An alumni homecoming featuring a program that honored former Development Academy of the Philippines stalwart and outgoing Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio “Babes” Singson was one of the highlights of the Academy’s 43rd anniversary celebrations on Monday, June 20, 2016. DAP President Antonio D. Kalaw Jr. said feting Singson, who used to be the continue reading : ALUMNI HOMECOMING HIGHLIGHTS ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS (June 21, 2016)

The Development Academy of the Philippines, through its Council of Fellows, held the third of its series of roundtable discussions for the year last May 31with focus on strategic foreign policy and the development of Mindanao marking the activity, which is the Academy’s contribution to mainstreaming public discourse on development as well as a means continue reading : NEW FOREIGN POLICY FRAMEWORK, MINDANAO DEV’T PUSHED IN DAP ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION (June 14, 2016)

Migration, one of the relevant issues affecting the Philippines and the Filipino people, was the center of attention when the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) conducted an orientation for the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) and select local government units (LGUs) on May 11, 2016 at the Confucius Room of the DAP Building in continue reading : DAP, LGUs get UNDP orientation (June 13, 2016)

Employees and colleagues, as well as friends from way back, honored President Antonio Kalaw Jr. on the occasion of his 10th anniversary as top executive of the Development Academy of the Philippines on June 1.  Kalaw, who was elected by the DAP Board of Trustees as the Academy’s seventh president on June 1, 2006, has continue reading : Employees, colleagues fete Kalaw on his 10th year as president (June 2, 2016)

The Development Academy of the Philippines’ expertise continued to be instrumental in honing the skills of government officers.  This was again demonstrated when some 26 officers and technical staff of the central and regional offices of the Bureau of Local Government Finance underwent an intensive four-day training course called “Course on Project Management” and another continue reading : Local gov’t finance officers undergo CFG-led training (May 24, 2016)

Shortly after the opening of the Middle Managers Class Batch 11-Bagwis last February 19, the Public Management Development Program has yet again proven that breakthroughs can happen even in just a short gap after a previous achievement.  In its fourth year of implementation, the program is running its 12th batch of Middle Managers Class composed continue reading : PMDP WELCOMES 12th BATCH OF MIDDLE MANAGERS CLASS (May 10, 2016)

Lilian Salonga, Acting Director of the Department of Trade and Industry’s Consumer Protection and Advocacy Bureau, said three elements should be present among participants in the DAP’s Public Management Development Program for them to succeed in their respective areas of assignment. Keynoting the opening of the DAP’s Middle Managers Class Batch 12 last April 25, continue reading : PMDP alumna discusses elements of her PMDP journey (May 2, 2016)

The Verwaltungsakademie Berlin (Administrative Academy of Berlin or VAk) received a delegation from the Philippines on February 16, 2016 for a dialogue and an exchange of information on experiences relevant to guiding its members about continuing education and the advances made as well as options available in the education of one’s employees.  Led by Merliza continue reading : DAP team in Germany (April 21, 2016)

  The Asian Productivity Organization (APO) has released an electronic book entitled “Measuring Public-sector Productivity in Selected Asian Countries.”  Released last March, the book highlights not only the successful programs and initiatives from which countries may learn but also enlarges the much-needed public sector productivity (PSP) data for future learning and reference. The publication is continue reading : APO publishes e-book on Public Sector Productivity (April 11, 2016)