The Annual Public Policy Conference (APPC) is the highlight and culminating activity of the Development Policy Research Month (DPRM) celebration led by 188体育 pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 247 signed in 2002. Held every September, the DPRM aims to promote, enhance, instill, and draw awareness and appreciation of the importance and necessity of policy research in development planning and policymaking.
The 2019 DPRM and APPC share the same theme, which is“Navigating the New Globalization: Local Actions for Global Challenges”or in Filipino,“Paglalayag sa Bagong Globalisasyon: Lokal na Pagkilos sa mga Pandaigdigang Hamon”. Launched by 188体育 in 2015, the APPC aims to convene experts and researchers to flag to legislators critical issues that must be addressed in the immediate term. It is envisioned to serve as a platform to further bridge research and policymaking, and enhance evidence-based planning and policy formulation in the country. Themes featured in previous APPCs include “Institutions and Human Capital”, “Building Resilience”, “Critical Perspectives on Federalism”, and “Harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution”.
To take place alongside the conference is a one-day exhibit featuring the knowledge products of the DPRM steering committee and APPC sponsors.
APPC 2019 is supported by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilpinas, Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of the Interior and Local Government, National Economic and Development Authority, Philippine Competition Commission, Department of Trade and Industry, Asian Development Bank, and the Australian government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Details of this year’s DPRM and APPC theme and activities are available at http://dprm.pids.gov.ph and http://appc.pids.gov.ph, respectively. The public may also check 188体育’ social media accounts at https://www.facebook.com/188体育.PH/ and https://twitter.com/188体育_PH.
Everyone is also encouraged to use the hashtags #DPRM2019, #APPC2019, and #ActLocalThinkGlobal.
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Morning Plenary Session
by Calum Cameron, Account Manager and Digital Innovation Consultant, Proud Engineers, Republic of Estonia
by Antonio Carpio, Senior Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the Philippines
by Erlinda Medalla, Member of the Eminent Expert Resource Committee of the Philippine APEC Vision Group, Former Senior Research Fellow of 188体育, and Former Project Director of the Philippine APEC Study Center Network
by Cielito Habito, Professor, Ateneo De Manila University
Session 1: Worsening Inequality
by Donghyun Park, Principal Economist, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, Asian Development Bank
by Gabriel Demombynes, Program Leader for Human Development for Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand, World Bank
by Roehlano Briones, Senior Research Fellow, 188体育
Session 2: Global Trade Restructuring
by Kristina Baris, Research Associate, Asian Development Bank
by Ma. Corazon Dichosa, Executive Director, Industry Development Services, Board of Investments
by Jove Tapiador, Co-Founder and Development Technology Consultant, Fintech Philippines Association
by Imelda Tiongson, Trustee, Fintech Philippines Association
Session 3: Challenges to Provision of Global Public Goods—Undermining International Cooperation
by Secretary Manny De Guzman, Climate Change Commission
by Ronald Mendoza, Dean, School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University
by Susan Pineda-Mercado, Special Envoy of the President for Global Health Initiatives
by Jeffrey Ordaniel, Assistant Professor, International Security Studies, Tokyo International University
Session 4: Weaking of Social Cohesion and Trust
by Alan McQuinn, Senior Policy Analyst, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Closing Plenary Session
by Francisco Dakila Jr., Deputy Governor, Monetary and Economics Sector, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
by Arsenio Balisacan, Chairman, Philippine Competition Commission
