Philippines Hosts ASEAN Project Development Training
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) of the Republic of the Philippines, in collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC), hosted the ASEAN Project Development Training for Philippine government officials from 6 – 8 June in Manila.
The training workshop is a joint effort of the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to ASEAN and ASEC.
A total of 61 Philippine government officials from various ministries and agencies participated in the three-day training. Through presentations, exercises, and group work, they were briefed by ASEC staff on developing regional project proposals and managing ASEAN cooperation projects using a results-based management approach.
At the end of the training, participants developed and presented eight regional project proposal drafts.
Representatives from the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) Management Team (JMT) also attended. In their presentation, it was explained their priorities and procedures to access the fund. The training concluded with a plenary session led by representatives from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Finance, Department of Trade and Industry of the Philippines, and ASEC.
