About Us

The Galing Pook Foundation

Galing Pook traces its beginnings in 1993 when the first Galing Pook Awards was held. The Awards Program was a joint initiative of the Local Government Academy–Department of the Interior and Local Government, the Ford Foundation, and other individual advocates of good governance from the academe, civil society and the government.

The Asian Institute of Management administered the awards program until 2000. However, the Galing Pook Foundation was formally established as a private awardsgiving body in 1998 to sustain the Awards program.

In its almost two decades of existence, Galing Pook has become a leading resource institution continuously promoting innovation and excellence in local governance. It proactively searches and recognizes best local government practices and facilitates their adoption in more communities in the country.