Cayetano W. Paderanga, Jr., who served as  Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority twice and was the         Development Academy of the Philippines’ Chairman the past three years, has passed away.  The well-loved executive succumbed to complications arising from a heart operation shortly before midnight on Friday, January 29, 2016. Paderanga’s death was as continue reading : Paderanga, DAP Chairman, economist par excellence, patriot, passes away (February 1, 2016)

Congressman Roman Romulo exhorted participants in the “Higher Education Career System Presidential Leadership Conference and Consultation” to use the three-day conference to help the country’s state universities and colleges and their students in order to come closer to the goals enunciated under the Higher Education Reform Agenda. Speaking at the gathering of presidents and vice continue reading : Romulo: Use 3-day conference to help SUCs, students (January 27, 2016)

    Add “author” among the many titles one may use for DAP Senior Vice President Gloria Jumamil-Mercado.  Mercado, the dean of the Academy’s Graduate School, just helped complete a compendium of best practices that documents the advances made by the civilian and military sectors in coordination work during disasters. Called “Advances in Civil-Military Coordination continue reading : DAP Graduate School Head co-authors int’l publication on disaster coordination (January 26, 2016)

Mari Amano, secretary-general of the Asian Productivity Organization, cited the key role that public sector productivity (PSP) plays among APO member countries, saying its importance has spurred the 20-member organization to aim at expanding projects designed to enhance this vital area of concern. In his New Year’s message he sent out last   January 4, Amano continue reading : APO head cites role of public sector productivity in New Year’s message (January 25, 2016)

They came to honor the man alternately called the “West Philippine Sea Expert” and the “Father of the Foreign Service Institute.”  From former DAP President Ed Gonzalez and his contemporaries to incumbent President Antonio Kalaw Jr. and the current crop of Academy top brass and personnel, they set aside time to remember and honor a continue reading : DAP pioneer remembered, extolled (January 22, 2016)

The Development Academy of the Philippines may be expected to become more involved in networking and linking up with other institutions in 2016.  This is if one is to base it on President Antonio D. Kalaw Jr.’s pronouncement in his new year’s message. Addressing the Academy’s officers and employees last January 4, Kalaw said that continue reading : Kalaw: Institutional linkages, int’l relations will be a focus in 2016 (January 11, 2016)

Bureau of Internal Revenue Deputy Commissioner Estela Valdez-Sales highlighted the reforms that have been undertaken in the public service during the graduation ceremonies of the Middle Managers Class Batch 7 of the Public Management Development Program on November 7, 2015 at the DAP Conference Center in Tagaytay City. Valdez-Sales, who was the graduation keynote speaker continue reading : Reforms are possible (January 8, 2016)

President Antonio D. Kalaw Jr. asked the Academy’s leaders and operating groups to unite in order to ensure that the institution duplicates its success over the past year in 2016. In his new year’s message during the year’s first flag ceremony last January 4, Kalaw said he looks forward to “more collaborative endeavors between and continue reading : PADK appeals for unity (January 8, 2016)

  The team composed of the groups and units based on the 5th Floor A of DAP-Pasig made the most of the Japanese-inspired theme it worked on by scoring a near-sweep of the competitions held during the Academy’s annual Christmas celebrations.  The Japan team, which was made up of the Corporate Affairs Group composed of continue reading : A near-sweep by Japanese-inspired group (January 6, 2016)

The Development Academy of the Philippines has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center on the PPP Center Capacity Building Program, with the DAP acting as one of the local capacity-building institutions (LCBI), on December 11, 2015 at the PPP Board Room in Quezon City. Through this MoU, the DAP continue reading : DAP enters into agreement with Public-Private Partnership Center (January 4, 2016)