DAP WELCOMES 9TH BATCH OF PMDP-MMC SCHOLARS (July 14, 2015)

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In photo (L-R) Middle Managers Class Batch 9 (MMC 9) Session Director Richard G. Peñaflor, MMC 9 Session Manager Raymart Maruquez, PMDP Program Manager Nanette C. Caparros, Philippine Institute for Development Studies Director Renee Ann Jolina C. Ajayi, DAP President Antonio D. Kalaw, Jr., NEDA Deputy Director General Rolando G. Tungpalan, PMDP Senior Fellow and MMC 8 Session Director Ms. Arsenia S. Gavero, DAP Senior Vice President for Programs Magdalena L. Mendoza, and some PMDP faculty members, with the 38 Middle Managers Class Batch 9 scholars.
In photo (L-R) Middle Managers Class Batch 9 (MMC 9) Session Director Richard G. Peñaflor, MMC 9 Session Manager Raymart Maruquez, PMDP Program Manager Nanette C. Caparros, Philippine Institute for Development Studies Director Renee Ann Jolina C. Ajayi, DAP President Antonio D. Kalaw, Jr., NEDA Deputy Director General Rolando G. Tungpalan, PMDP Senior Fellow and MMC 8 Session Director Ms. Arsenia S. Gavero, DAP Senior Vice President for Programs Magdalena L. Mendoza, and some PMDP faculty members, with the 38 Middle Managers Class Batch 9 scholars.

The Public Management Development Program (PMDP) welcomed 38 high performing and high potential section and division chiefs from various national line and attached agencies who comprise the ninth batch of the Middle Managers Class (MMC) through an opening ceremony at the DAP Conference Center last April.

National Economic and Development Authority Deputy Director General for Investment Programming Rolando G. Tungpalan, as the keynote speaker,  addressed the new scholars by recalling his life as a manager in NEDA. “The  middle  level  is  the position that I would like to go back to. That is the level where we can really make a difference,” he said.

Tungpalan Opening
Keynote Speaker NEDA Deputy Director General Rolando G. Tungpalan during the Middle Managers Class Batch 9 Opening Ceremony on April 17, 2015 at the DAP Conference Center in Tagaytay City.

“As middle managers, you have to be able to translate decisions of your superiors into  concrete  actions and implement them accordingly. Therefore, a middle manager  must  be  competent, responsive, innovative  and most importantly committed to the profession to be able to endure the hardships and appreciate the fruits of his labor,” he added.

 Furthermore, he reminded the scholars that the government has continued to push   for  reforms  towards  a  results-oriented public management with zero tolerance for corruption. “Good managers are needed to deliver the outcome. I advise  you  not  to  look  at  it  as  a  mere  challenge but as an opportunity to continuously  improve  your  work  as  a  way for us to deliver not just for our organizations, but also for our primary clients, our countrymen,” he said.

 In closing, he shared the 3Rs that he upholds as principles as a public servant: (1) to do the right things; (2) doing them right; and (3) achieving results in a very sustainable manner.

 Meanwhile PMDP alumna, Director Ms. Renee Ann Jolina of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), shared her experiences as a member of MMC Batch 2 -Habi. She encouraged the new scholars of MMC Batch 9 – Hiyas  to  get the most out of the PMDP training by engaging themselves in the modules and writing religiously in their learning journals. She also urged them to respect and celebrate the diversity in their class. (JR Javier)