The Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA) is founded upon the aspirations of “people power” by involving as many Filipinos as possible in building a Dream Philippines where every government institution delivers, and every citizen prospers. Recognizing governance as key to bringing about long wanted breakthroughs and transformations, ISA has developed the Performance Governance System (PGS) —a holistic and collaborative framework for designing and executing roadmaps to long-term reform — for its partners to institutionalize. 

The PGS culls from global best practices in managing strategy to meet the rising needs of Philippine institutions. It builds governance reform capacities across a four-stage pathway and addresses a wide array of challenges while also yielding niche impact. At the national level this means world-class public service, at the local level, a robust economy.

This framework is now used by over 100 national government agencies and local government units in the Philippines, of which 12 have been independently verified by global experts and showcased as Islands of Good Governance (IGG) at the 2015 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, and 6 have been awarded membership in the exclusive Palladium Balanced Scorecard Hall of Fame for Executing Strategy. These national agencies and local governments continue to raise the bar on what the modern public sector institution can achieve together with its stakeholders. Each one is a true partner in governance reform, playing a significant role in building our Dream Philippines.