1. The Philippines-Japan Relationship in an Evolving Paradigm, Philippines-Japan Friendship Year 2006, March 8-9, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

Keynote Paper

• The Two New Empires: Japan and US as Latecomers in Colonialism
  Dr. Kiichi Fujiwara
  University of Tokyo

Culture

• Dancing in the US Shadow: Daily Colonialism in Filipino-Japanese Marriages
  Dr. Nobue Suzuki
  Nagasaki Wesleyan University
• All-American Pop Images and Values in Japanese Anime for Philippine TV: Slam Dunk as Postcolonial Japanese-Filipino-American Popular Culture Form/Text
  Dr. Oscar Campomanes
  Ateneo de Manila University

Politics

• American Impact on Elite Formation in Postwar Japan and the Philippines
  Dr. Temario Rivera
  International Christian University
• Lost in Memorialization?: Unmaking of History in Postwar Philippines-Japan Relations
  Dr. Satoshi Nakano
  Hitotsubashi University

History

• The Wars with the US and Japan in the making of Post-1946 Philippine Politics
  Dr. Reynaldo Ileto
  National University of Singapore

2. Philippines-Japan Relations: Towards a New Partnership in Regional and Global Context, March 10-11, 2005

Keynote Paper

• Paradigm Shift toward a New Partnership: From Japan-Philippine Relations to Japan-Philippines in the Global Context
  Dr. Yoshiko Nagano
  Professor of International Relations, Kanagawa University

Social and Cultural Aspect of Mutual Understanding for Harmony

• Japanese Village in Community in Times of Crises
  Dr. Cynthia Neri Zayas
  Officer-in-Charge, Center for International Studies, UP-Diliman
• Philippines-Japan Cultural Relations: Philippine Initiatives, 1950s Onwards
  Dr. Ricardo Jose
  Professor, Department of History, UP-Diliman

Building the Education Foundation for Mutual Development

• Revisiting Japanese Language Education in the Philippines: Towards Better Philippines-Japan Understanding and Partnership
  Dr. Richard Gonzales
  Assistant General Manager/ Senior Consultant, Nomura Research Institute
• Developing Real Life Educational and Training Programs for Andragogy Through Teleconferencing
  Dr. Virgilio Manzano
  Faculty-in-Charge, Model Information Technology Classroom, College of Education, UP-Diliman

Political Aspect of Cooperation and Partnership

• Philippines-Japan Relations and Filipino Exposure to Japanese Politics
  Dr. Lydia Yu-Jose
  Professor, Department of Political Science and Japanese Studies Program, ADMU
• Philippines-Japan Migration Policy
  Dr. Trinidad S. Osteria
  Yuchengco Center, DLSU-Manila

Challenges to Economic Opportunities

• Refocusing Aid to Human Security: Disbursement Pattern of Japan's ODA to Southeast Asia in the 1990s
  Dr. Dennis Trinidad
  Coordinator, Japanese Studies Program, DLSU-Manila
• Philippine Economic Development in the Light of Japan's Experience: A Comparative Analysis
  Dr. Eric Batalla

3. China's Peaceful Emergence in East Asia, February 25-26, 2005

• Analysis of Domestic Factors Leading to China's Peaceful Rise in the Region
  Dr. Zhang Xizhen
  Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of International Politics, School of International Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China
• Reform and Open Up-or Die: China's Policy Shifts and Economic Reforms
  Dr. Zhang Ruizhuang
  Dean, Academy of International Studies and Chair, Department of International Relations, Nankai University, People's Republic of China
• A Southeast Asian Perspective on China's Peaceful Rise: Exploring the Prospect of an Emerging Cooperative Hegemon
  Dr. Renato C. De Castro
  Chair, International Studies Department, DLSU-Manila
• The Rise of China and Evolving Post-Cold War Regional Security: A Korean Perspective
  Dr. Heungkyu Kim
  Professor, Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Seoul, Korea
• The Evolving Post-Cold War Regional Security Configuration in the Asia-Pacific: A US Perspective
  Dr. Phillip Saunders
  Senior Research Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
• The Post-Cold War Trilateral Relations of the United States, Japan and China in the Asia-Pacific; Future Directions
  Dr. Grace M. Cheng, Assistant Professor, Hawaii Pacific University
  Dr. Eiichi Shindo, Professor Emeritus, Tsukuba University, Japan
  Dr. Wu Jin Ping, Center for American Studies, Jinan University, People's Republic of China
• China's Expanding Economy and Southeast Asia: Competitors or Partners for Regional Growth?
  Dr. Ponciano Intal, Jr.
  Director, Angelo-King Institute, Professor of Economics, DLSU-Manila
• China's Peaceful Emergence in East Asia: ASEAN Response to Regional Security Concerns
  Dr. Wilfrido Villacorta
  Deputy Secretary General, ASEAN, Jakarta, Indonesia
  

4. Turning Crises Into Opportunities: East Asian Policy Perspectives on Regional Issues, November 28-29, 2002

• Regional Security and Politics in 21st Century East Asia
  Dr. Renato de Castro
• Crises and Opportunities in Economic Growth and Cooperation in East Asia
  Dr. Josef Yap
  Senior Research Fellow, Philippine Institute for Development Studies
• Economic Reforms in Japan: Impact on Regional Economic Cooperation
  Dr. Akira Kohsaka
  Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University, Japan
• China's Role in Catalyzing Regional Economic Recovery
  Madame Song Yi-Min
  Senior Research Fellow, China Institute of International Studies, People's Republic of China
• Korea's Experience in Crisis Recovery: Lessons and New Opportunities
  Dr. Jong-Kil Kim
  Professor, College of Economics and International Trade, Inha University, Korea
• Windows of Opportunity for ASEAN: Policy Options
  Dr. Takashi Terada
  Department of Japanese Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore
• Improved Governance for Optimizing the Benefits of Regional Cooperation
  Dr. Clay Wescott
  Senior Public Administration Specialist, ADB
• Regional Economic Cooperation between ASEAN and Northeast Asia
  Dr. Myrna Austria
  Economics Department, DLSU-Manila
  

