IN PHOTO: Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) President and CEO Atty. Engelbert Caronan, Jr., MNSA together with National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary and Director General and DAP Board of Trustees Chairperson Arsenio M. Balisacan, former DAP BoT Chairperson Alicia dela Rosa-Bala, representatives and families of DAP founding fathers, founding institutions and former DAP Presidents, gather in a symbolic gesture to reaffirm their support for the Academy’s next 50 years of service to the Filipino people.

The ‘symbolic act’ at the DAP 50th anniversary celebration (June 23, DAP Conference Center, Tagaytay City), represented the legacy of the DAP built upon the achievements of the past and on the collective efforts that can shape an even brighter future for the nation. It embodied the shared dedication to excellence in public service towards the development of the nation’s most precious resource – its people.