Annual Report 2009 - Asian Productivity Organization
Annual Report 2009 - Asian Productivity Organization
Annual Report 2009 - Asian Productivity Organization
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ORGANIZATION<br />
10<br />
50TH WORKSHOP MEETING OF HEADS OF NPOs<br />
Secretary-General Takenaka (R) thanking Philippine Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita for his Keynote Address at the 50th WSM<br />
The 50th Workshop Meeting (WSM) of Heads of<br />
National <strong>Productivity</strong> <strong>Organization</strong> (NPOs) was held<br />
in Manila, the Philippines, 20–22 October <strong>2009</strong>. It<br />
was attended by 37 NPO and Agriculture delegates<br />
from 19 member countries, 18 advisers from nine<br />
member countries, and two observers representing the<br />
Colombo Plan Secretariat and <strong>Productivity</strong> SA, South<br />
Africa. President of the Development Academy of<br />
the Philippines (DAP) and NPO Head of the Philippines<br />
Antonio D. Kalaw, Jr. delivered the welcome<br />
address, followed by the opening address and keynote<br />
address by Deputy Director-General of the National<br />
Economic and Development Authority and APO<br />
Director for the Philippines Margarita R. Songco and<br />
Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita, respectively.<br />
Welcome Remarks<br />
President of the DAP and NPO Head of the Philippines<br />
Antonio D. Kalaw, Jr. welcomed all delegates,<br />
advisers, and observers despite the adverse weather<br />
and the typhoons that had wreaked havoc in the<br />
country recently. He said that it was a privilege and<br />
honor for the Philippines, particularly for the DAP,<br />
to host yet another important event for the APO in<br />
the year after the 5th Eco-Products International Fair<br />
NPO Head of the Philippines Antonio D. Kalaw, Jr. delivering the<br />
Welcome Address
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