5. The Impact of Business Community Strategies on Financial Liberalization Policy: Cases of the Banking Industry in Japan and the Philippines, March 13, 2002

• Legislating Banking Liberalization in the Philippines: Business Government Relations in Policy Reform
  Mr. Antonio Pedro, Jr.
• Japan's Banking Industry and Financial Liberalization
  Prof. Hideo Kobayashi
  Dean, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University
• The Politics of Financial Liberalization: A Comparison Focusing on Foreign Banking in Japan and the Philippines
  Dr. Eric Vincent Batalla
  

6. Information Technology and Local Governance: Best Practices in the Philippines, Korea and Singapore, October 19-21, 2001

Local eGovernance Framework

• Local eGovernance in the Philippines
  Dr. Francisco A. Magno

International Best Practices

• Using eGovernment to Increase Transparency and Accountability in Government: The Seoul OPEN System
  Dr. Jae-Hyung Lee
  Senior Economist, Seoul Institute for Transparency, University of Seoul
• The Singapore eCitizen Portal: Delivering Government Services According to the Needs of Citizens
  Ms. Catherine Chong
  eCitizen Portal Project Manager, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore

Best Practices in the Philippines

• Local Governance in Muntinlupa… the City that Cares
  Atty. Jaime R. Fresnedi, Mayor, Muntinlupa City
  Mr. Jaime A. Ventura, Chief, Internal Control/Audit, Muntinlupa City
• eGovernance and MIS: The Bulacan Experience
  Mrs. Ma. Gladys C. Sta. Rita
  Provincial Administrator, Province of Bulacan
• Private Sector Perspectives on eGovernance
• Best Practice in eGovernment Planning
  Mr. Ramon Y. Dimacali
  Chairman, IBM Philippines, Inc.
• The Local Government Spearheading Digital Governance
  Mr. Manuel Tabunda
  Chief Executive Officer, Amellar Solutions

7. Information Technology for Good Governance, November 20, 2000

• IT for Good Governance: A Framework
  Dr. Francisco Magno, and
  Dr. Ramonette Serafica, Associate Professor of Economics, DLSU-Manila
• The Australian Experience in E-Governance
  Mr. Stephen Braim
  Manager, Government Programs, IBM Australia and New Zealand

8. Institutionalizing Strategies to Combat Corruption: Lessons from East Asia, August 12-13, 2000

Hong Kong Panel

• Chairperson: Dr. Sundramoorthy Pathmanathan, Chairperson, Anthropology and Sociology Section, School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
  Paper Presentation: Dr. T. Wing Lo, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Malaysia Panel

• Chairperson: Dr. Francisco Magno
  Paper presentation: Dr. Sundramoorthy Pathmanathan

Singapore Panel

• Chairperson: Mr. Wolfgang Mollers, Regional Representative, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
  Paper Presentation: Dr. Tan Tay Keong, Assistant Professor, Master in Public Policy Programme, National University of Singapore

Government Perspectives: Thailand and Indonesia

Chairperson: Dr. T. Wing Lo

Paper Presentations:

1. Mr. Preecha Lertkamolmart, Acting Director, Bureau of Policy and Planning Office of the National Counter-Corruption Commission, Thailand
   
2. Mr. Amien Sunaryadi, Head, Subdirectorate of the Special Auditor, State Business Enterprise, Indonesia

Philippine Panel

Chairperson: Mr. Amien Sunaryadi
Paper Presentation: Dr. Eric Batalla

C. National Conferences

1.Liberalization in the Movement of Natural Persons and Human Development Considerations - August 21, 2003

• Movement of Natural Persons for Human Development
  Ms. Anuradha K. Rajivan
  Coordinator, Regional Project on Human Development Reports, UNDP
• Movement of Natural Persons and its Human Development Impact
  Dr. Tereso S. Tullao, Jr. and Mr. Michael Angelo Cortez
• Current Discussions on Mode 4: Implications on the Movement of Natural Persons
  Ms. Verona C. Collantes
  Consultant, UNDP, Asia Trade Initiative
• Implications of the Movement of Natural Persons on Government Policy on Overseas Employment
  Mr. Ricardo R. Casco
  Director, Welfare and Employment, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration
• Implications of the Movement of Natural Persons: Issues Raised by Non-Governmental Organizations
  Ms. Josefa S. Francisco
  Executive Director, Women and Gender Institute, Miriam College

2. Combating Transnational Crime in the Philippines, January 31, 2005

• The Concept of Non-Traditional Security: Focus on East Asia
  Dr. Renato de Castro
• Terrorism in the Philippines
  Ms. Zenonida Brozas
  Assistant Director General, National Security Council
• Implementing the Anti-Money Laundering Act: Recent Developments in the Philippines' Efforts Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
  Atty. Vicente Aquino
  Executive Director, Anti-Money Laundering Council
• Issues and Challenges in Anti-Drug Law Enforcement
  Police Senior Superintendent Lisa Sarmiento
  Director, Plans and Operations, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
• Trafficking in Persons in the Philippines
  Ms. Gina Gonzalez
  Asst. Bureau Director, Social Technology Bureau, DSWD
• Video and Software Piracy
  Mr. Gerardo Zaguirre
  Intelligence Officer, Optical Media Board