More than 120 DAPpers took time in the afternoon of February 20 to listen and get some invaluable insights about the male and female brain and behavior from famed psychologist Dr. Margarita “Margie” Holmes. Dr. Holmes regaled a heterogeneous crowd that included middle-aged personnel and some very young adults with her frank assessment of the continue reading : DAPpers get frank, straight talk from Margie Holmes

Nine Eminent Fellows see the Development Academy of the Philippines as a training ground for implementors of ideas generated within the halls of the government training institution. After watching former Presidential Adviser Edicio de la Torre discuss the concept of the democratic developmental state during their biannual meeting on January 26, 2017 at the Board continue reading : Eminent Fellows see DAP as training ground of implementors

The Development Academy of the Philippines, through its Institutional Marketing Center or IMC, has entered into a partnership with Edukasyon.ph, signing a memorandum of understanding with the emerging online career advisor and school application site that will help the DAP further promote and market its programs, products and services. DAP President Antonio Kalaw Jr. and continue reading : DAP ties up with Edukasyon.ph to promote programs, products, services

The Development Academy of the Philippines’ Center for Governance (CfG), in collaboration with the Productivity and Development Center (PDC), conducted a training course on strategic planning for the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) employees last December at the Astoria Plaza in Pasig City. Mandated to provide quality expressways and safe toll facilities, the TRB plays a continue reading : DAP capacitates TRB in strategic planning

A Development Academy of the Philippines delegation led by President Antonio Kalaw Jr. that recently traveled to Germany met with a number of German political foundations to explore possible partnerships in public sector productivity, and research on federalism, climate change and other areas of mutual interest and concern. Kalaw and his group met with representatives continue reading : DAP officials meet with German political foundations to explore partnerships

Development Academy of the Philippines President Antonio Kalaw Jr. led a group of DAP technical personnel who recently traveled to Germany to meet with members of the federal government and familiarize themselves with federalism in view of the move for the Philippines to shift to the federal form of government. The trip is also part continue reading : DAP officials go to German legislature in familiarization tour on federalism

The Development Academy of the Philippines Center for Governance (CfG), through its Local Governance and Development Office, has conducted the first run of the Introductory Course on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for LGUs, gathering local officials and key representatives from different local government units for the publicly offered course that took place at the DAP Conference continue reading : DAP runs first public-private partnership course for LGUs (December 28, 2016)

The Development Academy of the Philippines, through its Center for Governance’s Local Governance and Development Office (LGDO), conducted the Seminar-Workshop on Tourism Development Planning for Local Government Units (LGUs) last November at the Astoria Plaza Hotel and the DAP Conference Center in Pasig City. Some 52 representatives from 25 LGUs composed of the provinces of continue reading : DAP conducts tourism dev’t planning workshop for LGUs (December 27, 2016)

The Development Academy of the Philippines, as the Asian Productivity Organization’s designated Center of Excellence on Public Sector Productivity, recently hosted the workshop on developing the APO public sector leadership framework in partnership with the 55-year-old Asian body. The weeklong workshop was held last November at Marco Polo Ortigas, Pasig City, and was attended by continue reading : DAP hosts workshop on APO public sector leadership framework (December 23, 2016)

  Dr. Carlos Tabunda Jr., the Development Academy of the Philippines’ Executive Fellow, was recently honored for his TV programs when they were awarded the Anak TV Seal symbolic of those programs’ child- and family-friendly orientation. Dr. Tabunda’s programs – ASEAN in Focus and ASEAN in Focus Weekend – were chosen for exemplifying shows that continue reading : Tabunda, DAP Executive Fellow, gets Anak TV Seal Award for programs (December 19, 2016)