Ateneo School of Government

The Ateneo de Manila University School of Government, commonly referred to as Ateneo School of Government (ASoG) is the graduate school of leadership and public service of the Ateneo de Manila University, a private, Roman Catholic university established by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines.
History
In 1996, the ASoG was established to develop public leadership and management. It seeks to provide cooperation among the government, the private sector, non-government organizations, and people's organizations. It was initially a unit under the Ateneo Graduate School of Business until it was formally established as an autonomous academic unit in 2001.
In November 2000, twenty-five staff members of the Philippine Department of Agriculture started a customized, full-time program. In January 2001, sixteen students for the first batch and thirty students for the second batch started the general MPM program for the public. In June 2001, twenty senior staff members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines graduated from the customized, part-time program.
*Public offering (PO): The MPM is offered to individuals and the general public. Classes are fixed on a periodic basis.
*Power, Ethics & Accountability
*Applied Economics
*Social Change
*Leadership in the Public Sector
*Politics of Public Policy/Governance Paper 1.1
*Statistics for Public Policy/Statistics Laboratory
*Operations Management
*Local Governance
*Public Finance & Budgeting
*Organization Development & Change Management
*Governance Paper 1.2 and 1.3
At least three of the following electives must be taken to graduate from the program:
Faculty
The ASoG draws from experienced and academically qualified pool of faculty. All faculty members have experience working in or for government. Prominent faculty members include Representative Nereus Acosta, and Senators Francis Pangilinan and Francis Escudero.

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