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1. Seminar Program (updated as of August 20th)
2. Seminar Application Form (due July 31st or August 20th, based on certificate need)
3. Presentation Proposal Abstracts (abstract proposal + application form due June 30th)
4. Call for Sponsors (for self-reliance and participation subsidy)
5. Venue Map
6. Co-Sponsored by: Agricultural Training Institute, Kajima Philippines, Inc., Ma. Esperanza B. Valencia & Associates, Daniel M. Briones Construction Ent., Inc., United Architects of the Philippines (Diliman Chapter)
7. In Cooperation with the Japanese Embassy in the Philippines and the Commission on Higher Education

The abstracts of presentation proposals can be found in the following links (in order of submission of abstracts)

1. "Ecological Ethics: Inclusive Wealth Index and Beyond" by Prof. Aliza Racelis (College of Business Administration, University of the Philippines, Diliman)
2. "Shared Growth Lessons from Japan (No.1)" by Dr. Max Maquito (Sekiguchi Global Research Association)
3. "Organic Farming as an Art of Not Being Governed: Some Lessons from the Philippines and Japan" by Prof. Toru Nakanishi (University of Tokyo)
4."Import-Substitution in Manufacturing for Sustainable Agriculture (DIRI Approach)" by Executive Director. Aladino C. Moraca (Ecological and Agricultural Development Foundation) and President Ramon C. Uy (RU Foundry)
5. "Downstream Integrated Radicular Import-Substitution (DIRI): A Model for Sustainable Agriculture from Negros " by Dr. Max Maquito (Sekiguchi Global Research Association), Executive Director Aladino C. Moraca (Ecological Agricultural Development Foundation), President Ramon C. Uy (RU Foundry), and Dr. Jose R. Medina (University of the Philippines, Los Banos, rtd.)
6. "Sustaining Community Initiatives for Improving Water Supply and Sanitation" by Project Officer Paul L. Bayungan, assisted by Chairperson Ramonsito S. Adriano, Treasurer Recarti Q. Galsim, Vice Chairperson Bonifacio R. Tuiza, Advisor Reynaldo E. Prado (Philippine Center for Water and Sanitation, assisted by Sitio Silangan Water and Sanitation Association)
7. "The Sustainable Consumption Lifestyle: The Filipino Mall Experience" by Prof. Amparo Pamela H. Fabe (Department of Sociology, University of the Philippines, Diliman)
8. "The Metropolitan Subic Area: Shaping the Future Metropolis" by Arch. Michael V. Tomeldan (College of Architecture, University of the Philippines Diliman) Presentation #1 for Sustainable Cities Block
9. "Copenhagen: A Model of Sustainable Urban Development" by Prof. Hans Peder Pedersen (Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning + Western Mindanao State University) Presentation #2 for Sustainable Cities Block
10. "The Subic-Clark-Tarlac Growth Corridor" by Arch. Armando N. Alli (TAM Planners Company) Presentation #3 for Sustainable Cities Block
11. "Shared Growth and Shaping the Public Realm" by Arch. Raymond Andrew Sih (College of Architecture, University of the Philippines, Diliman) Presentation #4 for Sustainable Cities Block
12. "General Santos City: A Different Aerotropolis Model" by Danilo A. Silvestre and Lester Valdes (General Santos Airport Project) Presentation #5 for Sustainable Cities Block
13. "Evaluating Sustainability of Green Open Spaces in Shopping Malls: The Greenbelt Park Experience" by Arch. Marie Stephanie N. Gilles, Dr. Grace C. Ramos (College of Architecture, University of the Philippines, Diliman) Presentation #6 for Sustainable Cities Block
14. "Agriculture, in Architecture, in Cities: In pursuit of Sustainable Urban Cities and Landscapes" by Arch. Maria Mynn Porciuncula-Alfonso (College of Architecture, University of Sto. Tomas)
15. "Agrarian Reform and Rural Development: The Cordillera Experience" by Joelynda Pastor Foyagan, Jane Delfin-Toribio, Ph.D., Adela Damaso Comila (DAR-Cordillera/MARO-Kapangan, Benguet/MARO-Buguias-Mankayan, Benguet, respectively)
16. "Kapangan Indigenous and Sustainable Systems in Harmony with Mother Nature (KISS-HMN)" by Dr. Jane Delfin Toribio and Mayor Roberto Kalaw Canuto (Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer, Kapangan, Benguet, and Municipal Mayor, Kapangan, Benguet, respectively)
17. "Sagada's Community-Based Eco-Tourism Leading to Sustainable Growth" by Roberto L. Pangod and Mayor Eduardo T. Latawan, Jr. (Executive Assistant, Sagada, Mountain Province, and Municipal Mayor, Sagada, Mountain Province, respectively)
18. "Cordillera Coffee in Response to Climate Change (CC1-RCC)" by Adela Damaso Comila (Municipality of Buguias and Mankayan)
19. "Spending Patterns of Filipinos of OFWs: A Review of Related Literature" by Cid L. Terosa, Ph.D., Aurora G. Hidalgo, and Jovi C. Dacanay (School of Economics, University of Asia and the Pacific)
20. "Organizational Innovations in the Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture: the Case of Negros Occidental" by Andrew D. Gasmen, Rowena DT. Baconguis, and Jose R. Medina (University of the Philippines, Los Banos)
21. "Engaging Smallholder Upland Farmers through Integrated Crop-Livestock Farming Enterprises (InCLiFE") by Reynic Alo, Jose R. Medina and Rowena Baconguis (University of the Philippines, Los Banos)
22. "Beyond Needs Gratification: Happiness Economics as Human Flourishing" by Jovi C. Dacanay (School of Economics, University of Asia and the Pacific)
23. "Policy Simulation of the Aquino Health Agenda in Expanding Access to Health Services in Selected Regions in the Philippines" by Rachel Lynn Y. Belandres (School of Economics, University of Asia and the Pacific)
24. "Initial compilation of verses from the Holy Qu’ran pertaining to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)" by Zadiqueyah J. Hajihil (Muslim Students Association, Mindanao State University – Sulu Chapter)
25. "Participatory Water and Sanitation Resources Inventory and Assessment in a Rural Community" by Apolonio T. Jimenez, Pedrito Guevarra and Lyn N. Capistrano (Philippine Center for Water and Sanitation – ITN Foundation)
26. "From Rural to Urban: The Plight of Waste-Pickers" by Grace P. Sapuay (PHILAJAMES, Solid Waste Management Association of the Philippines)

