The Partnership for Development Assistance in the Philippines or PDAP held its 36th Annual Membership Meeting (AMM) on September 12, 2024 at the Assisi Development Foundation Inc. (ADFI) Conference Room in Strata 2000, San Antonio, Pasig City. During the AMM, Ms. Stefani Sandoval, representing ADFI, Mr. Austere Panadero, representing the Association of Foundations (AF), and Fr. Francis Lucas, representing the Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC), were elected as trustees for a two-year term. They joined the following incumbents in the PDAP Board of Trustees:
- Consuelo Balbero – National Council of Social Development (NCSD)
- Elvin Uy – Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP)
- Katlea Zairra Itong – Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA)
- Jessica Marie Robredo – Independent Trustee
The members also recognized the valuable contributions of the outgoing trustees who just completed their two (2) consecutive two-year terms; namely, Mr. Benjamin Abadiano (ADFI), Ms. Edith Villanueva (AF) and Mr. Nathaniel Don Marquez (ANGOC).
In the organizational meeting of the incoming Board of Trustees held immediately after the AMM, Fr. Francis and Mr. Panadero were elected as Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson, respectively, while Mr. Uy and Ms. Itong were re-elected as Treasurer and Secretary, respectively.
