Dr. Ledivina Cariño is recognized for her outstanding works and accomplishments in the fields of Public Administration, Political Science and Sociology which spanned a range of issues and approaches in development studies from rural to urban development, from local autonomy to national governance, from bureaucratic corruption to the imperatives of the civil service, and from participatory development models and approaches to a focus on the elite.

Sex: Female

Education:

  • University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon city, Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration, 1961
  • University of Hawaii, USA, Master of Arts in Political Science, 1964
  • Indiana University, USA, Doctor Philosophy in Sociology, 1970

Field of Specialization:

Public Administration, Sociology, Health Services

Researches:

Cariño, L.V., Samonte, A.G., (1963) The sale of Maria Cristina Fertilizer Plant
Patterns in Decision Making, Manila Graduate School of Public Administration,(Raul de Guzman, ed.)

Cariño, L.V., Cariño, B.V., (1965) Pork barrel at the crossroads
Philippine Journal of Public Administration Volume 9, No. 4

Cariño, L.V., (1965) Systems theory in research
Philippine Journal of Public Administration Volume 9, No. 3

Cariño, L.V., (1966) Development, the key goal
Philippine Journal of Public Admininistration Volume 10, No. 3

Cariño, L.V., (1966) Focus on the municipality
Philippine Journal of Public Administration Volume 10, No. 3

Cariño, L.V., (1966) Pork barrel financing
Philippine Journal of Public Administration Volume 10, No. 1

Cariño, L.V., (1966) The politics and administration of pork barrel project
Local Government Center Studies , Manila: Local Government Center , College of Public Administration, UP Volume 3

Cariño, L.V., (1971) Legislative-Executive arrangements, stability and other aspects of political development
Philippine Journal of Public Administration Volume 15, No. 1-2

Cariño, L.V., (1971) Local elites and politics in Thailand. A review of Chakrit Noranitipandung Karn, Elites, Power Struggle and Politics of Thai communities
Philippine Journal of Public Administration Volume 15, No. 1-2

Cariño, L.V., (1972) The uses of statistics for local government research
The Philippine Statistician Volume 21, No. 1-2

Cariño, L.V., de Guzman, R.P., Carbonell, R.P., (1973) Insights in the problem of self-discipline in government
Philippine Journal of Public Administration Volume 17, No. 1

Cariño, L.V., (1974) Theory of language and language acquisition: Its sociolinguistics aspect
Philippine Journal of Laguage Teaching

Cariño, L.V., (1975) Bureaucratic norms, corruption and development
Philippine Journal of Public Administration Volume 19, No. 4

Cariño, L.V., (1977) Boundary encounters and corruptive behavior
Philippine Journal of Public Administration Volume 21, No. 2

Cariño, L.V., (1977) Personal policies and bureaucratic behavior under martial law
Philippine Journal of Public Administration Volume 20, No. 3--4

Cariño, L.V., (1977) Philippine: Patterns from the USA
Profession in Southeast Asia, Canberra, Australian National University (T.H. Silcock ed.)

Cariño, L.V., (1980) Services to the poor: A preliminary look at existing mechanisms for meeting health needs in the Philippines
Philippine Economic Journal Volume 19, No. 3-4

Cariño, L.V., (1999) Beyond the crossroads: Policy issues for the Philippine non-profit sector
Voluntas Volume 10, No. 1

Cariño. L.V., (1995) Review of urban health in developing countries: Progress and prospects
Health Policy and Planning, (Trudy Harpman and Marcel Tanner eds.) Volume 11, No. 3

Cariño, L.V., (1997) But is it public administration? The place of voluntary sector management in the discipline
Pahinungod Annual

Cariño, L.V., (1997 Ap-Je ) Preparing for a developed future: A comparative study of five Metropolitan Areas
UPCIDS Chronicle

Cariño, L.V., (1996) Service learning as a teaching device
Service Learning: The university in the community

Cariño, L.V., (1995) Review of urban health in developing countries: progress and prospects
Health Policy and Planning Volume 11, No. 3

Cariño, L.V., (1996) Role of universities in voluntarism in the 21st century
Australian Journal of Volunteering Volume 1 - 2

Cariño, L.V., (1996) Development and the Asian State Providing an enabling and facilitating environment for decentralized, participatory and people-centered development
Philippine Journal of Public Administration Volume 40

Cariño, L.V., (1990) Philippine public administration : a westernized system in an Asian setting
Public Administration in the Third World: An International Handbook , V. Subramanian (ed)

Cariño, L.V., (1990) Deviations from government financial accountability
Development Research News Volume 8, No. 5

Cariño, L.V., (1990) The contributions of the perspective of public administration
Perspective Volume 10, No. 1

Bautista, V.A., Alfiler, Ma.C.P., Reyes, D.R., Tapales, P.D., Cariño, L.V., (1993) The contributions of the perspective of public administration
Introduction to Public Administration in the Philippines

Cariño, L.V., (1989) Bureaucracy for democracy, the struggle of the Philippine political leadership and the civil service in the post Marcos period
Philippine Journal of Public Administration Volume 33, No. 3

Cariño, L.V., (1987) How can we use the bureaucracy we now have? Issues as we search for means to get the public servant moving
Special Issue on "Our Battered Bureaucracy" Solidarity Volume 10, No. 1

Cariño, L.V., (1987) One year of a shotgun marriage: The Aquino government and the bureaucracy
Kasarinlan Volume 2, No. 4

Cariño, L.V., (1987) The Aquino government and the civil service
A Filipino Agenda for the 21st Century: The Papers, Discussion and Recommendations of the Solidarity Conference, Manila

Romeo B. Ocampo and Proserpina D. Tapales, (1985) The Administration of Governmental Services at the Local Level
Philippines Local Government, Unfinished Textbook

