Marcos transfers DAP to NEDA

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has transferred the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) from the Office of the President (OP) to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) as part of the administration’s streamlining and rightsizing efforts.

“Pursuant to the rightsizing policy of the national government, it is imperative to streamline and rationalize the functional relationships of agencies with complementary mandates to promote coordination, efficiency, and organizational coherence in the bureaucracy,” Marcos' Executive Order 45 read.

''The DAP is hereby attached to the NEDA for policy and program coordination.''

Created by Presidential Decree 205, the DAP aims to promote and support the country’s development efforts by carrying out human resource programs that are designed to instill a development perspective and advance management capability in the key sectors of the government and the economy.

NEDA is the primary agency responsible for formulating continuing, coordinated, and fully integrated social and economic policies, plans, and programs.

It is also tasked with strengthening the analytical, operational, and evaluation capacity of civil servants and raising the productivity performance of agencies identified in the Philippine Development Plan 2023–2028 to improve bureaucratic efficiency. —VBL, GMA Integrated News