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This page displays all Asia Society content on the Philippines in reverse chronological order. For more Asia Society work on the Philippines, please visit Asia Society Philippines, established on March 22, 1999 by Washington Sycip with a mission to promote the understanding of Asia. Asia Society Philippines aims to strengthen relationships and bridge differences across the Philippines, Asia and the United States.

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Does ASEAN Matter?

A discussion of ASPI Distinguished Fellow Marty Natelegawa's new book about the Indo-Pacific's longest-standing regional organization.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Belt and Road Initiative – Separating Myth from Fact
02 Apr 2019
2 - 5 p.m.
Disruptive Asia Launch | Sydney
30 Nov 2018
8:30 - 10 a.m.
Understanding Mindanao: Peace & Security
29 Nov 2018
3 - 5 p.m.
Past Events
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Asia 21 Alumni Series: Energy is Everything

It's all about the stories on the ground: the farmer whose incomes double as 24/7 lighting allows him to thresh twice the harvest, the fish trader who plans to invest in cold storage to preserve his catch & command higher margins.
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Asia 21 Alumni Series: What keeps me up at night five years after Typhoon Yolanda?

What keeps me up at night are not the criticisms of how slow the reconstruction was nor how messed up the emergency response coordination was, but the nagging question of “what could I have done better, if I had a do-over?”
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Asia 21 Alumni Series: On Agriculture

The Philippines has rich land, natural resources, hardworking farmers and agri-research institutions. The country is blessed with so many resources, however, agriculture, the backbone of the country's economy, has not been prioritized.
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Asia 21 Alumni Series: Will Social Enterprises Create the New Middle Class?

Despite economic gains in the recent years and public-private campaigns towards job creation and entrepreneurship, many working Filipinos remain in poverty due to low quality jobs that don’t pay enough to meet basic needs.
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Finally Having the Conversation

Asia Society Philippines joined in the movement of raising awareness for mental health by developing an Asia Society Conversations program around it, named “Why Can’t We Talk About It?”
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Mindanao as the Land of Promise and Potential

Fuller hall saw a hundred people fill its seats once again on October 17, 2018 to hear what the government, and industry and policy experts had to say about economic realities in the southern island.
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«It Is Just the Way People Do Things»

Fintech is changing and redesigning financial markets and our everyday monetary behaviour – and nowhere more so than in Asia. Investor Melissa Guzy explained, shared, and spread her knowledge on the topic.
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How Our Roots Grow

Asia Society Conversations returned on October 10 at PenBrothers in Legazpi Village, bringing together representatives from government, civil society , and industry to break down political, cultural, and economic dimensions of the context of Filipino IPs over beer and pizza.
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Far from Geography: A «Free and Open Indo-Pacific»

Among the many regional organizations in Asia one in particular has made headlines lately: the «free and open Indo-Pacific». Former Swiss Ambassador to India, Philippe Welti, and former Swiss Ambassador to Australia, Daniel Woker, have talked with U.S.-citizen and long-time Japan-resident Jeffrey Bohn, head of the Swiss Re Institute, about what the concept means.
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Learning To Be Safe With Our Online Practices

It was a night of informative casual conversations about digital marketing, information consumption, and data security on 31 July during Asia Society Conversations: Internet Survival Guide.
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Asia Society Announces Asia 21 Young Leaders Class of 2018

The new class adds to a pool of over 900 professionals under the age of 40 from 40 nations.
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Disruptive Asia (Volume Two)

Throughout 2018, Disruptive Asia focuses on the ASEAN region and Australia's relations with its South-East Asian neighbours
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Asia Briefing #9 | August 2018

Morrison’s Asia | Mahathirism is back | India’s new champion | 140 years of Asian art
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Executive Briefing | Ambassador Jane Duke

Ambassador Jane Duke updated guests on what's next for Australia and ASEAN.
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Photos: The Premiere of 'Fragility' by Susie Ibarra

Asia Society hosted the world premiere performances of a new piece by the acclaimed percussionist and composer.