Program of Activities  

21 June 2006, Wednesday
Dusit Hotel Nikko, Ayala Centre, Makati City
 
Variable            Arrival of Participants (Dusit Hotel, Makati City)
                        Dinner for International Participants
 
19:30    Dinner Reception
            Drum & Bass Restaurant, Mezzanine, Dusit Hotel Nikko
(for those with no Embassy arrangement or personal engagement)
           
22 June 2006, Thursday
Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Pasay City        
 
8:30      Assembly at Dusit Hotel Main Lobby
 
9:00      Departure for the PICC, Pasay City
           
09:30    OPENING CEREMONIES: CALD-ALDE-LI MEETING 2006
            Meeting Room 5, 2nd Floor, Secretariat Building
            Philippine International Convention Center (PICC),
Pasay City LP (Philippines) and CALD Multimedia Presentations
 
            Welcome Remarks:                                         
Hon. Franklin M. Drilon
            President, Senate of the Republic of the Philippines
            President, Liberal Party of the Philippines
            Chairman, Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats
 
            Hon. Graham Watson, MEP
            Leader, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
            European Parliament
 
Hon. Wolfgang Gerhardt, MP
Chairman, Friedrich Naumann Foundation
Vice President, Liberal International
Former Leader, Freie Demokratische Partei, Germany
 
            Hon. Hans van Baalen, MP
Deputy President, Liberal International
Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD) Netherlands
 
10:00    Keynote Address:
            H.E. Corazon C. Aquino
            Former President of the Republic of the Philippines 
 
            Session Chair:
            Hon. Francis P.N. Pangilinan
            Majority Leader, Senate of the Philippines           
            Chairman, Liberal Party of the Philippines
 
10:30    Group Photo with former President Corazon C. Aquino
                                   
10:45    CALD-ALDE Meeting Session I
            Liberal Migration and Population Policy Responses to
            Demographic Trends
 
            Hon. Chung Eui-yong, MP
            Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee, Uri Party (Korea)
            Former Chairman of the Governing Council,
International Labor Organization (ILO)
                             
            Hon. Kyösti Virrankoski, MEP              
            Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
            European Parliament
                                   
            Hon. Dato’ Dr. S. Vijayaratnam
            Senator of Malaysia
            Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Plantation Industries
            and Commodities
            Vice President, Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia
                                   
            Session Chair:
            Hon. Bi-khim Hsiao, MP
            Vice President, Liberal International
            Democratic Progressive Party (Taiwan)
            Former CALD Secretary General
                                               
12:00    Luncheon Reception and Photo Exhibit hosted by the
            Liberal Party of the Philippines
            Banquet Hall, 2nd Floor, Secretariat Building, PICC
 
13:30    CALD-ALDE Meeting Session II
            Migrant Workers
 
Hon. Felicito Payumo
Former Chairman, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority
Former Member of Parliament
Liberal Party of the Philippines
 
            Hon. Dr. István Szenti-Ivanyi, MEP 
            Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
            European Parliament
 
Hon. Shuji Kira, MP
Vice Director General, International Department
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)
 
Hon. Dr. Kriengsak Charoenwongsak, MP
Democrat Party Thailand
           
Session Chair:
Hon. Jules Maaten, MEP
            Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
            European Parliament
 
15:30    Tea/Coffee Break
            Foyer, Meeting Room 5
 
15:50    CALD-ALDE Meeting Session III
            The Role of Religion and State in
Managing Cultural Tensions
 
Hon. Henedina Abad, MP
Vice President for Sectors, Liberal Party of the Philippines
 
Hon. Fayumi Badriyah, MP
Nation Awakening Party (PKB)
 
Hon. Jules Maaten, MEP
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
European Parliament
 
Session Chair:
Hon. Sam Rainsy, MP
            Leader of the National Opposition of Cambodia
            President, Sam Rainsy Party
            Former CALD Chairman             
 
18:00    Transfer for Ayala Museum, Makati City
 
19:00    Dinner Socials with Cultural Show hosted
            by the Liberal Party of the Philippines
            Ayala Museum - Lobby
            Makati Avenue corner De La Rosa Street
            Greenbelt Park, Ayala Center, Makati City
 
            Keynote Address by Senate President Franklin M. Drilon
 
22:00    Transfer back to Dusit Hotel Nikko, Makati City
 
23 June 2006, Friday               
De La Salle University, Manila
Aguinaldo Shrine, Kawit and Amadeo, Cavite
Taal Vista Hotel, Tagaytay City
 
8:00      Check out and Assembly at Dusit Hotel Main Lobby
 
8:30      Transfer for De La Salle University
            4th Floor, Yuchengco Hall, Taft Avenue, Manila
            (South Gate entrance)
 
