CIFAL Philippines

WEBINAR: Food (In)Security in the Midst of COVID-19

  Date: 3 June 2020   Time: 15:00 (GMT+8)   Registration: http://tinyurl.com/y8gl5xex   Description: In an attempt to delay the spread of coronavirus, governments, businesses, and other stakeholders around the world have taken necessary steps to respond to the crisis. In the Philippines for example, quarantines and lockdowns have been […]

UP-CIFAL Philippines holds webinar on Chinese migration to PH

22 May 2020—In the first of a webinar series, UP-CIFAL Philippines presented its snapshot study on “Chinese Migration to the Philippines.” Luke Dominic Talavera of UP-CIFAL Philippines identified the issues linked with the inward migration such as the boom of the Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) and undocumented construction workers, […]

WEBINAR: COVID-19 As A Mobility Crisis: Repatriation of Migrants from the Gulf States

TOPIC: The COVID-19 As A Mobility Crisis: Repatriation of Migrants from the Gulf States DATE: 29 May 2020 TIME: 2:00 PM (Manila time) DESCRIPTION: COVID-19 has greatly affected global migration as governments and migrants in migrant-sending and -receiving countries are facing challenges in mobility and governance. In the case of […]

WEBINAR: Chinese Migration To The Philippines

Topic: Chinese Migration to the Philippines Date: 22 May 2020 Time: 3:00 PM (Manila time) Registration: https://bit.ly/2zzKhDq Description: Since President Rodrigo Duterte’s election in 2016, the Philippines and China have been on good terms. This is evident in the influx of Chinese migrants and the boom of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) industry. However, Filipinos have been […]

UNITAR, CIFAL Global Network hold webinar on COVID-19 crisis management in Asia Pacific

(Screenshot from UNITAR’s Facebook live) 16 April 2020—The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the CIFAL Global Network organised a virtual roundtable discussion on the practical experiences of Asia Pacific in the crisis management of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Experts from Shanghai, China; Jeju, South Korea; Manila, Philippines; […]

UP-CIFAL Philippines Director discusses challenges of PH universities amid COVID-19 in UNITAR webinar

9 April 2020, Quezon City, Philippines—UP-CIFAL Philippines Director Dr. Edna Co discussed the challenges that Philippine universities and colleges face in time of the COVID-19 pandemic in a virtual roundtable discussion organised by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Dr. Co stressed that COVID-19 is a multi-dimensional […]

UP-CIFAL Philippines holds 4th annual board meeting

10 March 2020, Quezon City, Philippines−UP-CIFAL Philippines’ Board of Representatives gathered for the 4th annual meeting.  Present at the board meeting were University of the Philippines (UP) System Executive Vice President Dr. Ted Herbosa (representing UP President Atty. Danilo Concepcion), Chief of Mission of the International Organisation for Migration Kristin […]

UP CIFAL Philippines, UP NCPAG Student Council bring SDGs to UP Fair

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 […]

UP-CIFAL Philippines discusses int’l human rights mechanisms on migrant workers in Commission on Human Rights training

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 […]

UP-CIFAL Philippines, Foreign Affairs Department hold 2nd graduation ceremony for Professional Course on Global Migration

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 […]