The NRDC management welcomes the return of its scholars, Foresters Imelda M. Diaz and Edelito Zoilo C. Edralinda and Ms. Gina M. Varilla, who all successfully completed their post-graduate studies in The Netherlands. Ms. Diaz and Mr. Edralinda, both finished the course on Environmental Science specialization in Environmental Planning and Management in the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in Delft, while Ms. Varilla finished a degree in MA in Management from Saxion University of Applied Sciences in Deventer. The three (3) NRDC employees are awardees of the Netherlands Fellowship Programme, one of the scholarship programs administered by the Nuffic. It is the Netherlands’ organization for international cooperation in higher education designed to promote capacity building within organizations in 61 countries by providing training and education to mid-career staff. The NFP is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the budget for development cooperation. The knowledge gained by our returning scholars was quickly put to use by assigning them to more challenging positions. Mr. Edralinda and Ms. Varilla are currently designated Heads of the Special Projects Division and the Administrative Division, respectively, while Ms. Diaz is now detailed at the Climate Change Office (CCO) of the DENR Central Office. Author: Edelito Zoilo C. Edralinda