The Philippines, as the newly-designated Center of Excellence on Public Sector Productivity, should maintain its competency and leadership role by continuously upgrading to meet world-class standards. This was declared by former Ambassador  Mari Amano, secretary general of the Asian Productivity Organization, during the launching of the Philippines as the 20-country organization’s COE on Public Sector continue reading : Philippines should keep competency and leadership role as COE – APO sec-gen (December 4, 2015)

DAP President Antonio D. Kalaw Jr. recently regrouped and renamed several groups and units in the  Academy in an  attempt to “improve the delivery mechanisms” in the organization as well as “strengthen (its) institutional and corporate units.” The Academy’s top man specifically mentioned the need to “accordingly strengthen and to have a more responsive, reliable, continue reading : DIFFERENT NAMES, SAME CENTERS OF DISTINCTION (December 3, 2015)

Horacio R. “Boy” Morales Jr., former chairman, executive vice president and executive director of the Development Academy of the Philippines, was enshrined as one of the heroes and martyrs at the Bantayog ng mga  Bayani in ceremonies honoring this year’s 15 inductees to the shrine located at Quezon Avenue near corner EDSA in Quezon City continue reading : Former DAP Chairman Boy Morales enshrined at Bantayog ng mga Bayani (December 2, 2015)

The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) has continued to graduate health champions for the country in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH), Assistant Secretary Paulyn Jean B. Rosell-Ubial said as she read   Secretary Janette Loreto-Garin’s speech. This is despite the government’s failure to meet two of three Millennium Development goals related to health. continue reading : DAP graduates 31st batch of health champions (November 9, 2015)

Cesar E.A. Virata, first prime minister of the Philippine Parliamentary System, keynoted the launch of the book, “The Fellows Speak,” lauding the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) for its continuing development work at the Academy’s OD Corpuz Hall on October 22, 2015. Virata cited poverty as the most critical   social concern of the Philippines continue reading : DAP launches experts’ book (November 5, 2015)

With the theme “Matino at Mahusay: Dalawampu’t Limang Taon ng Pampublikong Pamamahala at Pagpapaunlad,” the Development Academy of the Philippines Graduate School of Public and Development Management’s Master in Public Management celebrated its silver jubilee on October 17, 2015 at the DAP Conference Center in Tagaytay City. Assisi Development Foundation Vice Chairperson Victoria Elisa “Viel” continue reading : DAP’s Master in Public Management goes silver (November 3, 2015)

Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) feted 41 graduates who comprise the third batch of Master in Productivity and Quality Management major in  Microfinance (MPQM-MF)  program at a graduation ceremony on September 29, 2015 at the DAP Building, Pasig City. Awardees include Larry-Jun Barcoma of the Center for Agriculture and Rural Development-Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD-MRI)who continue reading : DAP hails Third Batch of MPQM-Microfinance graduates (October 19, 2015)

Some 186 representatives from national government  agencies, government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCCs), other executive offices (OEOs), and state universities and colleges (SUCs) attended the series of  orientation on the FY 2015 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB). The activities were conducted  by the A025  Inter-agency Task Force on the Harmonization of National  Government Performance Monitoring, Information and Reporting continue reading : New Requirements for 2015 Performance Bonus Released

PASIG CITY—Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) Chairman Cayetano W. Paderanga, Jr. welcomed 22 professionals from Japan who were  in the country for the third leg of the Asian Business Leaders (ABL) Program at the opening   ceremonies held at DAP head office in Pasig City on September 14, 2015.  The ABL is an initiative continue reading : DAP welcomes Japanese participants to the Asian Business Leaders Program (October 16, 2015)

Some 93 doctors to the barrios (DTTBs), health sector practitioners and professionals received their Certificate in Public Management from Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) President Antonio D. Kalaw, Jr. at an awarding   ceremony at the DAP Conference Center in Tagaytay City on September 19, 2015. The honorees, who comprise the sixth batch of the continue reading : DAP graduate students receive certificate in Public Management (October 13, 2015)