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continued from page 12PIDS 2006 <strong>ANNUAL</strong> REPORT14DISTRIBUTION, PROMOTIONAND CIRCULATIONA significant addition to the Institute’s disseminationstrategy is the setting up of mini-PIDS corners instrategic sites all over the country (see article on page13 for details). Two PIDS Corners were launchedduring the year: one at the Bohol Provincial Libraryand another at the University of Rizal in AntipoloCity. The third possible site, targeted to be launched in2007, is the library of the Silliman University inDumaguete City. Another prospective site is thelibrary of the Cavite State University in Indang,Cavite.In addition, the Institute continued its regulardissemination activities. It regularly posted electroniccopies of issues of the DRN, PN, EID, and DP on itswebsite to continue giving the Institute’s clientsimmediate access to its publications. Online copies areposted either during the blueprint stage or immediatelyafter the issues are released. The updating of thepublications page of the PIDS website has been acontinuing task of the Institute.The Institute also renewed the application of the DRNand PN as Second Class Mail matters under the BulkPresorted service for domestic delivery of the PhilippinePostal Corporation. This service provides freepickup of mail matters and corresponding discounts. Itis hoped that this service would facilitate the mailingof PIDS publications as well as lessen mailing cost.Sending of complimentary copies of selected PIDSpublications was likewise sustained. In 2006, respondentsincreased to 1,700 from 1,500 in the previousyear with the inclusion of nongovernment organizationsand the addition of more academic institutions inthe mailing list. The Institute also continued itsexchange agreement with local and foreign institutions(see Library Development).In addition, the Institute continued with its consignmentarrangement with local booksellers (NationalBookstore, Powerbooks, National Economic andDevelopment Authority Bookstore, SolidaridadBookstore, Heritage Arts Center, Academic Connections)to widen the reach of its publications.Total revenues from direct orders and walk-in sales,subscription, and consignment totaled P149,728.20.Of this, P61,912.95 were from consignment sales.The Institute also participated in the 2006 GintongAklat Awards with the submission of four entries (allbooks produced in 2004 and 2005 as per the guidelinesof the awards): Rural finance in the Philippines;Sustainable tourism challenges for the Philippines;Winning the water war: watershed, water policies andwater institutions; and Financial liberalization.Although PIDS did not win any award, it was proud toenter its books in the contest. Established in 1981, theGintong Aklat Awards are given out every other yearto outstanding book publishers based on the quality ofthe books they produce year after year. The contest isbeing managed by the Book Development Associationof the Philippines (BDAP), of which PIDS is amember.In addition, PIDS joined the “BookFair@Tiendesitas”on June 30 to July 2 at the Tiendesitas, a new shoppingcomplex along Ortigas Avenue and E. Rodriguez Jr.Avenue in Pasig City. The book fair was organized bythe BDAP.SOCIOECONOMIC RESEARCH PORTAL FORTHE PHILIPPINES (SERP-P)The SERP-P had 3,860 publications online—3,337 withabstracts and 1,598 with keywords—by end of 2006.The Central Luzon State University was the onlyaddition to the SERP-P in 2006. Its inclusion put thetotal membership in the SERP-P network at 25.Member-institutions include: Agricultural CreditPolicy Council, AIM JBF Center for Banking andFinance, Angelo King Institute for Economic andBusiness Studies, Asian Development Bank, AteneoCenter for Social Policy and Public Affairs, CentralLuzon State University, DLSU–Social DevelopmentResearch Center, DLSU-University Research CoordinationOffice, Institute of Strategic Planning andPolicy Studies, National Tax Research Center, PhilippineAPEC Study Center Network, PhilippineInstitute for Development Studies, PIDS-POPCOMPopulation Management Program, Silliman University,Trade and Investment Policy Analysis and AdvocacySupport Project, University of San Carlos, UP-Centerfor Integrated Development Studies, UP-NationalCenter for Transportation Studies, UP-NationalCollege of Public Administration and Governance, UP-School of Economics, UP-School of Urban andRegional Planning, UST-Social Research Center, WorldBank, Xavier University-Research Institute forMindanao Culture, and other institutions. •
Public AffairsFORA/EVENTSA total of 34 events were arranged and sponsored bythe Institute in 2006. These include 3 network/project related fora, 2 seminars under the House ofRepresentatives forum series, 4 Pulong Saliksikan, and4 roundtable discussions conducted during the year.Other activities held include 7 regional consultationmeetings, 2 PIDS Corner inaugurations, 1 pressconference, 1 orientation-seminar, and 10 generalassembly meetings.After an absence of two years from the regional(local) scene due to budget constraints, the PIDS’Regional Seminar Program was revived in 2006. Therevival is in line with the Institute’s new thrust todevote a substantial part of its research and researchrelatedactivities to areas that may be relevant to localgovernance. Thus, a number of fora and otherdissemination activities during the year were heldoutside of Metro Manila.One such forum is the regional seminar on “Servicesindustry: growth driver for economiccompetitiveness” on July 26, which tackled the GATSnegotiation on services, the prospects of going globalfor the Philippine educational services sector, and thechallenges for the Philippine BPO and medicaltourism industries. This forum was held incollaboration with the Cebu Chamber of Commerceand Industry (CCCI) at the Casino Español de Cebuin Cebu City and had members of the Chamber;representatives from the education, business processoutsourcing (BPO), and tourism services industries;members of academe and media; and governmentoffices, among others, in attendance.The highlight of the year, of course, is the celebrationof the Institute’s 29 th founding anniversary and the 4 thDevelopment Policy Research Month (DPRM) forwhich the Institute serves as overseer and coordinatorby virtue of Presidential Proclamation 247 signed in2002. This year’s choice of theme (“Pananaliksik sapagpapaunlad ng pamamahalang lokal”) for the DPRMwas a welcome change as the Institute would normallyfocus on issues at the national level. But after a carefulreflection, the Institute felt that issues at the locallevel, particularly those concerning the localgovernment units (LGUs), should thoroughly bestudied and pursued. The steering committee of the4 th DPRM also decided to have the theme in Filipinoin order to have an immediate appeal to more people.For 2006, the steering committee was composed ofrepresentatives from the Department of the Interiorand Local Government (DILG), National StatisticsOffice (NSO), Civil Service Commission (CSC),Local Government Academy (LGA), PhilippineInformation Agency (PIA), League of Cities of thePhilippines (LCP), League of Municipalities of thePhilippines (LMP), League of Provinces of thePhilippines (LPP), Philippine Councilors League(PCL), and Galing Pook Foundation.A number of LGUs and government agencies at thenational and local levels conducted activities insupport of the DPRM theme. An example is the continued on page 16PIDS 2006 <strong>ANNUAL</strong> REPORT15
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