Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma (fourth from left) and University of the Philippines (UP) Chancellor Atty. Edgardo Carlo Vistan II (fifth from left) sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the implementation of the Management Development Program (MDP) for DOLE on April 8, 2025, at the UP Campus, Diliman, Quezon City. The MDP is an intensive 12-day training program to advance the management skills, knowledge, and competencies of DOLE directors and middle to upper-level managers from the central office, regional offices, and attached agencies. The program will be jointly facilitated by professors from the UP School of Labor and Industrial Relations (UP Solair), along with subject matter experts and practitioners. Joining the MOA signing are Undersecretary Atty. Benedicto Ernesto Bitonio Jr. (third from left), Assistant Secretary Amuerfina Reyes (second from left), Human Resource Development Service (HRDS) Director Brenalyn Peji (leftmost), UP Solair Dean Melisa Serrano (second from right), and UP Solair Center for Labor and Grassroots Initiatives Director Ronahlee Asuncion (rightmost). PHOTO FROM DOLE-IPS
