developing and training the Bedan community to be knowledgeable and competent in undertaking research and development planning and to continually enhance the organizational capability of San Beda College to undertake research.
     The general objective of RPDC is to upgrade the organizational and manpower capabilities of San Beda College to undertake globally competitive research and development planning activities.
Its goals are:
To improve the organizational capabilities of San Beda College by establishing the necessary physical facilities needed to undertake scholarly research, such as equipment (computers, scanners, software, etc.) and facilities like a spacious research room and library, research office, etc.; securing funding needed to provide liberal incentives and privileges to faculty members, staff/personnel, and students who wish to undertake scholarly research; conducting a series of trainings, seminars, and workshops that seek to hone and sharpen the research skill of the faculty members and administrators; seeking assistance and services of outside research practitioners to read and give comments on research proposals and studies submitted to PRDC as well as serve as advisers or consultants in some research projects preparing the necessary policies, programs, guidelines, systems and procedures, contracts, memoranda of agreements for faculty members and desiring to apply for research grants; do commissioned research (either by San Beda College or outside agencies like the Commission on Higher Education), and undertake research training with RPDC; establishing research criteria, guidelines and format that meet international standards that are globally competitive creating a strong database that would compile basic historical data and information about San Beda College, e.g. profiles of students faculty members, staff and personnel, alumni, etc.
To enhance the manpower capabilities of San Beda College to undertake research by regularly conducting seminars and workshops on topics relating to research in the academe providing on-the-job training to faculty members willing to undertake hands-on research with RPDC commissioning qualified faculty members to conduct research in behalf of RPDC promoting the conduct of research studies among faculty members and staff on issues that seek to raise the level and quality of education and institution not only of San Beda College but also of educational institutions in general.
To initiate the formulation, implementation, and monitoring of a Six-Year Institutional Development Plans and assist in the preparation of the Development Plans of the different academic departments and offices to ensure that it continually responds to the changing needs of the outside world.
To respond to the research, planning and administrative needs of the Office of the Rector-President, Board of Administrators, Executive Council, and the deans and principals of the various academic departments.
To undertake the publication of all research outputs as a means of disseminating its findings, conclusions and policy recommendations to the public.
      As perceived by the Commission on Higher Education, educational institutions have three equally important and interrelated functions: education (academic), research, and community extension. These three interconnecting functions form a tripod, which constitute the basis and foundation of schools.
      In this respect, the institutional RPDC needs to be structurally placed under a higher body. In other tertiary institutions, there is a Vice President for Research, under whom the director will directly report to the Office of the Rector-President.
     RPDC will be manned by a director. Fr. Anscar J. Chupungco, OSB, Rector-President, has appointed Dr. Leopoldo Dejillas as director of RPDC who will work together with a pool of research associates representing the various departments of San Beda College.
     Research associates will come from faculty members who are willing to undergo training on the mechanics and processes of formulating, implementing, administering, and disseminating research and development planning activities. Eventually, there can be as many research associates as there are interested faculty members who would like to undergo apprentice work in research or who desire to do research work.
     Research associates will graduate to the level of Senior Researcher once they have passed the training program that will be designed for this purpose. However, the research associates do not hold office in RPDC. Eventually a full-time secretary with research experience shall be hired to take care of the daily needs of the office.
     RPDC commits itself to instilling and propagating the following core values in all its endeavors: truth, justice, democracy, respect, service, commitment teamwork, excellence, and competence.