Devolution Ready: Realizing Meaningful Autonomy With just less than a year before the Mandanas ruling is fully implemented, an estimated Php 295B worth of programs, activities, and projects (PAPs) from national government agencies (NGAs) is expected to be devolved in 2022 to comply with the ruling (BusinessWorld, 2021). The added budget and devolution of PAPs continue reading : CBILLS THURSDAY TALKS WEBINAR 4

Gearing Up For Full Devolution With just less than a year before the Mandanas ruling is fully implemented, an estimated Php 295B worth of programs, activities, and projects (PAPs) from national government agencies (NGAs) is expected to be devolved in 2022 to comply with the ruling (BusinessWorld, 2021). The added budget and devolution of PAPs continue reading : CBILLS THURSDAY TALKS WEBINAR 3

Paving the Way: Assessing the Infrastructure Development Agenda in the Philippines One of the flagship programs of the current administration is the Build! Build! Build! (BBB) Program which aims to lead the Philippines into the so-called “Golden age of infrastructure”. This program includes building new cities, more bridges and roads, railways, and other mass transport continue reading : CBILLS THURSDAY TALKS WEBINAR 2

Road toward Herd Immunity: Where does the Philippines stand? The World Bank (2021) discussed in their report, Global Economic Prospects,that investments and widespread roll-out of vaccines will likely be the keys in sustaining recovery in the global economy more than a year into Covid-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization also shared that the second year continue reading : CBILLS THURSDAY TALKS WEBINAR 1

The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), through its Productivity and Development Center, recently concluded the “Training of Trainers on Developing Future-ready Agribusiness Social Enterprises (SEs)” last 3-5 March 2021. The three-day training program, sponsored by the DAP with the Asian Productivity Organization (APO), an intergovernmental organization that seeks to increase productivity in the Asia-Pacific continue reading : DAP Successfully Conducts the APO Digital Multi-Country Training of Trainers on Developing Future-ready Agribusiness Social Enterprises

Eight (8) Local Government Units (LGUs) participated in the Smart and Creative Communities webinar conducted by the Development Academy of the Philippines and Consulus last March 18, 2021. The webinar aimed to inspire LGUs to become smart and creative communities through comprehensive planning and a people-centered and holistic approach to place development. The LGUs that continue reading : DAP AND CONSULUS WORK TOGETHER TO HELP LGUS BECOME SMART AND CREATIVE COMMUNITIES

(DAP President and CEO Atty. Engelbert Caronan, Jr., and Udacity, Inc. CEO Gabriel Dalporto signed the Memorandum of Understanding. Mr. Celso Santiago, Jr., Managing Director of the DAP Institutional Marketing Center, and Ayah Sashaa, Global Director for Government of Udacity, Inc. were witnesses to this event) Opportunities to learn the latest technological skills opened up continue reading : DAP PARTNERS WITH UDACITY TO INNOVATE EDUCATION

Twenty-four high ranking officials from 18 government agencies across the country are now part of the 10th batch of the PMDP Senior Executives Class (SEC10). The opening ceremony was hosted via Google Meet and streamed live on PMDP’s Facebook page. A warm welcome started the ceremony from DAP President and CEO Atty. Engelbert C. Caronan. continue reading : PMDP HOLDS ITS OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE 10TH BATCH OF THE SENIOR EXECUTIVES CLASS

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is set to conduct an impact evaluation of the PMDP. The details of this engagement were discussed during the kickoff meeting last March 9, 2021 which was attended by DAP Senior Vice President Magdalena L. Mendoza, PMDP Managing Director Nanette C. Caparros, PMDP M&E Program Manager Sheryl D. continue reading : DAP Teams Up with PIDS for the Outcome Evaluation of PMDP