Title of Presentation: Ecological Ethics: Inclusive Wealth Index and Beyond

Abstract: In my 14th Sustainable Shared Growth Seminar paper, I made reference to “development that meets the needs of the present without sacrificing the right of future generations to fulfill their needs” (World Commission on Environment and Development [WCED], 1987) as an important notion for ecological sustainability. One of my research proposals was to demand from businesses and markets that they ensure that metrics include their ability to minimize environmental degradation and decline. Traditional indicators such as per-capita gross domestic product (GDP) and the Human Development Index (HDI) are the primary metrics in assessing the progress of nations today. This created fundamental problems: increases in total economic production do not necessarily translate into improvements in human well-being. Development is human and integral only to the degree that people flourish across the entire range of their personal gifts—body, mind, and spirit. In concrete terms, this means that people live in the heights of the human values of truth, freedom, justice, love, and friendship. While the Inclusive Wealth Report of the UN has proposed and developed the ‘Inclusive Wealth Index’ –which includes NATURAL CAPITAL and, in particular, ecosystem services–, such other goods as: the personal and social virtues, the quality of social relations, and personal initiative are equally essential, apart from wealth in the comprehensive measure of ‘prosperity for all’. In other words, if the core problems of the environment are in great measure ecological, their causes are largely anthropogenic. This presentation explores: (1) the role of improved social institutions in resolving ecological problems, (2) the introduction of more social enterprises whose principal function is to address an intractable social need and serve the common good, and (3) the critical role of the virtues –especially the cardinal virtues of temperance, fortitude, prudence, justice–, for these make the person more able to deliberate about and successfully pursue both his own good and the good of the communities to which he belongs.

