from government agencies such as Galing Pook and achieved its status now as the “bedroom of

Metro Manila.” Last among the plenary speakers to present was Mr. Meloto, who is an exemplary phronetic leader

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“Regional Knowledge Co-creation Program on Public Organizational Development in

Southeast Asian Countries” (the Program) is a consortium -based research project related to

public organizational development. Commissioned by Japan International Cooperation Agency

(JICA) and steered by GRIPS, the program is run cooperatively by a consortium involving

GRIPS, Southeast Asian universities, governmental human resources training organizations and

other related organizations.

The consortium conducts case studies and agile projects related to public organization

development. In Japan, case studies on Japanese public policy and institutions are conducted and

the outcomes are shared with participating organizations in other countries. GRIPS, as the hub

organization of the Program, holds seminars, workshops and forums with participation by the

member countries of the consortium. The program is scheduled to be in operation from

April 2016 to March 2019.

About the Project

“Regional Knowledge Co-creation Program on Public Organizational Development in Southeast Asian

Countries” is a consortium-based research project related to public organization development. Commissioned by

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and steered by GRIPS, the program is run cooperatively by

GRIPS, Southeast Asian universities, government human resources training organizations and other related

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Southeast Asian countries are expected to become a substantial source of global economic growth.

However, the social and economic complexity accompanying globalization presents new and ever more complex

policy challenges for those countries. Those policy challenges call for agile response by the governments of those

countries. The governments are trying a variety of approaches to the development of their public organizations so

as to improve their capacity to deal with such policy challenges.heir capacity to deal with such policy challenges.

The development of public organizations, which could be referred to as “national software infrastructure,”

is considered as a significant and central challenge by Southeast Asian countries, who are working to accelerate

their social and economic development in the context of democratic systems. That development is also a

condition for Japan’s work to promote policy collaboration with high-potential Southeast Asian countries.

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On the other hand, since Japan has applied the policies of western countries to its

own development and has succeeded in organizing its unique public system, it is

seen as having a great deal of experience which can be useful for Southeast Asian

countries. However, Japan’s experience of public organization development is not

yet fully articulated and has not been subject to sufficient scholarly examination, so

its dissemination to other countries is not appropriate at the moment. countries is

n o t a p p r o p r i a t e a t t h e m o m e n t .

For these reasons the program is being implemented to facilitate policy

collaboration between Japan and Southeast Asian countries and to contribute to

the solution of important policy challenges. Southeast Asian universities,

government human resources training organizations and other related

organizations conduct studies of existing cases and engage in a variety of research

including agile projects addressing current policy challenges. At the same time, in

Japan, case studies on public policies and institutions are under way, lending

support to Southeast Asian case studies and agile projects responding to high

priority public organizational development policy challenges. GRIPS, as the hub

organization of the program, holds seminars, workshops and forums to provide

Ba (shared space for emerging relationships) for knowledge co-creation. In Ba, all

participating organizations (collaborating organizations) can learn from each

other’s work and findings and develop connections with organizations in other

▪ Member Countries ▪

countries who are dealing with similar policy challenges. This will generate findings which can contribute to the

reform and improvement of public organizations and of policy process, and also to the formation of community

uniting the participating organizations. Program participants include six countries (Indonesia, the Philippines,

Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Japan) and over 20 collaborating organizations including universities and

government human resources training organizations. government human resources training organizations. organi-

z a t i o n s . o r g a n i z a t i o n s . o r g a n i z a t i o n s . o r g a n i z a t i o n s . o r g a n i z a t i o n s .

The program, scheduled to be in operation for 3 years, from April 2016 to March 2019, is based on, and

will serve as an extension of, the predecessor project, “Case Study and Modeling of Organization Management in

Southeast Asia,” which was implemented from March 2013 to September 2015.

The previous project covered Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, and its framework was based on

the Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation advocated by Ikujiro Nonaka, professor emeritus at

Hitotsubashi University. The study included (a) case studies on the public policies and institutions of each country

and (b) investigation of features and challenges of public organization based on the case studies.

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DR. DANNY DELA ROSA REYES DR. ALEX B. BRILLANTES JR. DR. LIZAN E. PERANTE-CALINA

MARAYA BIEN Editor-in-Chief

AINNA SHARIZ ENCIA COMIA Associate Editor

MARIA CHRISTIE BATUIGAS-LACAP Managing Editor and Lay-out Artist

PSPA BOARD AND LEADERSHIP

DR. LIZAN E. PERANTE-CALINA President University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance

DR. EDERSON TAPIA Vice President University of Makati

DR. GARY ADOR DIONISIO Secretary De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde

DR. SANJAY P. CLAUDIO Treasurer Polytechnic University of the Philippines

DR. MALU C. BARCILLANO Ateneo de Naga

DR. HELARIO L. CAMINERO Philippine Councilors League Legislative Academy

ATTY. ENGELBERT C. CARONAN JR. Development Academy of the Philippines

DR. ALFREDO A. DERECHO Southwestern University, Cebu City

MR. MARK LEMUEL L. GARCIA Malaybalay City Government

ATTY. OLIVER OWEN L. GARCIA Valencia City, Province of Bukidnon

DR. ROSELLE JARDIN RANARIO Cebu Normal University

DR. CRISTINA R. SALVOSA Nueva Vizcaya State University

DR. SUKARNO D. TANGGOL Mindanao State University, Marawi City

DR. JO TOMAS-RUIZ Isabela State University

DR. ALEX B. BRILLANTES JR. University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance

DR. DANNY DELA ROSA REYES University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance

DR. MARIA FE VILLAMEJOR MENDOZA University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance

A Glimpse of the 2019 Joint Launch of Phronetic Leadership Cases

EDITORIAL BOARD

▪ Ex-Officio Members

BOARD OF ADVISERS

▪ PSPA Technical Staff

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