The Public Affairs Program organizes workshops and symposia to provide researchers with proper venues to present, discuss and disseminate their research findings and recommendations to appropriate agencies and organizations. These venues for discussion provide a setting for a continuing dialogue between researchers and the target users, especially the policymakers in the Philippine government. The venues also provide a beneficial exchange of views from the government and private sectors, the academe and the international institutions regarding certain aspects and recommendations of the researchers. Moreover, the Public Affairs Program seeks to help researchers finetune their methodologies through peer reviews.

Functions

1) Handles the conceptualization, planning, and organization of all fora, whether inhouse, solely or jointly sponsored with other organizations, including

• meeting and negotiations with venue representatives
• preparation of invitation letters
• preparation of program
• confirmation of attendance of resource persons, speakers and panelists
• facilitation of physical arrangements; and
• assistance as activity secretariat
  

2) Initiates liaison with the media regarding press releases

3) Initiates activities for institutional linkages and exchange of information with other research and government institutions.