Ateneo de Zamboanga University
Program: Municipal Leadership and Governance Program
Region: 9-Zamboanga Peninsula (AdZU)
AdZU began as a parochial school called Escuela Catolica and was managed by the Spanish Jesuit congregation in 1912. It was renamed Ateneo de Zamboanga in 1916 and became a university in 2001. AdZU has programs from grade school to post-graduate studies.
Ateneo de Davao University (AdDu)
Program: Municipal Leadership and Governance Program
Region: 12- Soccsksargen
AdDU is a premier Catholic university founded by the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus in 1948. It has programs from basic education to post-graduate studies.
University of the Philippines – School of Health Sciences
Program: Municipal Leadership and Governance Program
Region: 8-Eastern Visayas
Located in Palo, Leyte, the School of Health Sciences was created in the mid-1970s. Its step-ladder curriculum was approved in 1976. The step-ladder curriculum is in three parts: obtaining a midwifery certificate, a nursing degree, and a medical degree. It was established as a response to growing concerns that students are lacking in social consciousness and commitment to community service.
St. Paul University Philippines
Program: Municipal Leadership and Governance Program, Barangay Leadership and Management Program
Region: Region: 2 – Cagayan Valley
The Tuguegarao City-based St. Paul University Philippines was founded in 1907. In 1982, it became both the first university and first Catholic university in Cagayan Valley.
Davao Medical School Foundation (DMSF)
Program: Municipal Leadership and Governance Program
Region: 11-Davao, 12-Soccsksargen, 13-Caraga
Davao Medical School Foundation was established in 1976 to answer the need for doctors in rural areas. It is operated by a consortium comprised of members from Ateneo de Davao University, Brokenshire Memorial Hospital, Development of People’s Foundation, San Pedro Hospital, and San Pedro College.
Local Government Academy (LGA)
The Local Government Academy (LGA) is responsible for human resource development and training of local government officials and personnel for the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the local government bureaus, including regional offices.
University of the Philippines Manila – College of Public Health (UPCPH)
Program: Municipal Leadership and Governance Program
Region: 4A-Calabarzon (Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon)
The University of the Philippines Manila – College of Public Health (UPCPH) is among UP Manila’s nine degree-granting units. Its mission is to “to become the center of excellence for public health in education, translational research and community health development through an effective health systems approach.”
Development Academy of the Philippines – Graduate School of Public and Development Management
Program: Municipal Leadership and Governance Program
Region: 3-Central Luzon, 4B-Mimaropa (Mindoro-Marinduque-Romblon-Palawan), 5-Bicol
The Development Academy of the Philippines – Graduate School of Public and Development Management is a government-owned institution that was established in 1973. It offers training, education, policy and action-oriented research, consulting and technical assistance, and publications.
Another school of the academy provides the City Leadership and Governance Program, a formation training under HLGP that caters to city health leaders.
Ateneo de Naga University (AdNU)
Program: Municipal Leadership and Governance Program
Region: 5-Bicol
Situated in Camarines Sur province, the premier Ateneo de Naga University (AdNU) was established in 1940 and offers programs from pre-school to post-graduate studies.