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2006 Annual Report
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Dr. Arsenio M. Balisacan, HDN President
The 5th PHDR, launched both in Manila and Mindanao in October and November 2005,
respectively, immediately generated very strong interest from various stakeholders,
including from government and non-government organizations, the academe, and people
directly affected by the conflict. Among the various stakeholders and institutions now
making use of the Report’s findings for ongoing policy, advocacy and research work ...
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Politics, Perils and Pains of Building Institutions
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Keynote Speech by Hon. Karina Constantino-David, CSC Chairperson
It is challenging to measure institutions. There are many facets to it that are
difficult to put into indicators. It is, however, the strength or weakness of
institutions in a country that will serve to stabilize and cement a society together.
If institutions cannot cement society together, the focus of institutions -- which is
ultimately human development -- cannot be achieved ...
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Closing Message
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Prof. Solita Monsod, Founding President
When everybody else is doing the bidding of unjust authorities or bending to the will of
corrupt systems, the few who resist are heroes. But you don’t have to be the type of a
Nelson Mandela, or some superhero like that; all you have to do is to be an ordinary hero.
You can develop the personal hardiness to be different or difficult. That is the banality of
heroism ...
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