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 continue reading : DAP WELCOMES 9TH BATCH OF PMDP-MMC SCHOLARS (July 14, 2015)
AO 25 Interagency Task Force Holds Meeting on the 2014 Performance-Based Bonus (July 14, 2015)
Members of the AO 25 Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Harmonization of National Government Performance, Monitoring, Information and Reporting Systems met recently to assess performance of departments, state universities and colleges (SUCs), other executive offices (OEOs), local water districts (LWDs) and government-owned-or-controlled corporations (GOCCs) for the purpose of determining eligibility for the grant of continue reading : AO 25 Interagency Task Force Holds Meeting on the 2014 Performance-Based Bonus (July 14, 2015)
DAP Developments: IMO 6.09 Turns Seafarers into Competent and Committed Maritime Instructors (June 30, 2015)
It was Friday, the 26th of June, 2015. It was graduation time. Vincent De Asis, the Chief Officer with the toothy grin, was at the microphone. He wore, for once, a serious demeanor. He confessed that before attending the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 6.09 training course, his prime motive for taking the Instructor’s Course continue reading : DAP Developments: IMO 6.09 Turns Seafarers into Competent and Committed Maritime Instructors (June 30, 2015)
Productivity and Development Center
Promotes quality and productivity concepts, principles, and practices to strenghten competitiveness and help public and private sector organizations achieve performance excellence through the following program interventions: value chain productivity management; quality management; SME productivity development and agriculture productivity enhancement. Philippine Quality Awards Program Organizational Transformation towards Business Excellence SME Productivity Development Value Chain Productivity Management Productivity continue reading : Productivity and Development Center

DBM Secretary Abad Addresses DPPPP Graduates (May 22, 2015)
In photo— DPPPP graduates with: (L-R, seated) Atty. Genmaries Entredicho-Caong, GPPB-TSO Deputy Executive Director Atty. Elmira Caisido, DAP Senior Vice President Magdalena Mendoza, DAP President Antonio Kalaw, Jr., DBM Secretary Florencio Abad, World Bank Lead Procurement Specialist Atty. Cecilia Vales, GPPB-TSO Executive Director Dennis Santiago, GPPB-TSO Deputy Executive Director Atty. Melissa Santiago-Yan, DAP-CFG Managing Director continue reading : DBM Secretary Abad Addresses DPPPP Graduates (May 22, 2015)

DAP Photo Release: DAP TRAINS BHUTANESE DELEGATES ON PERFORMANCE-BASED MANAGEMENT AND INCENTIVE SYSTEM (April 28, 2015)
The Development Academy of the Philippines , through its Center for Governance, welcomed on Wednesday representatives from the Royal Government of Bhutan who are in the country for two-week Training on Performance-Based Management and Incentive System from April 22 to May 4, 2015. In photo (seated, L-R): DAP Program Manager Rosario Ablan, DAP Vice President continue reading : DAP Photo Release: DAP TRAINS BHUTANESE DELEGATES ON PERFORMANCE-BASED MANAGEMENT AND INCENTIVE SYSTEM (April 28, 2015)

DAP Developments: Bicol Mayors Complete Leadership and Governance Program (April 23, 2015)
Thirteen (13) local chief executives (LCEs), along with their respective municipal health officers (MHOs), who comprise the second batch of trainees from the Bicol region received their certificates of completion at the colloquium and awarding ceremony for the Municipal Leadership and Governance Program (MLGP) in March. The colloquium presenters and awardees include: Pili Mayor Alexis continue reading : DAP Developments: Bicol Mayors Complete Leadership and Governance Program (April 23, 2015)

DAP Developments: Eminent Fellows Mull Over DAP’s Role in Nation Building (April 23, 2015)
Being true to its mandate as a premier development support institution, the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) has intensified its role as catalyst for the shaping of “new, unique, trailblazing and pioneering ideas for the country’s development” through its Council of Fellows (COF). The COF is the Academy’s mechanism to generate, discuss, and pilot-test, continue reading : DAP Developments: Eminent Fellows Mull Over DAP’s Role in Nation Building (April 23, 2015)