Presidential Decrees 205 and 1061 provide the previous composition of the DAP Board of Trustees as follows: 1) Executive Secretary/Presidential Assistant; 2) Secretary of Finance; 3) Secretary of National Defense; 4) Director-General of the NEDA; 5) Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines; 6) Chairman of the Board of the DBP; 7) General-Manager of the GSIS; 8) Administrator of the SSS; 9) President of the PNB; 10) President of the LBP; 11) President of the DAP.
With the amendment to the DAP Charter through Executive Order 288, under the Freedom Constitution, issued on July 25, 1987, the present composition of the DAP Board of Trustees include cabinet secretaries/heads or representatives of the following government agencies: 1) Office of the President of the Philippines; 2) Department of Budget and Management; 3) Department of Education; 4) National Economic and Development Authority; 5) Civil Service Commission; 6) Department of Health; 7) Department of Agrarian Reform; 8) Department of Agriculture; 9) Department of Environment and Natural Resources; 10) Department of Finance; and, 11) Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP).Currently, the ex officio members of the DAP Board of Trustees are the following:
| SECRETARY ARSENIO M. BALISACAN, PhD National Economic and Development Authority Chairperson, DAP Board of Trustees Secretary Arsenio Balisacan is an economist with extensive expertise in development policy, governance, and administration, acquired over 35 years |
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| of professional work as a government official, non-governmental organization executive, economic adviser, researcher, professor, and consultant for numerous development agencies and intergovernmental organizations.
A former economics professor at the University of the Philippines for three decades, Secretary Balisacan presently serves as a cabinet member of the Philippine Government, holding the position of Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority, a post he previously held from 2012 to 2016. He also served as the inaugural chairperson and chief executive of the Philippine Competition Commission from 2016 to 2022. |
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| CHAIRPERSON KARLO ALEXEI B. NOGRALES Civil Service Commission Vice Chairperson, DAP Board of Trustees Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson, Atty. Karlo Alexei B. Nograles, was appointed by President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr. on June 30, 2022. |
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| As CSC head, he concurrently serves as the ex officio chairperson of the Scientific Career Council, the Public Sector Labor-Management Council, and a member of the Foreign Service Institute Board, and the Constitutional Fiscal Autonomy Group. He is also the elected chairperson of the Career Executive Service Board and vice-chairperson of the DAP Board of Trustees.
In 2023, he was appointed as the inaugural chairperson of the Asia Public Service Network, an organization of civil service leaders and senior officials from the Asian region who serve as the bridge to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development community, facilitating the sharing of reform experiences, best practices, and common opportunities to shape the future of public service delivery across the region. |
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| SECRETARY FRANCISCO P. TIU LAUREL Department of Agriculture Trustee, DAP Board of Trustees Secretary Francisco “Kiko” P. Tiu Laurel shares President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s vision to modernize the agriculture sector, uplift the lives of farmers and fishers, and ensure food security for Filipinos. |
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| Secretary Tiu Laurel has decades of experience managing companies engaged in fisheries, most notably the family-owned Frabelle Fishing Corporation, as well as marine enterprises, food processing, cold chain and logistics, real estate, and power. | |
| SECRETARY CONRADO M. ESTRELLA Department of Agrarian Reform Trustee, DAP Board of Trustees Secretary Conrado M. Estrella, former House deputy speaker, currently heads the Department of Agrarian Reform under President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr.’s administration, a position previously held by his grandfather, Conrado F. Estrella Sr., during the elder Marcos’ administration. |
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| Secretary Estrella is no stranger to government service. As an AB history and political science graduate, he continued the legacy of his grandfather and father, former congressman Robert M. Estrella Jr., as a civil servant. He first served as a provincial board member and chaired the Committee on Agrarian Reform from 1980-1985. | |
| SECRETARY AMENAH F. PANGANDAMAN Department of Budget and Management Trustee, DAP Board of Trustees Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman holds the distinction of being the first Muslim Budget Secretary and the sole female member of the country’s economic team. |
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| With 20 years of government service across legislative, executive branches, and the Central Bank, she possesses a unique perspective on Philippine bureaucracy and a profound understanding of various sectors’ interplay in the economy.
Before her appointment as Budget Secretary, Pangandaman served as the concurrent assistant governor for Strategic Communication and Advocacy and Executive Offices coordinator of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. She was also undersecretary and functional group head of the Office of the Secretary at the DBM during the Duterte Administration. |
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| SECRETARY SARA ZIMMERMAN DUTERTE Department of Education Trustee, DAP Board of Trustees Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte currently serves as Secretary of the Department of Education. She is the first-ever elected woman and the youngest vice mayor and mayor of Davao City. |
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| Her socio-political acumen and leadership skills have been sharpened by the Duterte family’s tradition of working in the government and serving the people.
