CIFAL Philippines

UP CIFAL Philippines holds roundtable discussion on migration situation

UP CIFAL Philippines hosted a roundtable discussion on the migration situation on March 5, 2018 at the Quezon Hall, University of the Philippines Diliman. Eighteen representatives from the government, the academe, civil society organizations, and the private sector tackled issues affecting overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), including the review of migration […]

DISCUSSION PAPER: Challenges to Implementing Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs)

  CIFAL PHILIPPINES DISCUSSION PAPER Challenges to Implementing Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs): Effects on Human Capital Mobility in Southeast Asia Joefe B. Santarita, Ph.D.   ABSTRACT To complement regionalism, new regionalism in particular, regionalization as a process is expected to come into full circle in facilitating wider mobility of people, […]

CIFAL Philippines leads workshop on gender, labor migration for Quezon City staff

QUEZON CITY—Members of the Quezon City Migration and Development Council (MDC) successfully completed CIFAL Philippines’ orientation workshop on gender, labor migration and sustainable development held on November 28, 2017. The workshop aimed to deepen the understanding of local government officials of the importance of a gender perspective in international labor […]

Lecture-Forum: Does Proactive State Protection Policy Lead to Better Worker Welfare?

  CIFAL Philippines, in partnership with the International Organization on Migration (IOM), would like to invite everyone to a lecture-forum titled “Does Proactive State Protection Policy Lead to Better Worker Welfare? The Role of Front-Line State Bureaucrats in the Gulf Region” with visiting scholar Mr. Froilan T. Malit, Jr. of the Gulf […]

CIFAL Philippines holds workshop on migration data for Quezon City staff

ANTIPOLO CITY, PHILIPPINES – Members of the Quezon City Migration and Development Council (MDC) successfully completed CIFAL Philippines’ capacity building workshop on migration data for sustainable development. The workshop, held from August 30 to 31, 2017, included lectures from experts and practical exercises on migration, data, and sustainable development. Dr. […]

CIFAL Philippines trains Quezon City staff on migration crisis management

  TAGAYTAY CITY, PHILIPPINES – Thirty members of the Quezon City Migration and Development Council (MDC) successfully completed CIFAL Philippines’ pioneer training on Migration Crisis Management held from August 8 to 10, 2017. The 3-day seminar-workshop aims to build the capacities of local government officials in handling various types of […]