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Manila People's Forum on APEC 1996

Summary of Activities

I. Philippine preparatory work: unification and consolidation process

1. Installation and operationalization of the Philippine Secretariat
 
2. Philippine agenda formulation
    a. Regular cluster meetings, symposiums/workshops and public 
    hearings (on people's rights, labor and migrant rights, economic and 
    social development, environment and ecology, democratization and 
    governance)
   b. Regional and local processes on the APEC agenda (Luzon, Visayas 
    and Mindanao)
   c. Pre-summit document preparations
   
 3. Philippine PO-NGO Summit on APEC, July 4-5, 1996
 
 4. Resource mobilization and technical preparations
   a. Fund raising
   b. Formation and operationalization of preparatory task forces  
   c. Invitation and confirmation of delegates (local and international)
   
5.  International Women's Conference on APEC
   November 14-16, 1996
 
II. International Pre-Summit Fora and Field Visits

 1. Regional Forum on People's Rights, to include the concerns of
   indigenous peoples, women, and other rights abuse victims. Also to include 
   originally planned cluster forum on politics and governance--  to raise 
   the issue of increasing government transparency and accountability, as well 
   as to push for increased participation for grassroots groups, NGOs and civil 
   society in general in the realm of govemance and empowerment.
   Venue: Tagaytay City
   
 2. Regional Forum on Labor and Migrant Rights, to center on the
    concerns of labor and migrant workers.
   Venue:  Tagaytay City
    
 3. Regional Forum on Economic and Social Development, to include
    the issues of food security, small and medium entrepreneurs,
    small farmers and fisherfolk, fair trade, economic sovereignty in trade 
    and investment, and cooperatives development.
   Venue: Davao City
    
 4. Regional Forum on Ecology and Environment, to focus on the implications 
   of trade and investment liberalization on the prospects for sustainable, 
   ecologically sound development.
   Venue: Cebu City
    
III. Manila People's Forum on APEC '96

Two-day summit to be held in Manila on 22-23 November 1996. To be attended
by some 300 local and international delegates from people's organizations,
NGOs and citizens' groups from across the Asia-Pacific region.

IV. International People's Caravan

A multi-sectoral, multi-cultural caravan from Manila to Subic to formally
present the resolutions of the Manila People's Forum to the official APEC
Leader's Summit delegates, as well as to the general public.

The International People's Caravan will also include cyclists who advocate
for peace and sustainable mode of transportation.

Calendar of Activities
17-26 November 1996

Day 1 (17 November, Sunday)
> Arrival of participants
> Briefing and Orientation

Day 2-4 (18-20 November)
> Asia Pacific Pre-Summit Fora

 1. Asia-Pacific Forum on People's Rights (to include Politics and Governance)  
   (Tagaytay City)
   
 2. Asia-Pacific Forum on Labor and Migrant Rights 
   (Tagaytay City)
   
 3. Asia-Pacific Forum on Economic and Social Development 
   (Davao City)
   
 4. Asia-Pacific Forum on Ecology and Environment 
   (Cebu City)

> Exposure to urban and rural communities 
> Dialogue with farmers, workers, fisherfolks, indigenous peoples, human
rights and other grassroots organizations
 
Day 5 (21 November, Thursday)
> Back to Manila
> People's Concert

Day 6-7 (22-23 November) 
> Manila People's Forum on APEC '96

Day 8-9 (24-25 November)
>International People's Caravan

Day 10 (26 November, Tuesday)
Departure of participants