The Development Academy of the Philippines, the country’s premier government research and training institution, is now moving into practitioner-oriented certificate courses to complement its longer, degree-granting programs.  One of these courses is “Organization Development: Enhanced Readiness for Tomorrow’s Challenges,” which will make its maiden run from March 27-31, 2017 at the DAP Conference Center in continue reading : DAP offers seminar on organization development

Support Services Center Vice President Nini de Armas is shown after receiving hercertificate from DAP President Tony Kalaw Jr. for being among the commendable officers in 2016. Also in picture are Internal Audit Head Mike Gapuz, Vice President for Corporate Concerns Trygve Bolante and Corporate Communications Director Princess Umali. (Photo by Ped Garcia) Some 47 officers continue reading : 47 individuals, 10 centers/units receive ‘commendable’ awards

The Development Academy of the Philippines has joined the clamor to give justice to a fallen son, Dr. Dreyfuss Bolivar Perlas, a graduate of its masteral program in public management, major in health systems and development, and a volunteer of the famed Doctors to the Barrios Program, who was murdered in cold blood while in continue reading : DAP joins clamor for justice for slain masters graduate

Participants in the Foundation Course on Local Governance and Legislation pose for a class picture together with DAP SVP for Programs Magdalena Mendoza (seated, center) and VP Imelda Caluen (standing, extreme right). (Photo by Michelle Belga) Some 34 provincial vice governors and seven legislative staff members recently completed the Foundation Course on Local Governance and continue reading : DAP trains 34 vice governors on effective local legislation

DAP President Antonio Kalaw Jr. speaks at the turnover of the 2017-2022 strategic plan that the DAP helped craft for the Bureau of Plant Industry during the latter’s 87th anniversary program. Also in picture are BPI OIC-Director Vivencio Mamaril and Assistant Director Jennifer Remoquillo, among others. The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) has turned continue reading : DAP turns over Bureau of Plant Industry’s 2017-2022 Strategic Plan

More than 120 DAPpers took time in the afternoon of February 20 to listen and get some invaluable insights about the male and female brain and behavior from famed psychologist Dr. Margarita “Margie” Holmes. Dr. Holmes regaled a heterogeneous crowd that included middle-aged personnel and some very young adults with her frank assessment of the continue reading : DAPpers get frank, straight talk from Margie Holmes

Nine Eminent Fellows see the Development Academy of the Philippines as a training ground for implementors of ideas generated within the halls of the government training institution. After watching former Presidential Adviser Edicio de la Torre discuss the concept of the democratic developmental state during their biannual meeting on January 26, 2017 at the Board continue reading : Eminent Fellows see DAP as training ground of implementors

The Development Academy of the Philippines, through its Institutional Marketing Center or IMC, has entered into a partnership with Edukasyon.ph, signing a memorandum of understanding with the emerging online career advisor and school application site that will help the DAP further promote and market its programs, products and services. DAP President Antonio Kalaw Jr. and continue reading : DAP ties up with Edukasyon.ph to promote programs, products, services

The Development Academy of the Philippines’ Center for Governance (CfG), in collaboration with the Productivity and Development Center (PDC), conducted a training course on strategic planning for the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) employees last December at the Astoria Plaza in Pasig City. Mandated to provide quality expressways and safe toll facilities, the TRB plays a continue reading : DAP capacitates TRB in strategic planning