"TOWARDS ZERO POVERTY IN THE PHILIPPINES:
PURSUING INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT
AND SHARED PROSPERITY"
Last September 23, 2015, the AIM Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center for Competitiveness (formerly AIM Policy Center), the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) held the policy symposium titled “Towards Zero Poverty: Pursuing Inclusive Development and Shared Prosperity” at the Palawan Ballroom, Edsa Shangri-la, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City. Wherein DR. WILLIAM D. DAR, President of the Inanglupa Movement, Inc. laid out his vision for the new Philippine agriculture leading to poverty reduction, wherein both the private sector and government work hand in hand to modernize and industrialize the sector. Reinforcing the role of private sector. The policy symposium was well-attended by participants in the private sector, government, civil society and academe and it served as the venue to engage various sectors for a more informed analysis on the issues of poverty and growth in the economy.
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