Development Policy Research Month 2019 Kickoff Press Conference

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) held a press conference to launch the 17th Development Policy Research Month (DPRM) at the Novotel in Quezon City on September 4, 2019. This year's DPRM theme is "Navigating the New Globalization: Local Actions for Global Challenges".

The press conference panel was led by PIDS President Celia Reyes. Other panelists include PIDS Senior Research Fellow Roehlano Briones, Department of the Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Marivel Sacendoncillo, Department of Health's National Immunization Program Manager Dr. Maria Wilda Silva, and Department of Trade and Industry-Multilateral Relations Division Chief Marie Sherylyn Aquia.