Monday, July 30, 2012

NAPC on the Art of Policy Making and Legislative Liaising

July 5-6, 2012 at the Cocoon Boutique Hotel :  The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) conducted seminar-workshop on the art of policy making and legislative liaising for an empowered sector.  It was participated by the fourteen (14) Sectoral  Representatives, respective sectoral policy officers  under the Social Reform Agenda and some staff of the NAPC Secretariat. 

The Workers in the Informal Sector Council was represented by Ms. Gloria Madayag, the Sectoral Representative, and Susanita Tesiorna, the Council's policy officer.  The activity was very informative for the new council members and gave opportunity to enhance knowledge and capacity for the council members who were earlier engaged with NAPC.

This activity is under the stewardsship of Assistant Secretary Gina de la Cruz who chairs the NAPC-Legislative and Liaison Committee.  Such activity aimed to capacitate the Basic Sectors to be more effective in intervening the crafting of genuine anti-poverty measures and formulating strategies for the implementation of specific programs of sectoral concerns.
The speakers were Usec. Sayo of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office, a director of the Commission on Human Rights, Atty. Marlon Manuel, the Vice-Chairman of the NAPC Basic Sectors,  among others.