PPS10 Day 1 Talks Information
Schedule of Activities for October 22, 2020
Morning Plenary Talks
Formal Declaration of the Opening of the 10th Philippine Professional Summit
Gervacio I. Piator, CPA, MBA, DM
Welcome Remarks & AV Presentation of the PPS Milestones: A Journey of Service Excellence
Ar. Robert M. Mirafuente
Ceremonial Toast to the PPS10: Celebrating a Decade of Service Excellence
Message from the Professional Regulation Commission
Gervacio I. Piator, CPA, MBA, DM
- Over-all Committee Chairperson, 10th Philippine Professional Summit
- Executive Vice President, Philippine Association of the Professional Regulatory Board Members, Inc.
- Member, Professional Regulatory Board of Accountancy
Welcome Remarks & AV Presentation of the PPS Milestones: A Journey of Service Excellence
Ar. Robert M. Mirafuente
- President, Philippine Association of the Professional Regulatory Board Members, Inc.
- Member, Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture
Ceremonial Toast to the PPS10: Celebrating a Decade of Service Excellence
Message from the Professional Regulation Commission
Jose Y. Cueto, Jr., MD
Commissioner, Professional Regulation Commission
Commissioner, Professional Regulation Commission
Arch. Yolanda D. Reyes
Commissioner, Professional Regulation Commission
Message & Introduction of Keynote SpeakerCommissioner, Professional Regulation Commission
Atty. Teofilo S. Pilando, Jr.
Chairman, Professional Regulation Commission
Chairman, Professional Regulation Commission
Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go
Senate of the Philippines
Senate of the Philippines
Lizan Perante-Calina, PhD
Dean and Vice President, Development Academy of the Philippines Graduate School
President, Philippine Futures Thinking Society
President, Philippine Futures Thinking Society
Jikyeong Kang, PhD
President and Dean, MVP Chair in Marketing
Asian Institute of Management
President and Dean, MVP Chair in Marketing
Asian Institute of Management
Secretary Fortunato T. Dela Peña
Department of Science and Technology
Dr. Enrico C. Paringit
Executive Director, Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development
Department of Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology
Afternoon Plenary Talks
Business, Education & Social Services Professions
Maria Regina H. Alampay, PhD
2018 Nubla Excellence Award Nominee, Psychology
Medical & Health Professions
Jose Florencio F. Lapeña, Jr., MD
2017 Nubla Excellence Awardee, Medicine
Engineering Professions
Engr. Nuna E. Almanzor, PhD
2018 Nubla Excellence Award Nominee, Psychology
Medical & Health Professions
Jose Florencio F. Lapeña, Jr., MD
2017 Nubla Excellence Awardee, Medicine
Engineering Professions
Engr. Nuna E. Almanzor, PhD
2018 Nubla Excellence Awardee, Chemical Engineering
Technology Professions
Carlo A. Arcilla, PhD
2014 Nubla Excellence Awardee, Geology
Technology Professions
Carlo A. Arcilla, PhD
2014 Nubla Excellence Awardee, Geology
Rev. Fr. Gregorio L. Bañaga, Jr., CM, PhD
Former President, Adamson University
Former President, Adamson University
Imelda Virginia G. Villar, PhD
Member, Professional Regulatory Board of Psychology
Member, Professional Regulatory Board of Psychology
Fishbowl Conversation Sessions
Moderator: Julita V. Toledo, RMT, RTRP, MPA
Chairperson, Professional Regulatory Board of Respiratory Therapy
Discussants:
Lourdes T. David, BSFT, MLS
Member, Professional Regulatory Board for Librarians
and
Lorna C. Gabad, RSW, MSW
Chairperson, Professional Regulatory Board for Social Workers
Chairperson, Professional Regulatory Board of Respiratory Therapy
Discussants:
Lourdes T. David, BSFT, MLS
Member, Professional Regulatory Board for Librarians
and
Lorna C. Gabad, RSW, MSW
Chairperson, Professional Regulatory Board for Social Workers
Moderator: Paraluman R. Giron, LPT, EdD, CESO III
Member, Professional Regulatory Board for Professional Teachers
Discussants:
Rafael M. Fajardo, REB, REA, REC
Member, Professional Regulatory Board of Real Estate Service
and
Brenda B. Corpuz, PhD
Dean, College of Education, Technological Institute of the Philippines
Member, Professional Regulatory Board for Professional Teachers
Discussants:
Rafael M. Fajardo, REB, REA, REC
Member, Professional Regulatory Board of Real Estate Service
and
Brenda B. Corpuz, PhD
Dean, College of Education, Technological Institute of the Philippines
Q&A Sessions
Moderator: Professor Rita V. Tamse, MAN, MN
Facilitator: For. Neria A. Andin, MSF, CESO III
Chairperson, Professional Regulatory Board for Foresters
- Senior Lecturer, UP College of Nursing
- Former Deputy Director, Nursing Services
Facilitator: For. Neria A. Andin, MSF, CESO III
Chairperson, Professional Regulatory Board for Foresters
Moderator: Clarita C. Maaño, MD
Chairperson, Professional Regulatory Board of Medicine
Facilitator: Alejandro R. San Pedro, MD
Chairperson, Professional Regulatory Board of Midwifery
Chairperson, Professional Regulatory Board of Medicine
Facilitator: Alejandro R. San Pedro, MD
Chairperson, Professional Regulatory Board of Midwifery
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Day 1 Speakers
Atty. Teofilo S. Pilando, Jr.
“Globalization” is true even in the negative sense that crowned virus can wreck world-wide havoc, and thus GLOCAL Professionals must face the challenges – a necessary “Localization”? All of a sudden, we see the rise of a myriad ways this pandemic is disrupting industries – “Work From Home” or Remote Work, more Digital Learning for Basic and Higher Education where access and marginalization inevitably raises issues; more e-commerce and online selling where taxation issues become an afterthought; contactless meetings, payments, banking and what not.

