WHEREAS, in pursuit of realizing the aims of the Philippine Development Plan 2011-2016, we are investing in a career executive service development program - the Public Management Development Program, a purposive, program-based, and integrated professional development program that provides a clear direction towards professionalizing the bureaucracy by producing a corps of development-oriented public managers imbued with competence, integrity, and professionalism; and

WHEREAS, to ensure the realization of its outcome, the government has tasked the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) to implement the program, given its institutional experience and mandate to carry out human resource development programs designed to instill development perspectives and advance management capability in the leadership of the key sectors of the government and the economy.

NOW THEREFORE, in support of this initiative, all Secretaries and heads of departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the National Government are hereby enjoined and encouraged to send their nominees to the 2014 Public Management Development Program.

The program description and requirements are attached hereto for reference.

This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of December, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Thirteen.

By authority of the President:

(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.
Executive Secretary