e-Bulletin – Vol. 5, Issue No. 14 (06 June 2024)

by | Jun 7, 2024 | Info Notes

ECOP participates in a capacity building workshop on the protection of stateless persons, refugees and internally displaced persons  

The United Nations on High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population Development (PLCPD) held a capacity building workshop for civil society organizations on the advocacy to protect stateless persons, refugees and internally displaced persons, titled, “Hope Away from Home: Prioritizing the Protection Needs of People Forced to Flee and Populations at Risk of Statelessness” last May 23-24, 2024 at Novotel Hotel, Quezon City.

The discussion focused on the national situation and policy recommendations for refugees, asylum seekers, stateless and at risk of statelessness, and providing durable solutions for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) through legislative intervention. It can be recalled that the House of Representatives approved its version in July 2023 while the Senate has yet to schedule a hearing. Said bills contain provisions which are anchored mainly on the guiding principles on internal displacement.

The workshop aims to identify areas for collaboration between and among civil society organizations, with technical support from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the Commission on Human Rights – Center for Crisis Conflict and Humanitarian Protection, the Department of Justice – Refugee and Stateless Protection Unit.

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Edgardo Lacson

Chairman of the Board

Edgardo G. Lacson is currently the Chairman of the Board of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), and Director of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). He was formerly President and Honorary Chairman of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI).  He was the President of ECOP from 2010 to 2016. Ed Lacson also serves as the President of various business firms, including MIS Maritime Corporation, Safe Seas Shipping Agency, Marine Industrial Supply Corporation, and EML Realty. He serves as Chairman of Metrostore Corporation, MIL Export Philippines, Beacon Environmental Management Services and Primelode, among others.

He is likewise Trustee of both the De La Salle Canlubang, Inc. and Philippine Petroleum Sea Transport Association (PHILPESTA), Managing Director of Link Edge, and a member of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), Philippine Interisland Shipping Association (PISA), and Makati Business Development Council (MBDC).

An alumnus of then De La Salle College and now De La Salle University where he earned his degree in Bachelor of Science in Commerce (BSC) Major in Accounting, Ed Lacson indeed through the years has expanded his horizons.

Edgardo Lacson serves as Honorary Chairman at PCCI. His previous business affiliations include the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC), Marine Chemical Corporation, VLK Traders Philippines, Inc., and Esso Standard Eastern.