FEATURED FACULTY: DR. EMMANUEL F. ESGUERRA

Dr. Emmanuel F. Esguerra is the Faculty-in-Charge of the Economic Applications in the Public Sector Module of the Middle Managers Class and of the Public Sector Economics and Finance Module of the Senior Executive Class. He used to be the Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and Director General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).… Read more »

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Featured Alumni: DR. AMADO O. TANDOC III

A tribute to heroes of the pandemic would be incomplete without mentioning Amado O. Tandoc III, MD, FPSP, Medical Officer V – Chief of the Laboratory Research Division (LRD) of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM).  His agency’s huge responsibility was to squarely face the challenges brought about by the global health crisis of… Read more »

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DAP Teams Up with PIDS for the Outcome Evaluation of PMDP

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is set to conduct an impact evaluation of the PMDP. The details of this engagement were discussed during the kickoff meeting last March 9, 2021 which was attended by DAP Senior Vice President Magdalena L. Mendoza, PMDP Managing Director Nanette C. Caparros, PMDP M&E Program Manager Sheryl D. Reyes, PIDS Senior Research Fellows Dr. Sonny Domingo and Dr. Michael Ralph Abrigo, PIDS Junior Research Fellow Dr. Charlotte Justine Sicat, and other involved staff from DAP and PIDS. The focus of the study is to measure and evaluate the extent to which expected outcomes are being attained, and identify other positive outcomes that may have resulted from the Program. The evaluation also aims to provide evidence of program impact on key stakeholders.

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TONY MELOTO GRACES THE PHRONETIC LEADERSHIP MODULE OF SENIOR EXECUTIVES CLASS BATCH 9-PUNYAGI

The Senior Executives Class Batch 9 – Punyagi was privileged to have Mr. Antonio “Tony” Meloto, father of Gawad Kalinga (Tagalog words that mean “to give care”), a global movement meant for building sustainable communities within slum areas, share with them his story during their Phronetic Leadership module.

Mr. Meloto told the class that he retired from Gawad Kalinga (GK) in 2017 and is now a happy farmer in San Jose Bulacan. He mentioned that his journey did not end with his retirement in GK as the Chairman, and is now in the 3rd phase of his journey building sustainable and innovative communities throughout the Philippines.

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SENATOR-ELECT DE LIMA ENCOURAGES PMDP SEC BATCH 5 TO HAVE A HEART FOR PUBLIC SERVICE

The Public Management Development Program (PMDP) welcomed the fifth batch of the Senior Executives Class last June 20, 2016 at the Development Academy of the Philippines Conference Center in Tagaytay City. Former Justice Secretary and Senator-elect Leila M. de Lima served as Keynote Speaker at the event. “It is an honor to be in this… Read more »

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DAP-PMDP HOLDS 9TH GRADUATION CEREMONY

The Public Management Development Program (PMDP) under the Development Academy of the Philippines held a joint graduation for Middle Managers Class (MMC) Batch 8 – Siklab and Senior Executives Class (SEC) Batch 4 – Alab-lahi. PMDP celebrated its 9th Graduation Ceremony on January 29, 2016 at the DAP Conference Center in Tagaytay City. The graduates… Read more »

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