CIFAL Philippines

UP-CIFAL Philippines supports local artisans’ caravan

  24 January 2021 — UP-CIFAL Philippines Director and staff visited the Quezon City’s Local Artisan’s Caravan in Eastwood City, as a show of support and appreciation for Micro-Small-Medium-Enterprises (MSMEs). According to Ms. Tetta Tirona, current action officer of the City Tourism Department (CTD) of Quezon City, the local government […]

UP-CIFAL Philippines capacitates Central Philippines youth on SDG reporting

21-22 January 2021 — UP-CIFAL Philippines launched the pilot run of the SDG GO: SDG Online Orientation and Workshop which aimed to capacitate the youth in communicating and reporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In collaboration with the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Science and Technology (DOST) […]

UP-CIFAL Philippines strengthens ties with Filipino youth

11 December 2020—UP-CIFAL Philippines co-organized and joined a pool of distinguished speakers during the PAGSULONG: Leadership Webinar-Workshop on the UN Sustainable Development Goals last December 11 and 12, 2020. The two-day online event, co-organized with the University of the Philippines’ Junior Philippine Society for Public Administration (UP JPSPA), aimed to […]

UP-CIFAL Philippines webinar tackles ways to ensure 2022 elections amid COVID-19

25 November 2020—UP-CIFAL Philippines’ webinar tackled ways to ensure the safe conduct of the 2022 Philippine elections amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-organized by the Ateneo School of Government and International IDEA, the webinar, “Lessons from International Elections: Resiliency Measures to Ensure the 2022 Philippine Elections,” aimed to promote a level […]

WEBINAR: Lessons from International Elections: Resiliency Measures to Ensure the 2022 Philippine Elections

Title: Lessons from International Elections: Resiliency Measures to Ensure the 2022 Philippine Elections Date: 25 November 2020 (Wednesday) Time: 1:30 PM (Manila time) Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the economic, social, and political conditions of countries around the world. With more than 20 million cases, the pandemic has […]

UP, Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Centre sign agreement to offer certificate course on cybercrime investigation and governance

13 October 2020, Quezon City, Philippines—The University of the Philippines (UP), through UP-CIFAL Philippines, UP College of Law, and UP Diliman Extension Program in Pampanga and Olongapo (UPDEPPO), signed a memorandum of agreement with the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Centre (CICC) to offer a certificate course on cybercrime investigation and […]

UP-CIFAL Philippines speaks in Commission on Higher Education’s orientation on SDG localisation

26 October 2020 – UP-CIFAL Philippines Director Dr. Edna Co served as one of the speakers in the Commission of Higher Education (CHED)’s online orientation, “Study in the Philippines Program: Focusing on the Localization of the SDGs.” The orientation aimed to provide a deeper understanding and awareness of the significance […]

UP-CIFAL Philippines serves as panelist for #TeachLove4SDGs online event

25 September 2020–In support of the Global Goals Week and the Decade of Action, UP-CIFAL Philippines served as a panelist in the online event, “#TeachLove4SDGs: Educating the Youth for SDG Action.” Christine Sanchez, program officer of UP-CIFAL Philippines, emphasised the importance of teaching, understanding, and living the sustainable development goals […]

UP-CIFAL Philippines pays virtual courtesy call to new UN Resident Coordinator

16 September 2020—UP-CIFAL Philippines paid a virtual courtesy call to Mr. Gustavo Gonzalez, the new United Nations Resident Coordinator (UNRC) in the Philippines, who arrived three months ago amid the COVID-19 global pandemic. UP-CIFAL Philippines Director Dr. Edna Co and Mr. Gonzalez discussed common areas for collaboration such as in […]

UP-CIFAL Philippines hosts webinar on responsible recovery of tourism

13 August 2020–The University of the Philippines (UP)-CIFAL Philippines hosted the webinar, “The Future of Tourism in the Time of COVID-19.”  Resource persons from the national government, academe, non-government organization, and the United Nations World Tourism Organisation talked about the challenges posed by COVID-19 to the tourism sector, and possible […]