COVID-19: The Philippine Development Plan and Prospects for Agropolis

AmCham Philippines

AmCham came to life in 1902 as the Manila Coffee Round Table and later as Manila Merchants Association. Incorporated in 1920, it has since then recognized and reconfirmed the commitment of American business to the development and welfare of the Philippines and the Filipino people.

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Event Details

AmCham member companies get two (2) complimentary slots which they must register here: https://bit.ly/agribusiness-july-1-webinar

Additional member company representatives and non-members may register through this page.

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Summary:

The COVID-19 pandemic only highlighted the deep reliance of consumers through the supply chain from nearby provinces in terms of supplying adequate food in the capital region. The pandemic also highlighted the continuing grow of urban population in the country. And as the urban population grows, so does the demand for sustainable food supply systems.

In this webinar, our very own Architect Jun Palafox will discuss possible means in making a city self-sustaining and integrate urban farming system. He will be joined by and gain reactions from Assistant Secretary Mercedita Sombilla of the Regional Development Group of the National Economic and Development Authority or NEDA.

Speaker and Reactors

FELINO JR. PALAFOX

Principal Architect - Urban Planner at Palafox Associates

Reactor: Ramon Clarete

Professor at UP School of Economics

Reactor: Mercedita Sombilla (invited)

Associate Secretary, Regional Develpment Group at National Economic and Development Authority

Architect and Urban Planner Felino “Jun” Palafox, Jr. has 43 years of experience in architecture and 41 years in planning. He has collaborated with some of the best designers, leaders, and developers in the world. A registered APEC Architect, he founded Palafox Associates, the world-renowned architectural design and planning firm in the Philippines in 1989.

Jun Palafox has been a recipient of several local and international awards, most notably as Ambassador for Peace from the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace given in New York, Outstanding Professional Awardee for 2012. He was also cited by Forbes Asia Magazine as one of the 48 Heroes of Philanthropy in Asia, one of four in the Philippines.

He is an international associate/member of international organizations like the American Institute of Architects, U.S. Green Building Council, Urban Land Institute, and the American Planning Association. He is a Fellow for the Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. He was also the former president of both the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) and the Philippine Institute of Environmental Planners (PIEP). He has lectured in Harvard University, MIT, Asian Institute of Management, and in 16 other countries in Asia, Europe, and North America. He is also an adjunct professor in Hotel Planning and Design at Enderun Colleges.

Palafox holds a degree in Architecture from the University of Santo Tomas, a Masters degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of the Philippines, and Advanced Management Development Program in Real Estate from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.

Additional Member Company Representatives

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Non-Members

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Standard Price: ₱1,000 + 10% | $22.00
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