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CRC-ILD and DILG discuss Partnership for Local Development

By |October 4th, 2025|CRC Events, CRC-ILD, News, Partnerships|

Collaboration for Local Development. (L-R) CRC-ILD's Local Governance Lead Caloi Enriquez and Project Director Mir Tillah discussing with DILG Assistant Secretary Lilian de Leon and other DILG staff.   As part of its engagement with key governance stakeholders, the Center for Research and Communication’s Institute for Local Development (CRC-ILD) met with Department of ... continue reading

Collaboration with the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) on Improving Ease of Doing Business

By |August 29th, 2025|CRC-ILD, News, Partnerships|

CRC-ILD's Project Director Mir Tillah with ARTA Secretary Perez (center) during the courtesy call and exploratory partnership meeting in August 2026.   The Center for Research and Communication’s Institute for Local Development (CRC-ILD) paid a courtesy call to Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Secretary Ernesto V. Perez and key ARTA officials on August 28, ... continue reading

CRCFI Undertakes Organizational Assessment and Strategic Roadmap Development for the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO)

By |July 31st, 2025|Expertise, Migration and Overseas Filipino Work, News|

  The Center for Research and Communication Foundation, Inc. (CRCFI) is honored to announce its partnership with the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) in conducting a comprehensive organizational assessment and the formulation of a 10-year Strategic Roadmap (2026–2036) for the agency. This collaboration was formalized through a contract signing ceremony held on June 2, 2025, ... continue reading

CRC convenes Strategic Planning Workshop to expand support for Local Governments

By |July 20th, 2025|CRC Events, CRC-ILD, News|

The Center for Research and Communication’s Institute for Local Development (CRC-ILD) recently convened its first Strategic Planning Workshop, gathering key experts and stakeholders from CRC, the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P), and the development sector to define the institute’s mission, strategic priorities, and operational direction. Among the key personalities present during the workshop ... continue reading

CRC Empowers New Batch of Privacy Professionals in Onsite DPO Foundational Course

By |May 6th, 2025|CRC Events, Digital Sector, News, Trainings and Workshops|

[UA&P, Pasig City, Philippines] - The Center for Research and Communication (CRC) successfully concluded its onsite run of the Data Protection Officer (DPO) Foundational Course this academic year, last April 21-25, 2025. The course welcomed 20 graduates from various sectors, each committed to strengthening data privacy compliance within their respective organizations. Designed to build capacity ... continue reading

Dr. Veronica Ramirez talks about OFW mental health in Radio Pilipinas

By |March 3rd, 2025|Expertise, Migration and Overseas Filipino Work, News, Professorial Chairs|

On February 21, 2025, Dr. Veronica E. Ramirez joined Radio Pilipinas to discuss her groundbreaking research on OFW mental health. She shared the study’s key findings and recommendations aimed at benefiting OFWs, funded by the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD), a sectoral council of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Dr. ... continue reading

Forum on Service Contracting Program Held at UA&P

By |January 6th, 2025|CRCFI Research Fund, News|

The University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P), in partnership with the Department of Transportation (DoTr) and the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), hosted the 2nd Forum on Service Contracting for Efficient and Equitable Public Transport Systems on November 20, 2024. This initiative was supported by a research grant from the Center ... continue reading

CRC and OSAPIEA forge partnership to strengthen economic policy and investment insights

By |August 24th, 2024|Digital Sector, Energy Industry, News|

In picture (1st row from R-L): Dr. Bernardo M. Villegas, Dr. Winston Conrad B. Padojinog, Sec. Frederick D. Go, Dir. Leslie Vanessa Lim, & Atty. Joy Diaz-Teston. (2nd row from R-L): Mr. Cesar Averia, Jr., Mr. Paul Joseph Garcia, Dr. Robin Michael Garcia, Mr. Gerogio Mabbagu, & Mr. Bruce Borres. [UA&P, Pasig City, ... continue reading

OFWs Needing Psychosocial Support for Mental Health

By |April 17th, 2024|Expertise, Migration and Overseas Filipino Work, News, Professorial Chairs|

A recent study conducted by Dr. Veronica Ramirez, Associate Professor of the University of Asia and the Pacific, was presented at the First National Symposium on Brain & Mental Health Research, “Breaking Stigmas in Mental Health through Research and Development." It was held on April 11, 2024 at the Philippine International Convention Center and organized ... continue reading

IGNITE AsiaPacific Conference Bridging the TechVoc Skills Gap for Future-Ready Workforce

By |April 15th, 2024|Expertise, News, Professorial Chairs, Social Economics|

[UA&P, Pasig City, Philippines]- On April 11, 2024, the Center for Research and Communication of the University of Asia and the Pacific (CRC- UA&P), through the Professorial Chair for Social Economics, in partnership with the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), and Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), and in collaboration with Alay Buhay Foundation, ... continue reading