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Shared Growth Lessons from Japan (No.1 of a Series)

This gives an overview of a series of presentations to be made in the SGRA KKK (Kahusayan [Efficiency], Katarungan [Equity], Kalikasan [Environment]) seminars. The series hopes to express, in terms comprehensible to non-economists, the results of study on what this economist considers as one of the invaluable lessons that could be learned from Japan. This is the so-called “shared growth” development experience, wherein Japan was able to achieve rapid economic growth and significant improvement in income distribution. This presentation traces the sources of Japan’s ability to achieve shared growth to three aspects: 1. development financing; 2. development policy/strategy; and 3. corporate architecture. In addition to shedding light on an often-misunderstood East Asian neighbor, this study hopes to contribute to Philippine development, which is in dire need of achieving shared growth. The absence of shared growth implies a situation wherein there is a significantly large gap between the core and periphery sectors of an economy or a region. Later presentations of this series in future seminars will go deeper into the points raised in this presentation.

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Dr. Ferdinand C. Maquito (nickname: Max)
Philippine Chief Representative, Sekiguchi Global Research Association (SGRA)
Through SGRA, he pursues his research and advocacy for sustainable shared growth in the Philippines through manufacturing and the empowerment of poor rural communities
Education
Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Tokyo (1996)
M.S. in Industrial Economics, Center for Research and Communication (1986)
B.S. Mechanical Engineering from the University of the Philippines (1982)
On-going Research Projects
1. Urban and Rural Poor Communities with Prof. Toru Nakanishi, University of Tokyo
2. IT Industry and Development with Prof. Hitoshi Hirakawa, Kokushikan University (Prof. Emeritus, Nagoya University)
3. International Labor Migration with Prof. Tran Van Tho, Waseda University
Some recent publications/presentations
1. “Towards a Strategy for Manufactured Exports to Japan” Philippine-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement: Strengthening the Foundation for Regional Cooperation and Economic Integration Vol. 2 Philippine Institute of Development Studies 2013 (forthcoming)
2. “The Dynamics of Social Networks in Philippine Poor Communities—From Giant Leaps to Small Steps” Philippine Journal of Labor and Industrial Relations 2012 (forthcoming) – paper submitted to the SGRA First Asia Future Conference in March 2013, where it was selected as one of the Best Papers
3. “A Comparative Economic Analysis of Japanese-Style Labor Contracts from a Shared Growth Perspective” Philippine Journal of Labor and Industrial Relations Vol. 31, Nos. 1&2, 2011(2nd author: Hitoshi Hirakawa), reprinted in The Second Book on Sustainable Employment Relations” J.V. Sibal, R. A. Asuncion, et.al. (eds.), Manila: Philippine Industrial Relations Society, Inc. 2012
4. “Mega Toushi Manira ni Okeru Kankyouteki ni Jisoku Kanou na Koutsu he no Chouzen: EDSA wo Chuushin ni” (Challenging Environmentally Sustainable Transportation in Mega City Manila: Focus on EDSA” , Proceedings of the 38th SGRA Forum in Tateshina, Japan (held July 3, 2010) SGRA Report No. 55, December 15, 2010
5. “KyouyuuGata Seichou Toshiteno Higashi Ajia Tougou” (An East Asian Integration as Shared Growth), Chapter 21 (co-authored with Hitoshi Hirakawa) in “Higashi Ajia no Shin Sangyou Shuseki: Chiiki Hatten to Kyouryoku/Kyousei” (New Industrial Agglomeration of East Asia: Regional Development in Copperation and Symbiosis), Hitoshi Hirakawa, Makoto Tawada, Ryuhei Okumura, Nobuyoshi Yamori, Jong-He Seo (eds.), Tokyo: Gakujutsu Shuppankai, November 2010
6. “East Asian Integration and Shared Growth: Some Preliminary Results of a Center for Buoyancy Approach” (co-authored with Hitoshi Hirakawa) in Proceedings of “International Conference: Industrial Agglomeration, Regional Integration and Durable Growth in East Asia” sponsored by the Faculty of Banking and Finance, and the Faculty of International Economics of the Foreign Trade University (Hanoi, Vietnam) and the Graduate School of Economics and the Economic Research Center of Nagoya University, October 28 – 29, 2010, Hanoi, Vietnam, pp. 250-267
7. “Rediscovering Japan’s Leadership in “Shared Growth” Management”, Rikkyo Business Review Number 3, July 2010, pp. 20-38 (co-authored with Henrietta Carbonel)
8. “A Roadmap for Shared Growth through the Philippine Auto Industry”, August 1, 2008, mimeo, 132 pages (submitted to a major Japanese automotive firm and the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry)

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