De La Salle University - Manila

Ongoing Research Projects

• Asia Development Research Forum (ADRF) Research Paper Series Phase II: Managing Asian Transition
  Project coordinator: Ponciano Intal Jr. Assistant project coordinator: Gerardo Largoza.
  The project intends to highlight Asia-specific development problems through at least 10 country/cross-country papers on the following themes: changing social compacts, human resource mobilization and the emergence of networks, and rural and peri-urban responses.
• Formulation of an Investment Policy Framework and Indicative Plan for Agriculture and Fisheries Research, Development and Extension for 2001-2010
  Project leader: Ponciano Intal Jr.
  The project's output will be vision statements and 10-year indicative investment plans in RDE for 12 commodities identified as priority crops by the Bureau of Agricultural Research.
• Development of a Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) Network in Asia and Africa
  by Celia Reyes - project director, and Bernadette Mandap - research associate.
  The project involves the documentation of ongoing CBMS work in several Asian and African countries and the provision of technical support in the utilization of the said system.
• Meeting the Challenges of Globalization: Production Networks, Industrial Adjustment, Institutions and Policies, and Regional Cooperation
  by Ponciano Intal Jr. - project leader, John Paul Aguinaldo, Myrna Austria, Marvin Castell, Paulynne Castillo, Gloria Chavez, Raymund Habaradas, Mark John Joven, Mitzie Ponce, Tereso Tullao Jr., Roberto Raymundo, Ather Sajid, Ginny Santiago, Edward See, Glenn Sipin, Joel Tanchuco, Angelo Taningco, Benito Teehankee and Wilfred Villamil - DLSU researchers.
  The overall objectives of this project are "to increase knowledge and research capacity around issues relating to regional and national production networks and value chains in the context of adjustment to globalization processes" and "to utilize the research results for policy advocacy".