The University will hold the UP Academic Congress entitled Beyond 2010: Leadership for the Next Generation on February 1- 5, 2010 at the Malcolm Theater, UP College of Law.

The congress aims to identify the current issues, map the various approaches that have been tried in the past, provide some assessment of their gains and failures and draw out possible actions that must be done by the next administration.

This event is jointly sponsored and in collaboration with the Office of the University of the Philippines President, Office of the UP Diliman Chancellor, UP College of Law, UP College of Engineering, UP College of Science, UP College of Social Science and Philosophy, UP College of Social Work and Community Development, National College of Public Administration, School of Economics, Asian Center, Center for Integrative and Development Studies, Center for Woman’s Studies, Diliman Interactive Learning Center, Institute of Islamic Studies, and Third World Studies Center.

Academic Forum Schedule

Day 1 – February 1, 2010, Monday

8:30 AM Start of Registration Proper
9:30 AM Opening Ceremonies
9:45 AM Opening Remarks by Dean Marvic M.V.F. Leonen
10:10 AM Message from UP President Emerlinda R. Roman: “The Imperatives for Philippine Society within the Next Generation”
10:45 AM Discussion by Prof. Randolf S. David: “What Truly Matters to Filipinos?”
11:30 AM Open Forum

12:30 PM Lunch Break

1:30 – 3:30 PM Session 1: Jobs and the Cost of Doing Business in the Philippines

Moderator: Former Dean Raul V. Fabella, School of Economics, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Panelists:

Mr. Cielito F. Habito, Department of Economics, Ateneo Manila University
Dr. Cayetano Paderanga, Jr., School of Economics, University of the Philippines-Diliman

3:45 – 5:45 PM  Session 2: Debt and Deficits

Moderator: Dean Emmanuel S. de Dios, School of Economics, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Panelists:
Prof. Felipe M. Medalla, School of Economics, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Prof. Benjamin E. Diokno, School of Economics, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Prof. Leonor M. Briones, National College of Public Administration and Governance, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Day 2 – February 2, 2010, Tuesday

8:30 AM Registration Proper

9:00 – 11:00 AM  Session 3: Backrooms, Battlefields, and Backhoes: The Mindanao Conundrum

Moderator: Dr. Eduardo C. Tadem, Asian Center, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Panelists:
Dean Julkipli Wadi, Institute of Islamic Studies, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Prof. Rudy B. Rodil, Department of History, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology
Dr. Eduardo C. Tadem, Asian Center, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Mr. Francisco Lara, Ph.D. Candidate, London School of Economics and Political Science

Lunch Break

1:00 – 3:00 PM Session 4: Building Blocks to the University Enjoyment of the Right to Health

Moderator: Prof. Mary Lou L. Alcid,College of Social Work and Community Development, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Panelists:
Dr. Alberto Romualdez, Graduate School for Health Sciences, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
Dr. Edelina Padilla-Dela Paz, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines-Manila
Dr. Elizabeth Paterno, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines-Manila
Dr. Fatima Castillo, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines-Manila

2:00-4:00 PM

Session 5: Secularisms and Fundamentalisms

Moderator: Dr. Sylvia Estrada-Claudio, Center for Women’s Studies, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Panelists:
Prof. Sylvia Claudio, Center for Women’s Studies, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Prof. Ibarra Gutierrez, III, College of Law, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Day 3 – February 3, 2010, Wednesday

8:30 – 10:30 AM Session 6: Diaspora of Filipinos

Moderator: Prof. Mary Lou L. Alcid, College of Social Work and Community Development, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Panelists:
Dr. Virgel C. Binghay, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Dr. Jorge V. Tigno, Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Ms. Maria Angela Villalba, Executive Director, Unlad Kabayan Migrant Services Foundation

