A nine-member delegation comprising the 105th National Management Course (NMC) foreign study tour of the government of Pakistan came recently to the Development Academy of the Philippines for a briefing on the Academy’s role in the Philippine government’s policy formulation and its function as one of the latter’s think tanks. The NMC delegation was headed continue reading : Academy receives Pakistani foreign study tour group (November 14, 2016)

Some 19 local officials from Compostela Valley Province, Cebu Province, Tuguegarao City, and Delfin Albano, Isabela learned more about their important role in formulating responsive laws and policies during the “Course on Effective Local Legislation (ELL)” conducted by the Development Academy of the Philippines last October 18-20 at the DAP Conference Center in Pasig City. continue reading : DAP conducts course on effective local legislation (November 10, 2016)

The Development Academy of the Philippines, in another case of fulfilling a commitment to provide responsive interventions, has helped the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) to take the initial steps towards making itself a “better-performing institution.” The Academy, through its Center for Governance-Operations Management Office, recently conducted a series of activities to help the Bureau continue reading : DAP facilitates Bureau of Plant Industry strategic planning workshop (November 9, 2016)

Three graduates of the Development Academy of the Philippines’  masteral  program – Lt.  Col. Wilfredo Baylon Manalang Jr. of the Philippine Navy Marine Corps, Lt. Col. Eliglen  Ferrer  Villaflor  of the Philippine Army and Police Senior Superintendent Susan Rabano-Jalla of the Philippine National Police – were named as winners in the search for The Outstanding continue reading : 3 DAP masteral graduates named Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos (November 2, 2016)

The Academy’s Center for Governance conducted the Basic Project Management and Development Course on September 5-9, 2016, with 58 participants from national line agencies, constitutional bodies and government-owned and controlled corporations completing the five-day training course held at the Virata Hall of the DAP Conference Center in Pasig City. The course was designed to equip continue reading : Center for Governance conducts course in project mg’t and dev’t (October 11, 2016)

For Dr. Marvin Masalunga, the recognition must have been unexpected.  The young doctor, after all, was simply immersed in his advocacy of looking after the people who need him most.  It was precisely for that reason that he chose to live a life far from the city, far from the glamor and  comfort of big continue reading : US recognition for masteral candidate makes the Academy proud (October 3, 2016)

The Development Academy of the Philippines, true to its calling as the premier government training and research agency, is set to open a compact, practitioner-oriented training program on communication as a tool for development. Called Communication for Development or C4D, the course is an experienced-based learning program that dissects communication as “a dynamic process of continue reading : DAP to open new communication course on October 2 (September 27, 2016)

Top executives of the Mongolian Productivity Organization, one of 20 member organizations of the Asian Productivity Organization, recently paid a visit to the Development Academy of the Philippines, the implementing and focal organization of the Philippines as the APO’s Center of Excellence in Public Sector Productivity. The Mongolian executives led by Yamaaranz Erkhembayar, an APO continue reading : Mongolian Productivity Organization Leaders Visit DAP (September 26, 2016)

The Development Academy of the Philippines, in partnership with the Commission on Higher Education, recently conducted the first Presidential Leadership course, kicking off a series of six courses under the Philippine Higher Education Career System (Phil-HECS) Presidential Leadership Program. Entitled “Leading a Globally Competitive Higher Education Institution” with the theme “Emerging Trends and Challenges in continue reading : Phil-HECS Presidential Leadership Program kicks off with first course (August 22, 2016)

Some 40 graduates of the Master in Public Management, major in Development and Security, conducted by the Development Academy of the Philippines’ Graduate School of Public and Development Management in partnership with the Philippine Public Safety College were urged to “effect change” in the system as they received their diplomas in ceremonies held at the continue reading : Pioneer batch of senior executive police graduates urged to effect change (August 11, 2016)