The name implies something akin to sports, but make no mistake, the newly-minted government agency called Philippine Competition Commission is not in any way related to the Games and Amusements Board or even the Philippine Sports Commission.  It is an agency concerned more with pursuing constitutional goals related to the national economy, not any continue reading : New agency, DAP sign pact (February 21, 2016)

  Eight cities – all aiming to improve the state of health in their respective localities – took a step towards that direction when they received certificates of completion symbolic of their having complied with the requirements of the Development Academy of the Philippines’ City Leadership and Governance Program or CLGP. The cities are Batangas continue reading : Eight cities complete leadership and governance program (March 14, 2016)

The Development Academy of the Philippines can now depend on a distinguished diplomat who is credited with spearheading the organizational requirements of the highly successful Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Meeting hosted by the Philippines in November last year.  This is because Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Laura Q. del Rosario has become a member of the continue reading : DFA Usec is new DAP Fellow (March 9, 2016)

The Development Academy of the Philippines’ Center for Governance (CFG), through its Local Governance and Development Office, gathered key representatives of different local government units to familiarize them with child rights and responsive governance through the Basic Course on Child Rights-Responsive Governance (CRRG) held at the New Horizon Hotel in Mandaluyong City from January 18-20, continue reading : DAP trains LGUs on Child Rights-Responsive Governance (February 18, 2016)

The Development Academy of the Philippines launched the book entitled “ASEAN Integration: Status, Issues, and Prospects” at the O.D. Corpuz Hall last January 26, during which Dr. Orlando Mercado, an eminent fellow of the DAP, thanked the Academy for taking the initiative to come up with a book on the integration of the Association of continue reading : DAP launches book on ASEAN (February 3, 2016)

President Antonio Kalaw Jr. said that the Development Communication Coordinating Network (DevComNet) assembly hosted by the Academy last January 21-22 may serve as a good marketing tool for the DAP’s programs. The DAP’s top official made the statement based on feedback and the fact that the assembly gathered government communicators from a cross section of continue reading : DevComNet assembly may serve as a marketing tool – Kalaw (February 2, 2016)

“Good governance and good economics is the key to a rapid, sustainable and inclusive growth.” This was the message of Socio-Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan at the “Breakfast Chat” with Batch 10 scholars of the Middle Managers Class under the Public Management Development Program (PMDP) scholars at the Development Academy of the Philippines Conference Center continue reading : Breakfast Chat: Balisacan tells PMDP scholars the country is growing, urges them to help its growth (February 1, 2016)

A grieving workforce at the   Development Academy of the Philippines will pay tribute to its fallen Chairman, Cayetano W. Paderanga Jr., in necrological rites that have been set today, February 2, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. at the Santa Maria della Strada Chapels along Katipunan Avenue in Quezon city. This was announced by DAP President Antonio continue reading : Necrological rites for fallen Chairman announced by PADK (February 2, 2016)

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)