The major annual event is the Secretary Alfonso Yuchengco Policy Conference where important papers are presented and discussed by specialists in addressing a selected policy theme.

A. Secretary Alfonso Yuchengco Policy Conference

In February 2004, the Center convened the first of the series of Secretary Alfonso Yuchengco Policy Conferences. The following conferences were held. Papers presented are enumerated therein.

1st Secretary Alfonso Yuchengco Policy Conference, February 11-12, 2004

1. After Cancun, What Next? Policy Implications for Developing Countries in Asia

 

 

 

 

 

Towards an Appropriate Philippine Policy Response to Recent WTO Developments

After Cancun, What Next? Policy Implications for Developing Countries in Asia
Secretary Cesar V. Purisima, Department of Trade and Industry

• Overview and Assessment of the Cancun Conference and Its Implications on Philippine Trade Policies
  Dr. Myrna S. Austria
  Chair, Center for Business and Economics Research and Development, DLSU-Manila
• Policy Institutions and Trade Competitiveness: The Case of Agricultural Modernisation
  Mr. Antonio C. Pedro, Jr.
  Assistant Professor, Political Science Department, DLSU-Manila
• Collaborative Mechanisms at Bilateral and Regional Levels: Impact on Education and Social Services in the Philippines
  Dr. Tereso S. Tullao, Jr. and Mr. Michael Angelo A. Cortez
  College of Business and Economics, DLSU-Manila
• Philippine Human Security Implications of the Cancun Conference
  Dr. Francisco A. Magno
  Executive Director, La Salle Institute of Governance, DLSU-Manila

Alternative Trade Governance Arrangements

• A Multi-Pronged Response to a Multi-Faceted Issue: Toward an Appropriate Philippine Policy to Recent WTO Developments
  Secretary Luis P. Lorenzo, Jr., Department of Agriculture
• Bilateral FTAs as Alternative to Multilateral FTA Approaches
  Dr. Roberto B. Raymundo
  Associate Professor, Economics Department, DLSU-Manila
• Regionalism and Multilateral FTA Approaches
  Dr. Winfred M. Villamil
  Chair, Economics Department, DLSU-Manila
• Involvement of Civil Society/Social Movements in Multilateral Trade Negotiations
  Mr. Ronald D. Holmes
  Executive Vice-President, DLSU-CSB
• Trade Governance Beyond the State: Towards a Track 3 Approach in Trade
  Dr. Antonio P. Contreras
  Director, University Research and Coordination Office, DLSU-Manila
  

2nd Secretary Alfonso Yuchengco Policy Conference, January 17, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Human Security and Social Protection: Toward a Philippine Policy Framework

• Human Security and Social Protection
  Dr. Francisco A. Magno
  Associate Professor, Political Science Department, DLSU-Manila
• Fiscal Crises and the Philippine Labor Market
  Dr. Eric Vincent C. Batalla
  Associate Professor, Political Science Department, DLSU-Manila
• Safety Nets and Community-Based Monitoring System
  Dr. Celia M. Reyes
  Fellow, Philippine Institute for Development Studies
• Health and Education Challenges in the Philippines: Sectoral Response
  Dr. Trinidad S. Osteria
  President, Yuchengco Center
• Microfinance, SMEs and Poverty Alleviation
  Dr.Gilberto M. Llanto
  Vice-President, Philippine Institute for Development Studies

3rd Secretary Alfonso Yuchengco Policy Conference, January 25, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

3. Ensuring Economic Security in the Countryside for Local Governments

• Partnership with LGUs for a More Vibrant and Creative SME Sector
  Undersecretary Zorayda Amelia Alonzo
  Department of Trade and Industry
• Capacity-Building in Local Governance: The Experience of USAID/Philippines
  Mr. Steven Edminster
  Governance Officer, Office of Economic Development and Governance, USAID-Philippines
• Benchmarking LGU Governance and Development: Challenges, Experiences and Lessons
  Dr. Joseph Capuno
  Assistant Professor, School of Economics, University of the Philippines-Diliman
• Civil Society Participation in Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development at the Local Level
  Dr. Francisco A. Magno
• Enhancing the Impact of OFW Remittances on Local Communities: Role of Local Government Units
  Dr. Tereso S. Tullao, Jr.

4th Secretary Alfonso Yuchengco Policy Conference, January 26, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Impact of Filipino Overseas Labor Migration on Macroeconomic Stability, Labor Market and Human Resource Development

• Overseas Filipino Workers Remittances: Concepts, Measurement Issues and Future Challenges
  Dr. Diwa C. Guinigundo
  Deputy Governor, Monetary Stability Sector, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)
• Impact of Filipino Overseas Labor Remittances on the Real Exchange Rate
  Dr. Tereso S. Tullao, Jr.
• Maximizing Benefits and Minimizing Costs of Remittance
  Dr. Guntur Sugiyarto
  Economist, Economics and Research Department, ADB
• Poverty Reduction Impact of Remittances in the Philippines
  Dr. Guntur Sugiyarto, Eric B. Suan and Elizabeth S. Tan
  Economics and Research Department, ADB
• Implications of Trade Negotiations on Labor Migration
  Dr. Gloria O. Pasadilla
  Senior Research Fellow, Philippine Institute for Development Studies
• Impact of Overseas Filipino Migration: Issues and Challenges
  Dr. Winfred M. Villamil
• Impact of External Migration on the Demand for Education
  Dr. Tereso S. Tullao, Jr.
  

5th Secretary Alfonso Yuchengco Policy Conference, February 2, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Critical Issues and Challenges in East Asian Regional Economic Integration and Cooperation

• Regional Integration and Private Sector Competitiveness in East Asia
  Dr. Ganeshan Wignaraja
  Senior Trade Economist, Office of Regional Economic Integration, ADB
• Convergence by Design and Accident: The Politics of Economic Cooperation and Integration in East Asia
  Dr. Eric Vincent C. Batalla
• Global Production Networks and Regional Integration
  Dr. Tereso S. Tullao, Jr.
• Challenges of Asian Financial Integration: Lessons from the European Union Ambassador Alistair MacDonald
  Head, Delegation of the European Commission to the Philippines
• East Asian Integration and Labor Flows: The Case of the Philippines
  Prof. Stella P. Go
  Associate Professor, Behavioral Sciences Department, DLSU-Manila; and Chair, Philippine Migration Research Network
• Out of Many, One: Labor Migration and the Prospects for Multilateral Cooperation and Market Integration in East Asia
  Dr. Jorge V. Tigno
  Associate Professor, Political Science Department, University of the Philippines; and Executive Committee Member, Philippine Migration Research Network