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In the recently concluded APEC Summit, let me congratulate the Philippine government who hosted the world’s biggest stage for one week, spearheaded by Pres. Benigno Aquino, on its success. Truly, this is something that Filipinos all took pride whether one is in the Philippines or overseas.
In furtherance, allow me to encompass briefly the Summit objectives. Under the theme “Building Inclusive Economies, Building a Better World,” APEC 2015 focused on the following key priorities: (APEC Official Website)
• Enhancing the Regional Economic Integration Agenda
• Fostering Small and Medium Enterprises’ Participation in Regional and Global Markets
• Investing in Human Capital Development will fit, “a long-term effect” indeed, that will translate inclusiveness)
• Building Sustainable and Resilient Communities
As our television is bombarded with APEC activities in the past days over TFC and GMA TV, I’ve challenged my elder son, whose 11 years old, if he thinks APEC is good for the Philippines?
He contemplated for few seconds, and his answer brought me relief and elation that his cognizance is somehow aligned with his Mom He said, that “Yes Mom, APEC is good because world leaders get to ‘communicate’ with each other, and talk about conflicts and businesses.” I delightedly replied that conflict cannot be part of the agenda for APEC, but yes, communication and businesses are .
APEC expands the region’s growth story and include a vision of economic prosperity and interconnectedness felt at all levels—beginning at the grassroots. As regional economic integration continues to take form and strengthen, APEC 2015 oriented policies and initiatives through the prism of its inclusive growth strategy. Integration, as such, will be defined and advanced not only for the benefit of economies but also for the people that drive economic growth.
Truly, “INCLUSIVE GROWTH” is a humungous, overtly, excessively used word, when it comes to development. Yet, in what we all have witnessed in APEC and the APEC CEO SUMMIT, inclusive growth is slowly becoming a reality. The region’s prosperity will now spread to “micro-entrepreneurs” and “poor farmers”. A purely divine goal that brings tears to my eyes, as Inclusiveness will finally be felt on the grassroots level. My senior citizen parents are microentrepreneurs in Bulacan, and so I hope that the increased participation of government officials and business leaders will greatly influence the streamlining of business policies in the Philippines.
But then again, the Summit is one thing, but tangible planning and implementation are certainly on another horizon. I believe that to strongly feel the trickledown effect of growth, the government has to develop an action plan, or development communication plan to a devcom perspective, on facilitating inclusiveness.
Lastly, let me end this account, regardless of its awkwardness, and for whatever its worth, by citing a part of Chinese President Xi Jinping's address delivered at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit last Wednesday for his highlights on the inclusive growth,
he said, "No one should be left behind.”
The real essence of our being a developmental specialist.
In furtherance, allow me to encompass briefly the Summit objectives. Under the theme “Building Inclusive Economies, Building a Better World,” APEC 2015 focused on the following key priorities: (APEC Official Website)
• Enhancing the Regional Economic Integration Agenda
• Fostering Small and Medium Enterprises’ Participation in Regional and Global Markets
• Investing in Human Capital Development will fit, “a long-term effect” indeed, that will translate inclusiveness)
• Building Sustainable and Resilient Communities
As our television is bombarded with APEC activities in the past days over TFC and GMA TV, I’ve challenged my elder son, whose 11 years old, if he thinks APEC is good for the Philippines?
He contemplated for few seconds, and his answer brought me relief and elation that his cognizance is somehow aligned with his Mom He said, that “Yes Mom, APEC is good because world leaders get to ‘communicate’ with each other, and talk about conflicts and businesses.” I delightedly replied that conflict cannot be part of the agenda for APEC, but yes, communication and businesses are .
APEC expands the region’s growth story and include a vision of economic prosperity and interconnectedness felt at all levels—beginning at the grassroots. As regional economic integration continues to take form and strengthen, APEC 2015 oriented policies and initiatives through the prism of its inclusive growth strategy. Integration, as such, will be defined and advanced not only for the benefit of economies but also for the people that drive economic growth.
Truly, “INCLUSIVE GROWTH” is a humungous, overtly, excessively used word, when it comes to development. Yet, in what we all have witnessed in APEC and the APEC CEO SUMMIT, inclusive growth is slowly becoming a reality. The region’s prosperity will now spread to “micro-entrepreneurs” and “poor farmers”. A purely divine goal that brings tears to my eyes, as Inclusiveness will finally be felt on the grassroots level. My senior citizen parents are microentrepreneurs in Bulacan, and so I hope that the increased participation of government officials and business leaders will greatly influence the streamlining of business policies in the Philippines.
But then again, the Summit is one thing, but tangible planning and implementation are certainly on another horizon. I believe that to strongly feel the trickledown effect of growth, the government has to develop an action plan, or development communication plan to a devcom perspective, on facilitating inclusiveness.
Lastly, let me end this account, regardless of its awkwardness, and for whatever its worth, by citing a part of Chinese President Xi Jinping's address delivered at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit last Wednesday for his highlights on the inclusive growth,
he said, "No one should be left behind.”
The real essence of our being a developmental specialist.
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