APEC Philippines 2015

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APEC Philippines 2015
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APEC Philippines 2015 is the year-long hosting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in the Philippines, which will culminate with the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting from 18–19 November 2015 in Manila.[1] It marks the second time the Philippines is playing host to the APEC, having hosted the event previously in 1996.

Preparations[edit]

Preparations for APEC 2015 began with the signing of Administrative Order No. 36, s. 2012,[2] which constituted the APEC 2015 National Organizing Committee.

On 1 December 2014, President Benigno Aquino III led the APEC 2015 national launch at a dinner in Makati City.[3] The official APEC 2015 logo and theme, "Building Inclusive Economies, Building a Better World", were unveiled during the event, as well as its official Facebook[4] and Twitter[5] accounts.

As part of the security measures for the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, the government declared 17–20 November as school holidays and 18–19 November as special non-working days in Metro Manila.[6][7][8]

Events[edit]

Family photo of one of the sideline meetings of the Second APEC Senior Officials' Meeting in Boracay Island, Philippines.

Makati City in Metro Manila hosted the first APEC 2015 meeting, the Informal Senior Officials' Meeting (ISOM), from December 8 to 9, 2014. Originally slated to be held in Legazpi City, Albay, the meeting was transferred to Makati as storm signals were raised in the former due to Typhoon Ruby.[9] During the meeting, the Philippines' priorities for APEC 2015 meetings were approved, namely: investing in human capital development; fostering small and medium enterprises (SMEs) participation in regional and global markets; building sustainable and resilient communities; and enhancing the regional economic integration agenda.

The First Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM1) and Related Meetings were held in Clark Freeport, Angeles, Pampanga and Subic Bay, Zambales, from 26 January to 7 February 2015.[10]

The island of Boracay in Aklan hosted the Second Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM2) and Related Meetings from 9–21 May 2015[11] and the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) Meeting from 23–24 May.[12]

The Third Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM3) and Related Meetings will be held in Cebu City from 22 August to 6 September, to be followed by the APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting from 10-11 September. Other ministerial meetings and events are held in various locations in the Philippines, Such as Iloilo City which is the venue for Small and Medium Enterprise ministerial meeting on 21-25 September , Senior Disaster Management Officials Forum on 22-23 September and High-Level Policy Dialogue on Food Security and the Blue Economy and Related Meetings on 28 September to 6 October 2015.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2015 Events Calendar". APEC.org. Retrieved 14 October 2015. 
  2. ^ "Administrative Order No. 36, s. 2012". Creating the National Organizing Council for the Philippine hosting of the 2015 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings, prescribing its authority and functions. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 14 October 2015. 
  3. ^ "Aquino leads APEC 2015 kick-off". ABS-CBN News.com. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2015. 
  4. ^ "APEC Philippines 2015 Official Facebook Page". Retrieved 14 October 2015. 
  5. ^ "APEC Philippines 2015 Official Twitter Account". Retrieved 14 October 2015. 
  6. ^ "Proclamation No. 1072, s. 2015". Declaring 18 and 19 November 2015 as Special (Non-Working) Days in the National Capital Region (NCR). Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 14 October 2015. 
  7. ^ Almeda, Luz S. "DepEd Memorandum". Conduct of make-up classes during the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 14 October 2015. 
  8. ^ "CHED-NCR Memorandum No. 51, s. 2015" (PDF). Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015. 
  9. ^ "Hagupit's first casualty: APEC meet in Albay". ABS-CBN News.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015. 
  10. ^ Avendaño, Christine and Calleja, Niña (14 October 2015). "Senior APEC officials prepare for 'big party'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 14 October 2015. 
  11. ^ "PH holds APEC Senior Officials’ Meetings in Boracay". Manila Bulletin. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015. 
  12. ^ "APEC trade ministers meet on inclusive growth". Rappler.com. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015. 
  13. ^ Pendon, Lydia C. (14 September 2015). "Drilon sees Iloilo Convention Center as prime destination". Sunstar Iloilo. Retrieved 14 October 2015. 

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Preceded by
APEC China 2014
APEC meetings
2015
Succeeded by
APEC Peru 2016