Before politics, she had a brief stint as a Court Attorney in the Supreme Court of the Philippines in 2006. She then served as vice mayor from 2007 to 2010 and was elected mayor in 2010. Although a newcomer in 2007, Vice President Duterte demonstrated transformational leadership skills among the members of the city council. Her landmark project while serving as vice mayor was ‘Inday Para sa Barangay’, a whole-of-government approach to service every year in each of the 182 barangays of the city. |
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| SECRETARY MARIA ANTONIA YULO LOYZAGA Department of Environment and Natural Resources Trustee, DAP Board of Trustees Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga currently heads the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines. |
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| Since her appointment, she has been designated by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. as head of the Philippine delegation to five major conferences: the 2022 Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27, United Nations Biodiversity Conference COP15, United Nations Water Conference, and the United Nations High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. She chairs the Cabinet Cluster on Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation, and Disaster Risk Reduction and represents President Marcos on the Climate Change Commission as chairperson. | |
| SECRETARY RALPH G. RECTO Department of Finance Trustee,DAP Board of Trustees Secretary Ralph Gonzalez Recto currently leads the Department of Finance and serves as a member of the Monetary Board, the highest policy-making body of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, representing the government. |
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| Prior to his appointment to the DOF, Secretary Recto served as deputy speaker of the House of Representatives in the 19th Congress, representing the sixth District of Batangas. His extensive political career includes three terms in the Senate from 2001 to 2007 and from 2010 to 2022, where he held key positions such as senate president pro tempore (16th to 18th Congresses), Senate Minority Leader (17th Congress), and chairperson of the Committee on Ways and Means (12th, 13th, and 15th Congresses). | |
| SECRETARY TEODORO J. HERBOSA Department of Health Trustee, DAP Board of Trustees Dr. Teodoro “Ted” J. Herbosa, the Health Secretary, served as undersecretary in the Philippines’ health system from 2010 to 2015. |
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| His noteworthy achievements include making healthcare accessible to everyone in achieving Universal Health Care. Among the significant projects he led include the upgrading of public hospitals through Health Facilities Enhancement Funds and Public-Private Partnerships, and developing the National eHealth Strategic Framework Plan ensuring top-notch information management.
During the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, he also coordinated foreign medical teams, showcasing his commitment to public health in times of crisis. |
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| EXECUTIVE SECRETARY LUCAS P. BERSAMIN Office of the President of the Philippines Trustee, DAP Board of Trustees Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin was hails from Bangued, Abra. He finished his law degree from the University of East College of Law in 1973 and placed ninth in that year’s bar examinations. |
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| He was appointed to his current position on October 7, 2022, and confirmed on November 23, 2022.
Prior to his appointment as Executive Secretary, Executive Secretary Bersamin had an extensive career in the judiciary starting as the presiding judge in the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City from 1986 to 2003. He then served as an associate justice of the Court of Appeals in 2003. In 2009, he was appointed as an associate justice of the Supreme Court, and on November 28, 2018, he became chief justice, a post he held until October 17, 2019. |
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| PRESIDENT MAJAH-LEAH V. RAVAGO, PhD Development Academy of the Philippines Trustee, DAP Board of Trustees President and CEO Majah-Leah V. Ravago, PhD, is an economist celebrated for her unwavering dedication to tackling real-world challenges, particularly in emerging nations like the Philippines. |
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| With a diverse professional background, she has spearheaded multimillion-dollar energy projects funded by the United States Agency for International Development and spearheaded policy research in collaboration with the Philippine House of Representatives.
She has extensive experience as a policy advisor to government officials at NEDA, DOE, PCC, DTI, and the Committees on Energy in the Senate and House of Representatives. She also serves as a policy and research consultant for the World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), ADB Institute, and USAID, among other development agencies. |
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While there are Cabinet members representing the abovementioned departments / agencies who attend DAP Board meetings, some Secretaries formally designate their undersecretaries or assistant secretaries as their permanent or alternate representatives to the DAP Board of Trustees.
The DAP Board of Trustees shall elect from among themselves the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board.
While PD 205 specifies that trustees shall not receive any compensation or remuneration, EO 288 authorizes Trustees to receive per diem for every meeting of the Board and its Executive Committee actually attended, in addition to reasonable transportation and representation expenses, subject to existing rules and regulations.
BOT Committees
Executive Order 288 states that there shall be an Executive Committee consisting of the DAP President and four other members to be elected by the DAP Board of Trustees from the membership of the Board. The members of the Executive Committee, other than the DAP President, shall hold office for terms of two years, unless at the time of election a shorter term is specified, and shall be eligible for re-election. The Board shall elect the Chairman of the Executive Committee from the membership of the Committee.
| Chair: | National Economic and Development Authority |
| Vice Chair: | Civil Service Commission |
| Members: | Department of Budget and Management Office of the President Development Academy of the Philippines |
| Audit Committee | |
| Chair: | Department of Budget and Management |
| Members: | National Economic and Development Authority Department of Finance |
| Governance Committee | |
| Chair: | National Economic and Development Authority |
| Members: | Civil Service Commission Department of Budget and Management Department of Finance Development Academy of the Philippines |
| Nomination and Remunerations Committee | |
| Chair: | Department of Education |
| Members: | National Economic and Development Authority Civil Service Commission Department of Environment and Natural Resources Office of the President |
| Risk Management Committee | |
| Chair: | Department of Finance |
| Members: | Department of Agriculture Department of Agrarian Reform Department of Health |
- Board of Trustees with alternates (2024)
- Board of Trustees with alternates (2023)
- Board of Trustees with alternates (2022)
- Board of Trustees with alternates (2021)
- Board of Trustees with alternates (2020)
- Board of Trustees with alternates (2019)
- Board of Trustees (May – June 2018)
- Board of Trustees (January – April 2018)
- Board of Trustees 2017
- Board of Trustees 2016
- Report on Attendance of the Board, 2021
- Report on Attendance of the Board, 2020
- Report on Attendance of the Board, 2019
- Report on Attendance of the Board, 2018
- Report on Attendance of the Board, 2017
- Certification that No Board Meetings were held in 2016
- Report on Salaries & Allowances of Board Members (2022)
- Report on Salaries & Allowances of Board Members (2021)
- Report on Salaries & Allowances of Board Members (2020)
- Report on Salaries & Allowances of Board Members (2019)
- Report on Salaries & Allowances of Board Members (2018)
- Report of Salaries and Compensation 2016
- Report on Salaries & Allowances of Board Members for CY 2013
- Attendance Record of Directors in Board and Committee Meetings