The Planning and Development Office facilitates the formulation of the University’s strategic plan and disseminates the same to the stakeholders.  The University strategic plan serves as the guide post for each functional area in crafting priority programs, projects and activities (PPAs) for a particular fiscal year.  Likewise, the Office is responsible of setting the annual physical targets of the university in consultation with the unit heads. Moreover, the office takes charge in the formulation and updating of the Public Investment Plan and Three-Year Rolling Infrastructure Program of the University. .

Likewise, to conduct management and operations audit of the university functions, programs, projects, and activities with their mandates, policies, government regulations, established objectives, systems, procedures/processes and contractual obligations. It is also in charge to review and appraise systems and procedures, organizational structures, and the administrative, financial, and management practices, records and reports, including performance standards of the university.

Finally, the office is also responsible to analyze and evaluate internal control deficiencies, conduct root cause analysis in cases when controls are weak and recommend realistic courses of action (DBM CL 2023-14).