10:30 – 12:30 PM Session 7: Property Reform and Related Issues

Moderator: Prof. Elmer M. Ferrer, College of Social Work and Community Development, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Panelists:
Ms. Dolores Bernabe, College of Social Work and Community Development, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Mr. Ernesto Ordoñez, Chair, Agriwatch, Inc.
Atty. Jay Batongbacal, Asian Center, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Lunch Break

1:30 – 3:30 PM Session 8: Urban Development and Housing

Moderator: Dr. Toby Melissa C. Monsod, School of Economics, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Panelists:
Prof. Ernesto M. Serote, School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Dean Danilo A. Silvestre, School of Architecture, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Dr. Cayetano W. Paderanga, Jr., School of Economics, University of the Philippines-Diliman

3:45 – 5:45 PM Session 9: Science and Technology

Moderator: Dr. Fidel R. Nemenzo, Institute of Mathematics, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Panelists:
Dr. Caesar Saloma, College of Science, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Dr. Roger Posadas, Technology Management Center, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Dr. Rowena Guevara, College of Engineering, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Day 4 – February 4, 2010, Thursday

8:30 – 10:30 AM Session 10: Confronting Trade, Markets and Regulation

Moderator: Dean Marvic M.V.F. Leonen, College of Law, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Panelists:
Dr. Joy Abrenica,  School of Economics, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Dr. Rene Ofreneo, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Dean Marvic M.V.F. Leonen, College of Law, University of the Philippines-Diliman

10:30 – 12:30 PM Session 11: Philippine Foreign Relations

Moderator: Dr. Eduardo T. Gonzalez, Asian Center, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Panelists:
Former Dean Aileen Baviera, Asian Center, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Herman Joseph S. Kraft, Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Lunch Break

2:00 – 4:00 PM Session 12: Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction

Moderator: Prof. Lenore P. Dela Cruz, College of Social Work and Community Development, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Panelists:
Dean Antonio G.M. LaViña, Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University
Dr. Alfredo Mahar Francisco A. Lagmay, National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Dr. Emmanuel M. Luna, College of Social Work and Community Development, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Day 5 – February 5, 2010, Friday

8:30 – 10:30 AM Session 13: Addressing Impunity

Moderator: Prof. Theodore O. Te, College of Law, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Panelists:
Former UP President Francisco Nemenzo
Former Dean Raul Pangalangan, College of Law, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Rep. Lorenzo Tañada III, Chair of the House Committee on Human Rights, House of Representatives
Prof. Ibarra Gutierrez III, College of Law, University of the Philippines-Diliman

10:30 – 12:30 PM Session 14: Elections and How to Choose Leaders

Moderator: Dean Alex B. Brillantes Jr., National College of Public Administration and Governance, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Panelists:
Former Dean Jose V. Abueva, National College of Public Administration and Governance, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Prof. Leonor M. Briones, National College of Public Administration and Governance, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Dr. Ebinezer R. Florano, National College of Public Administration and Governance, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Dr. Edna E.A. Co, National College of Public Administration and Governance, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Lunch Break

1:30 – 3:30 PM Session 15: Labor-Revisiting Constitutional Guarantees

Moderator: Prof. Patricia R.P.S. Daway, College of Law, College of Law, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Panelists:
Faculty Regent Judy Taguiwalo, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Dep. Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac, Ateneo de Manila Law School, Ateneo de Manila University
Former Dean Merlin M. Magallona, College of Law, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Prof. Patricia R.P. Salvador Daway, College of Law, College of Law, University of the Philippines-Diliman

3:45 – 4:45 PM Summary by the Chief Rapporteurs

(Dr. Maris Diokno and Dr. Cynthia Bautista)

4:45 PM Closing Remarks by UP Diliman Chancellor Sergio S. Cao

Session 16: Energy Security (Third week of February)

For more details, please contact the UP College of Law Office of the Dean at 927-0518. For other updates, abstracts, and papers of the panels, please visit the UP Third World Studies Center (UP TWSC) blog: http://uptwsc.blogspot.com.