Programme
FORGE Philippines 2023: The PH-EITI National Conference
8:00 – 9:00
Registration opens
9:00 – 9:05
National Anthem and Invocation
Opening Remarks
9:05 – 9:15
Benjamin E. Diokno
Secretary of Finance
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
9:15-9:20
Bayani H. Agabin
Undersecretary, Department of Finance
Chairperson and Focal Person, PH-EITI
Keynote speech
9:20-9:30
Hon. Loren B. Legarda
Senate President Pro Tempore
Senate of the Philippines
Hon. Joel J. Villanueva
Majority Floor Leader
Senate of the Philippines
9:30-9:40
Presentation of token to the keynote speaker
Photo opportunity
9:40-10:40
Transparency Talks 1: Advancing Responsible Resource Governance through EITI Reporting
Key Findings of FY2021 Country Report (Video presentation)
Presenters:
Ma. Pamela P. Quizon
Acting Deputy Executive Director
Bureau of Local Government Finance, Department of Finance (BLGF-DOF)
Engr. Romualdo D. Aguilos
Chief, Mineral Economics, Information and Publication Division
DENR-MGB
Atty. Ronald Rex S. Recidoro
Executive Director, Chamber of Mines of the Philippines
Atty. Jose Ma. Emmanuel A. Caral
Secretary, Philippines Petroleum Association of the Upstream Industry
Aniceta C. Baltar
Vice-Chairperson, Concerned Citizens of Abra for
Good Governance
Reactor:
Dr. Marian S. Delos Angeles
Board Member
Resources, Environment and Economics Center for Studies (REECS)
Moderator:
Ms. Jeanira G. Okubo
Member, PILIPINA, Baguio-Benguet Chapter
10:40-11:40
Transparency Talks 2:
Transparency and Accountability: Ensuring Public Participation in Extractives
Increasing Public Participation
Rolando U. Toledo
Assistant Secretary, DBM
Head of Secretariat, PH-OGP
Public Participation and Fiscal Transparency in the Philippines
Francisco A. Magno
Senior Fellow and Founding Director
La Salle Institute of Governance
Clean Energy, Empowered Communities: Advancing Transition Mineral Host Communities Participation and Engagement in the Extractive Industry Governance
Beverly F. Besmanos
National Coordinator, Bantay Kita
Best Practices in Community Engagement and Inclusivity
Hon. Marc Adelson D. Longos
Mayor, Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands
Reactor:
Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III
Executive Director and Co-founder
Action for Economic Reforms (AER)
Moderator:
Maricor Anne D.G. Cauton
Director, Finance and Administration, ULAP
11:40-12:00
Media Conference
12:00-1:00
Networking and Lunch Break
1:00-2:00
Transparency Talks 3:
Sustainable Development in Extractives
Gender and Sustainability in the Extractives
Atty. Joan D. Adaci-Cattiling, President
OceanaGold Philippines, Inc.
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives
John Philip Orbeta
Chief Administrative Officer & Chief Risk Officer
AC Energy Corporation
Best Practice in Sustainable Mineral Development
Jose Bayani Baylon
Chief Sustainability and Chief Risk Officer
Nickel Asia Corporation (NAC)- Rio Tuba Mining
Reactor:
Dr. Enrique L. Tolentino, Jr.
Professor, College of Forestry and Natural Resources
University of the Philippines – Los Baños
Moderator:
Prof. Ladylyn L. Mangada
University of the Philippines – Tacloban
2:00-3:00
Transparency Talks 4:
Navigating the Legal and Regulatory Landscape of the Extractives
Environment Regulations Concerning Extractives
Engr. Teoderico A. Sandoval
OIC-Assistant Director, DENR-MGB
Proposed Mining Fiscal Regime
Karlo Fermin S. Adriano, PhD
OIC-Undersecretary, Department of Finance
Alternate Focal Person and Chair, PH-EITI
Updates on the Implementation of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act
Patrick T. Aquino
Director, DOE
Transfer Pricing Issues in the Extractives
Jethro M. Sabariaga
Assistant Commissioner, Large Taxpayers Service
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Reactors:
Ma. Teresa S. Habitan
Chancellor II, Philippine Tax Academy (PTA)
Moderator:
Atty. Joan D. Adaci-Cattiling
President, OceanaGold Philippines, Inc.
3:00 – 3:15
A Decade of Transparency: PH-EITI 10th Anniversary (Video Presentation)
3:15 – 3:25
Closing Remarks
Looking Forward: What’s Next for PH-EITI
Karlo Fermin S. Adriano, PhD
OIC-Undersecretary, Department of Finance
Alternate Focal Person and Chair, PH-EITI
3:25- 3:30
Photo opportunity, evaluation, and announcements
A government-led, multi-stakeholder initiative implementing EITI, the global standard that promotes the open, accountable management, and good governance of oil, gas, and mineral resources. PH-EITI was created on 26 November 2013 through EO No. 147, s. of 2013. It is a government commitment first announced through EO No. 79, s. of 2012.