<p>This report responds to a request from Secretary Leonor M. Briones of the Department of Education (DepEd) that priority be given to a study focused on the transformation of the National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP), thereby strengthening professional development provision to better support K to 12 initiatives, and the opportunities arising from the <i><b>P</b>hilippine</i> <i><b>P</b>rofessional</i> <i><b>S</b>tandards</i> for <i><b>T</b>eachers</i> (PPST) to enhance the system-wide quality of professional practice in education.</p><p> The study has been funded through the Australian Aid-sponsored Basic Education Sector Transformation (BEST) program. The research and the writing of this report have been undertaken by staff at the SiMERR National Research Centre (SiMERR) based at the University of New England, Australia and staff at the Philippine National Research Center for Teacher Quality (RCTQ) based at the Philippine Normal University.</p>