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)

Two Russian experts on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN recently made their assessments on the future of Russian and ASEAN relations, saying that developing relations between Russia and ASEAN member states has assumed greater importance in the midst of the world’s evolving political situation and global concerns. Speaking at the latest round-table continue reading : 2 Russian ASEAN experts weigh in on future relations between Russia, ASEAN (December 8, 2016)

The Development Academy of the Philippines, after having passed the transition audit conducted by the Certification International Philippines, Inc. in shifting from the previous standard to the 2015 standard, finally got the certification to ISO 9001:2015 that it sought as it became one of the first government agencies to do so. The DAP was formally continue reading : DAP gets ISO 9001:2015 certification (December 6, 2016)

A 14-man delegation from Bangladesh came to visit the Development Academy of the Philippines and other government agencies to exchange information with the DAP and those agencies on the Bangladesh government’s Annual Performance Management System and the Philippine government’s own Results-Based Performance Management System or RBPMS. The visit was arranged by the Department of Foreign continue reading : Bangladeshi delegation exchanges PMS info with DAP, other gov’t agencies (December 5, 2016)

Dr. Carlos Tabunda Jr., Executive Fellow of the Development Academy of the Philippines, spoke at the China International Friendship Cities Conference 2016 held in Chongqing, China from November 9 to 11, 2016, highlighting the value of establishing sustainable communities anchored on a cooperative relationship among cities from different countries. The conference, with the theme “Innovation continue reading : DAP Executive Fellow bats for cooperation in China conference (November 17, 2016)

A nine-member delegation comprising the 105th National Management Course (NMC) foreign study tour of the government of Pakistan came recently to the Development Academy of the Philippines for a briefing on the Academy’s role in the Philippine government’s policy formulation and its function as one of the latter’s think tanks. The NMC delegation was headed continue reading : Academy receives Pakistani foreign study tour group (November 14, 2016)

Some 19 local officials from Compostela Valley Province, Cebu Province, Tuguegarao City, and Delfin Albano, Isabela learned more about their important role in formulating responsive laws and policies during the “Course on Effective Local Legislation (ELL)” conducted by the Development Academy of the Philippines last October 18-20 at the DAP Conference Center in Pasig City. continue reading : DAP conducts course on effective local legislation (November 10, 2016)

The Development Academy of the Philippines, in another case of fulfilling a commitment to provide responsive interventions, has helped the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) to take the initial steps towards making itself a “better-performing institution.” The Academy, through its Center for Governance-Operations Management Office, recently conducted a series of activities to help the Bureau continue reading : DAP facilitates Bureau of Plant Industry strategic planning workshop (November 9, 2016)