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Gender-responsive migration data management discussed in UP-CIFAL Philippines’ International Women’s Month forum

Posted on March 18, 2019October 4, 2019 by cifalph2017

13 March 2019, Quezon City, PhilippinesꟷIn celebration of the International Women’s Month, UP-CIFAL Philippines held a public forum on gender-responsive migration data management. At least 220 participants from the academe, government agencies, non-government and international organizations, and migrant groups attended the forum, which was jointly organized with the International Organization […]

New staff joins UP CIFAL Philippines’ migration team

Posted on March 4, 2019October 4, 2019 by cifalph2017

A new staff joined UP-CIFAL Philippines’ Migration and Gender Equality team in February. Mary Katherine Lao works as a project officer on the curriculum development of the Certificate Course on Global Migration. Lao is currently taking up her master’s degree in sociology at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman. She […]

Philippine migration outlook presented at a regional economic planning meeting

Posted on February 20, 2019October 4, 2019 by cifalph2017

15 February 2019, Laguna, PhilippinesꟷUP-CIFAL Philippines Director Dr. Edna Co presented the “Philippine Migration Outlook” working paper during the first quarter meeting of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region IV-A’s Committee on Migration and Development (CMD). NEDA is the country’s economic planning and policy body. The […]

The UN Sustainable Development Goals and Global Compact for Migration: A Philippine Outlook on Migration and Gender Equality

Posted on February 19, 2019October 30, 2019 by cifalph2017

Migration is a “defining feature of our globalized world” (United Nations 2018, p. 2). It affects economic, political, and social development at all levels. Migration refers to the movement of people across borders triggered by economic, social, political, or environmental factors. Migration could be a poverty reduction tool that benefits […]

Migrant Protection by Education in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): Lessons and Recommendations on the Philippine Post-Arrival Orientation Service (PAOS) in Qatar

Posted on February 6, 2019October 10, 2019 by cifalph2017

Froilan T. Malit, Jr. and Dulce Amor Ledesma Introduction The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have increasingly accounted for at least 25 million foreign migrant workers (49% of the total GCC populations), with expectations to […]

UP CIFAL Philippines holds consultation on migration, gender equality outlook

Posted on December 7, 2018October 4, 2019 by cifalph2017

UP CIFAL Philippines held a consultation on the “Philippine Outlook on Migration and Gender Equality” on November 28, 2018 at the University of the Philippines School of Statistics in Quezon City. Thirty-five representatives from government agencies, universities, and civil society organizations attended the consultation. It aims to gather comments from […]

UP CIFAL PH Director moderates UN Women’s panel discussion on gender in PH migration

Posted on November 22, 2018October 4, 2019 by cifalph2017

QUEZON CITY—UP CIFAL Philippines Director Dr. Edna Co moderated a panel discussion on “Situating Gender in Philippine Migration Landscape: Trends, Challenges and Emerging Issues” on November 5, 2018. The panel discussion is part of the two-day national consultation forum with the civil society entitled “Towards A Gender-Responsive Global Compact for […]

UP CIFAL Philippines holds forum on Korean migration to PH

Posted on October 22, 2018October 4, 2019 by cifalph2017

To promote the contributions of Korean migration to the Philippines through partnerships and collaboration, UP CIFAL Philippines held a forum at the University of the Philippines (UP) Bonifacio Global City in Taguig on October 16, 2018. Around 40 participants from the academe, the government, and the private sector attended the […]

UP CIFAL Philippines holds roundtable discussion on proposed Certificate Course on Global Migration

Posted on October 17, 2018October 4, 2019 by cifalph2017

To refine the proposed Certificate Course on Global Migration, UP CIFAL Philippines held a roundtable discussion on October 9, 2018 at the University of the Philippines (UP) Asian Center in Quezon City. UP CIFAL Philippines Director Dr. Edna Co and migration experts from the academe, government, and international organization discussed […]

UP CIFAL Philippines supports Quezon City’s BaLinkBayan Portal for overseas Filipinos

Posted on August 20, 2018October 4, 2019 by cifalph2017

(Photo Courtesy: Quezon City Local Government’s Facebook page) In support of the continuing partnership with Quezon City, UP CIFAL Philippines attended the signing of the memorandum of agreement and launching of an e-governance project for overseas Filipinos on August 17 at the Quezon City Hall. Quezon City Mayor and […]