The Foreign Service Institute (FSI) and the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) held the Philippine APEC Study Center Network (PASCN) Annual Symposium on “Circular Economy in the Philippines and APEC: Perspectives, Experiences, and Pathways” on May 17, 2022, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 NN via Zoom.
The symposium aims to answer the following questions:
1. How has the Philippines responded to CE and what are the lessons from its APEC neighbors?
2. What are the local experiences and projects in the Philippines in transitioning to a CE?
3. What are the possible pathways toward CE advancement in the Philippines and APEC?
The annual symposium is one of PASCN’s information dissemination activities, where researchers present their studies and solicit comments from stakeholders. The first session focused on national experiences while the second session tackled regional perspectives.