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esearch which will culminate in the formation of aregional research institution.• Inventory of Economic Research Studies onSelected Countries: Focusing on Intellectual PropertyRights (IPR) and Logistics and InfrastructureThe project made an inventory of studies on IPR andlogistics and infrastructure issues covering the period1997 – 2006. It specifically covered the countries ofASEAN 10 plus 6 (Japan, PRC, Korea, India,Australia and New Zealand). It also included a lookinto the Research and Information System fordeveloping countries like India.agriculture to local governments. It documented thecommunity knowledge system and analyzed thedynamics in the provision of agricultural extensionservices in the village of Ubol, Bohol.• National Transfer Accounts (NTA):Estimation Methodologies, DevelopmentEstimation and Documentation for Asia’sDependency Transition ProjectThe project is phase two of the Philippine componentof a regional project funded by the Nihon UniversityPopulation Research Institute (NUPRI). The aim wasto develop appropriate estimation methodologies foruse in the study.• Contribution of Services to Output andProductivity in Philippine ManufacturingThe paper looked into the significant input andinfluence of the growth of the services industry to themanufacturing sector in the Philippines.• Extension System in a Poultry and Swine-Based Farming Community: The Case of SanJose, Batangas• Data Compilation and Estimation ofNational Transfer Accounts (NTA):Components for Asia’s DependencyTransitionPart of phase two of the Philippine component of aregional project funded by NUPRI, this projectinvolved the compilation of data and statisticaltreatment for use in the estimation of NTA in thePhilippines. •The case study probed into the agricultural system ofmunicipalities that have experienced agriculturalgrowth over the past ten years and specifically focusedon the extension system in the poultry and swinecommunity of San Jose, Batangas.• Effectiveness of the Delivery of AgriculturalSystem: The Case of a Municipality in Davaodel SurThe case study focused on the analysis of theagricultural extension system of Hagonoy, Davao delSur. It looked into the formal and informal linkagesmade by the municipal agricultural services to improvethe knowledge and skills of the farmers in varioussectors.• The Role of Extension in Local AgriculturalDevelopment: The Case of Ubol, BoholThis study looked into the structure of the agriculturesector and its performance after the devolution ofPIDS 2006 ANNUAL REPORT7