Cordero, R.R, (1983 Ag) A Study of Labor Based/Equipment Supported Road Construction in the Philippines
International Labor Organization Regional Officer for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok and the ILO Office in the Manila, Volume 2

Ma. Concepcion P.,Alfiler. and Rebecca P. Albano, (1980 My ) The Support for Health Programs: A Functional Of Analysis ofthe Ministry of Health
MOH, Supported by the IBRD , No. 125

M. Ladd, Thomas.,Raul P De Guzman, (1987) Some Consideration About the Representativeness and Responsiveness of the Bureacracy, Bureacratic Theory, Bureacratic Practice
Philippines-American Education Foundation, unfinished books

Papers Presented:

  • Agricultural Extension Workers: Problems of the Organization and the Profession , 1st Agricultural Policy Conference, UPLB, Laguna
  • Corruption and Injustice, International Conference on Community Justice, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Beyond the Crossroads: Policy Issues for the Philippine Non-profit Sector , Voluntas Symposium, London, England
  • Volunteer Management for Disaster Rehabilitation. A Case Study of a University Program in Lahar Country, Philippines , International Symposium on Disaster and Health
  • Agricultural Extension Workers: Problems of the Organization and the Profession, 1st Agricultural Policy Conference, UPLB, Laguna
  • Managing The Ugnayan ng Pahinugod , Forum of the Management Education Council, University of the Philippines
  • Concept Paper: Proposed Regional Framework for UNDP Assistance for Asia Pacific, UN Development Program, New York
  • Voluntary Sector Management as a Field of Specialization for the Master of Public Administration Degree , College of Public Administration and the UP Diliman Curriculum Committee
  • Re-engineering the Bureaucracy: A Concept Paper on Performance Indicators , Development Academy of the Philippines
  • Bank Perspectives on Decentralized , Asia Development Bank
  • Key Issues of Decentralization in the Philippines , Asia Development Bank
  • Socio-Cultural and Administrative Norms and Values, 24th National Conference on the Public Personal Administration on Graft Corruption: Endemic HRM Concern Sponsored by the Personnel Officers Association of the Philippines, GSIS, Manila
  • Pahinugod: A New Means of Enriching Higher Education, Second National Congress on Higher Education, Sponsored by the Commission on the Higher Education, Diliman, Quezon City
  • Programs of the Heart and Soul, Signing of the Covenant on The Spirit of a Hundred hours-Alay sa Bayan of the Civic Service Commission
  • Future Development in Philippine Public Administration, Experts Meeting on Long-Term Development Planning: Institutional Sector. National Economic and Development Authority
  • The Values We Live By: The Congruence and Disjunctions of Values in Academe with the Filipino Values and Goals of National Development , UP Faculty Conference , Values and UP Education, Subic Bay, Olongapo City
  • Monitoring the Plan: Instituting Systems Defining and Assessing Continuity, The Philippines 2000/MTPDP: Implementing the Newly Industrializing Country Vision Strategy and Management. Makati: The Philippine Futuristic Society and the Center for Research and Communication
  • A New President, Renewed Bureaucracy, 3rd International Philippine Studies Conference, Canberra, Australia
  • An Assessment of the Public Administration in the Philippines, Makati: Philippines Institute for Development Studies
  • Authority, Influence and Leadership in Philippine Rural Communities: A Review of the Literature, The Community Development Research Council
  • The Bureaucracy and Recent Development in the Philippines , 2nd Joint Seminar on the United State-Philippines Relations Manila
  • The Impact of Rural Roads, ESIA/WID (Economic and Social Impact Analysis /Women in Development ) Seminar
  • Evaluation of the Provincial Development Assistant Project (PDAP), USAID
  • The Impact of Feeder Roads: A Research Design, Economic And Social Impact Analysis And Women Development (ESIA/WID) Project, Diliman, Quezon City: Philippine Center fof Economic Development
  • The Lost of Skilled Personnel From Developing Countries: Its Incidence, Chapter 1 of the Philippines Country , 22nd Colombo Plan Conference
  • The Problems of Nation Building , 1st Seminar on the Role of the Mass in National Development, Manila: The Association of Southest Asia Nations
  • Structural Conditions and Professional Migration: A Study of the Movement of Scientist, Engineers and Medical Personnel in the United State , Ph.D. Dissertation Submitted to Indiana University

Awards:

  • Cum Laude Graduate, University of the Philippines, 1961
  • Scholarship Grantee, East West Center, University of Hawaii, USA, 1962-1964
  • Research Fellow, Comparative Administration Group, American Society for Public administration, 1963
  • Recipient, East-West Center Award for Academic Excellence in Political Science, , 1964
  • Fellow, Comparative Sociology, Consortium of Midwest Universities, 1970
  • Fellow, University of the Philippines-Ford Faculty Development Program, 1966-1970
  • Recipient of 1977 Annual Research Award, Population Center Foundation, 1977
  • Holder of Professorial Chair in Public Administration, Commission on Audit, 1981
  • Outstanding alumnus, Union High School of Manila (Now PCU), 1981
  • Gintong Aklat Award (golden book) (Technical Book Category), DAP, 1980-1981
  • Recipient, Reflections on Development Award, Rockefeller Foundation, 1987-1988
  • First Rafael M. Salas Professor of Public Administration, , 1991
  • Lifetime Achievement Award in Social Sciences, National Research Council of the Philippines, 1993
  • Outstanding Alumna, Philippine Christian University, 1994
  • Highest Academic rank as University Professor, University of the Philippines, 1993
  • Academician, National Academy of Science and Technology, 1995
  • Holder of the Commission on Audit Professorial Chair in Public Administration, , 1982