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)

Consistent with its mandate, the Development Academy of the Philippines, through the Center for Governance-Operations Management Office, has helped another institution, the Bureau of Animal Industry, redefine its directions by  facilitating a strategic planning workshop for the agency under the Department of  Agriculture. The workshop, which was held last December 1-4 at the Baden-Powell International continue reading : CFG-OMO helps Bureau of Animal Industry redefine its directions (December 21, 2015)

The entry of the Muntinlupa City government highlighting an innovative business transaction system did the Philippines proud when the city made it as one of the five finalists in the prestigious 4th International Best Practice Competition held during the 1st International  Conference on Productivity and Innovation hosted by the Development Academy of the Philippines recently. continue reading : Muntinlupa best practice entry does Philippines proud (December 11, 2015)

Best may not be the best for everyone, to paraphrase benchmarking guru, Dr. Robert Camp, but everyone wants to be the best.  This year, the best among the best practices in the Asia-Pacific region were presented at the two-day 1st International Conference on Productivity and    Innovation hosted by the Development Academy of the Philippines in continue reading : Emirates entries top 4th International Best Practice Competition (December 9, 2015)