ANNEX A.

PROGRAM

16th NATIONAL PESO CONGRESS

WATERFRONT CEBU CITY HOTEL & CASINO
SALINAS DRIVE, LAHUG, CEBU CITY
13-15 October, 2016

Theme: “PINAGTIBAY NA BAGONG PESO: TULAY SA PAG-ASENSO

SA BUHAY NG MANGGAGAWANG PILIPINO”

PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES

TIME ACTIVITY
Day 1, October 13, 2016
- Thursday

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Arrival of Delegates and Registration

8:30 AM- 10:45 AM Parade of Regions
Entrance of Colors
National Anthem
Doxology
Special Number by Host Region

Call to Order and Overview of the 16th National PESO

Congress

Ms. Vissia Marie Aldon

President, PESOMAP

Welcome Remarks
Dir. Exequiel S. Sarcauga, CESO IV
Regional Director, DOLE VII

Introduction of the Guest Speaker

Dr. Mathea M. Baguia
President, CAPESOM, Inc.

Guest Speaker
Governor Hilario P. Davide III
Cebu Province

Presentation of House Rules

Bonifacio Mercado, Jr., Phd
PESOMAP Vice President for
Visayas/Host Region

10:45 AM – 12:00 NN PLENARY SESSION 1

 Competitive Employment Facilitation Service: A Journey to
PESO Institutionalization Under the Amended PESO Law

Speakers
Mr. Alex F. Ferrer
1st Class Province (RO I)

Mr. Norman Victor T. Ordiz

3rd – 5th Class Province (RO VIII)

Ms. Rogeneth P Llanos

Component City (RO XI)

Mr. Ariel M. Mugol

1st-3rd Class Municipality (RO IV-A)

Moderator: Ms. Lara Zaphire Kristy N. Bermejo

Compostela Valley PESO

Open Forum

12:00 NN- 1:00 PM Lunch and Audio Visual Presentation of PESO Milestones

1:00 PM-4:00 PM Plenary Session 2

The Strengthened PESO: Leading the Challenges and Seizing

the Opportunities the Opportunities in the Labor Market

1. Local Job Creation: Employment and Skills Strategies in the

Philippines (A Preliminary Result of the Study)

Mr. Jonathan Barr

Policy Analyst, Local Economic and Employment
Development (LEED) Program
Organization for Economic Development (OECD)

2. Skills Towards Employability and Productivity (STEP)

Philippines Country Study

Mr. Pablo A. Acosta

Senior Economist, World Bank

3. Skills for the 21st Century, Results of the DOLE SFI Talent
Map Initiative

Mr. Luis Alberto A. Anastacio III

President and CEO, SFI Group of Companies

4. A Study on the Administrative Leadership of the PESOs in

the Philippines.
 Ms. Regina Reyes, PhD
Researcher, Ateneo School of Governance

Open Forum

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Election of 2017-2019 PESOMAP Officers and PESOMAP

Business Meeting

5:30 PM – 9:00 PM Dinner and Fellowship Night

 Recognition of Outgoing PESOMAP Officers

Day 2, October 14, 2016

- Friday
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Message

Mayor Tomas Osmena

Cebu City

Oath-taking of PESOMAP Officers for the year 2017 -2019

9:15 AM – 9:20 AM Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Undersecretary Dominador R. Say

Employment and Policy Support Cluster

9:20 AM – 10:20 AM Keynote Address

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte

Republic of the Philippines

To be delivered by:

Secretary Silvestre Bello III

Department of Labor and Employment

Photo Opportunity

10:20 AM-12:00 NN PLENARY SESSION 3

Labor and Employment Policy Thrust in the Medium Term

Speakers:
 Congressman Randolph S. Ting
Chairman – House Committee on Labor and Employment
House of Representatives

Senator Emmanuel Joel Villanueva

Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources
Development
Philippine Senate

12:00 NN – 1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM PLENARY SESSION 4

Ways Forward for PESO

Turnover Ceremony to the Next National PESO Congress

Host

5:00 PM – 9:00 PM Dinner

2015 Best PESO Awards Night

Closing Ceremony

Day 3, October 15, 2016 Cultural and Appreciation Tour (Optional)

- Saturday c/o Region VII, Host Region