9:30      Academic Conference on Liberal Perspectives on
            Terrorism and Civil Liberties - In cooperation with
the National Institute for Policy Studies (NIPS) and
De La Salle University (DLSU)
                                   
Welcome Remarks:
            Dr. Julio Teehankee
            Chairman, Political Science Department,
De La Salle University
Vice President, National Institute for Policy Studies
           
            Hon. Dr. J.R. Nereus Acosta, MP
            Secretary General,
Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats
            Secretary General, Liberal Party of the Philippines
            Chairman, National Institute for Policy Studies
                                   
Speakers:
Hon. Dr. Yoo Jay Kun, MP
Chairman, National Defense Committee,
National Assembly of Korea
President, Standing Committee on
Democracy and Human Rights,
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Former Chairman, The Uri Party (Korea)
 
Hon. Graham Watson, MEP
Leader, Alliance of Liberal and Democrats
for Europe European Parliament
 
Hon. Hans van Baalen, MP
Deputy President, Liberal International
Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD) Netherlands
 
            Discussants:
            Dr. Rajiva Wijesinha
            President, Liberal Party Sri Lanka
                                   
            Dr. Renato de Castro
            Associate Professor, Department of International Studies
            De La Salle University                           
 
            Synthesis:
            Dr. Eric Batalla
            Executive Director
            La Salle Institute of Governance
                                   
            Q&A Portion (Question and Answer)
 
            Moderator:
Mr. Jose Luis Martin Gascon, Esq.
            Senior Political Consultant,
Liberal Party of the Philippines
            Former Member of Parliament
Former Undersecretary (Deputy Minister) of Education
                       
12:00    Transfer for Josephine’s Restaurant, Kawit, Cavite
 
12:45    Luncheon Reception hosted by
                                   
            Hon. Irineo Maliksi
            Governor, Province of Cavite
            Chairman, Liberal Party Provincial Chapter,
Province of Cavite
                                   
            Hon. Joseph Emilio Aguinaldo Abaya, MP
            Honorary Chairman,
Young Liberals of the Philippines (KALIPI)
            Liberal Party of the Philippines
 
            Liberal Mayors of the Province of Cavite
 
13:50    Transfer for the President Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine
 
14:00    Private Tour of Aguinaldo Mansion, Kawit, Cavite
            Hon. Joseph Emilio Aguinaldo Abaya, MP
            Liberal Party of the Philippines
 
15:00    Transfer to the Geronimo Balaguer de los Reyes Museum
            General Trias, Cavite 
 
16:00    Transfer for the Amadeo Coffee Project
 
16:15    Field visit to the Cavite Development Project (Coffee Plantation)
hosted by the Mayor of Amadeo, Province of Cavite 
 
18:50    Transfer for the Taal Vista Hotel  
           
19:00    Check-in the Taal Vista Hotel, Tagaytay City       
           
20:00    Dinner Reception hosted by the
            Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
            Bougainvilla Function Room, Taal Vista Hotel
                  
            Welcome Address:
            Hon. Graham Watson, MEP
            Leader, ALDE
            European Parliament
 
            Master of Ceremonies: 
            Hon. Dr. István Szenti-Ivanyi, MEP 
            Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
            European Parliament                 
                       
24 June 2006, Saturday                       
Taal Vista Hotel, Tagaytay City
Bougainvilla Function Room (LI Execom)
Rosal I and II Function Room (CALD Execom)
 
9:00      Parallel Sessions of the Executive Committee Meetings
of Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats
and Liberal International
 
10:30    LI Panel: Liberal Prescription to Terrorism
 
            Resource Speakers:
            The Lord Alderdice
            President, Liberal International
 
            Mr. Sundeep Waslekar                       
            President, Strategic Foresight Group (India)
 
11:30    Check-out of Hotel
 
12:00    Assembly at Taal Vista Hotel Lobby
 
            Transfer to Lunch venue
            Sonya’s Garden, Buck Estate, Tagaytay City
                                   
12:30    Luncheon Reception hosted by CALD
                                     
            Keynote Address:
The Lord Alderdice
                                               
            Responses: ALDE, CALD, FNF and LP
 
            Master of Ceremonies: 
            Hon. Dr. J.R. Nereus Acosta, MP
            Secretary General,
Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats
            Secretary General, Liberal Party of the Philippines
 
14:00    Return to Manila
                                   
15:30    Check-in at Dusit Hotel Manila 
            EVENING (FREE – Greenbelt, Makati City)
 
25 June 2006, Sunday
 
Variable            Departure
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