10-13 FEBRUARY 2020, QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES—UP-CIFAL Philippines, in partnership with the University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance (UP-NCPAG) Student Council, brings sustainable development goals (SDGs) to the annual festivities of the University of the Philippines (UP) Fair. UP-CIFAL Philippines and UP-NCPAG set up an advocacy booth to introduce SDGs and create a pool of volunteer-advocates. On the first day, 342 volunteers signed up under their favorite SDG as a pledge of interest and future work support for the activities of UP-CIFAL Philippines. The volunteers received...

14 January 2020, PASIG CITY, PHILIPPINES — UP-CIFAL Philippines Director Dr. Edna Co discussed the “International Human Rights Mechanism on Migrant Workers Treaty Bodies and Charter-based Bodies of the United Nations (UN)” in the "Training on Human Rights based Approach in Monitoring and Responding to the Needs of Filipino Migrant Workers and their Families." The two-day training was jointly organised by the European Commission, Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, the Philippine Commission on Human Rights (CHR), and the Blas Ople Policy Center and Training Institute. Twenty participants from various...

19 December 2019, PASAY CITY, PHILIPPINESꟷUP-CIFAL Philippines, in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs (DFA-OUMWA), held a graduation ceremony for the second batch of learners of the Professional Course on Global Migration. Assisted by UP-CIFAL Philippines Director Dr. Edna Co, UP Executive Vice President Teodoro Herbosa awarded the certificates to 20 senior-level officers involved in migration work from the DFA, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Department of Labor and Employment, House of Representatives and Department of Health (DOH). The learners presented their capstone...

10-13 FEBRUARY 2020, QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES—UP-CIFAL Philippines, in partnership with the University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance (UP-NCPAG) Student Council, brings sustainable development goals (SDGs) to the annual festivities of the University of the Philippines (UP) Fair. UP-CIFAL Philippines and UP-NCPAG set up an advocacy booth to introduce SDGs and create a pool of volunteer-advocates. On the first day, 342...

14 January 2020, PASIG CITY, PHILIPPINES — UP-CIFAL Philippines Director Dr. Edna Co discussed the “International Human Rights Mechanism on Migrant Workers Treaty Bodies and Charter-based Bodies of the United Nations (UN)” in the "Training on Human Rights based Approach in Monitoring and Responding to the Needs of Filipino Migrant Workers and their Families." The two-day training was jointly organised by the European Commission, Spanish...

19 December 2019, PASAY CITY, PHILIPPINESꟷUP-CIFAL Philippines, in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs (DFA-OUMWA), held a graduation ceremony for the second batch of learners of the Professional Course on Global Migration. Assisted by UP-CIFAL Philippines Director Dr. Edna Co, UP Executive Vice President Teodoro Herbosa awarded the certificates to 20 senior-level officers involved in migration work...