Message and Keynote Speech
October 23. 9:40 am
When the global pandemic struck and the countries’ COVID-19 response became an unprecedented historic unison of community quarantine and lockdowns for months, companies and businesses were forced to close, downsize, declare bankruptcy, and for those that survived, shift to remote work. The historic health crisis necessarily and legislatively mandated everyone at all levels of society into hand hygiene, healthcare face mask protection, and social distancing.
Rolando G. Tungpalan (Ret.)
Mr. Rolando G. Tungpalan retired this year as Undersecretary for Investment Programming of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), a position he held since 2007. He had served Government for 43 years starting as Economic Researcher when he joined NEDA in 1976.
He rose from the ranks, holding various positions as Director, Assistant Director General and then Deputy Director General, and was a full-fledged Career Executive Service Officer (CESO) earning the rank of CESO 1. As Undersecretary for Investment Programming, he chaired the Technical Boards of the Investment Coordination Committee and the Infrastructure Committee of the NEDA Board and served as main government counterpart for multilateral and bilateral programming of Official Development Assistance. He represented NEDA in the governing board of various government entities including the Home Guaranty Corporation, the National Housing Authority, Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, the Philippine National Railways Corporation, the National Power Corporation, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, the National Irrigation Administration, the Toll Regulatory Board, and the National Water Resources Board. He likewise represented NEDA in the Board of Regents of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines and the Technological University of the Philippines.
He was elected and actively served in the Steering Committee of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, an inter-governmental body jointly supported by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the UNDP . the Global Council on Water Supply and Sanitation, the Steering Committee of the Community of Practice on Managing for Development Results for Asia and Pacific, and the Steering Committee of the Asia -Pacific Development Effectiveness Facility.
Undersecretary Tungpalan (retired) is a graduate of the University of the Philippines (Diliman) where he earned his degree in Economics, pursued his Master’s in Economic Research at the Center for Research and Communications and trained in operations research at the Institute of Mathematics and Operations Research at the Technical University of Denmark.

The Changing Socio-Economic, Cultural, Education, Health, Technological and Environmental Landscapes: Impact on the Philippine Development Agenda
October 23. 10:10 am
When the global pandemic struck and the countries’ COVID-19 response became an unprecedented historic unison of community quarantine and lockdowns for months, companies and businesses were forced to close, downsize, declare bankruptcy, and for those that survived, shift to remote work. The historic health crisis necessarily and legislatively mandated everyone at all levels of society into hand hygiene, healthcare face mask protection, and social distancing.
Q&A Session
Atty. Alexander L. Lacson
Alex is a bestselling author of patriotic books.
He is a co-founder and partner of the MALCOLM Law Firm in Ortigas.
He is the former CEO of ISA (Institute of Solidarity Asia), a public governance institute that runs good governance & development programs with several national government agencies and LGUs.
He is also the former Chairman of Civil Service Commission’s Multi-Advisory Council.
In 2005, he wrote the national bestselling book entitled “12 Little Things Every Filipino Can Do To Help Our Country”.
In August 2020, Alex published “Five Hundred Years Without Love” – a political novel that exposes our country’s social cancer in a comprehensive and wholistic manner, 133 years after Dr Jose Rizal wrote his famous Noli Me Tangere in 1887.

Pandemic Impact on the Filipino Society: Insights and Response
October 23. 10:55 am
That will provide the audience with the latest data on the impact of Covid19 on some of the key areas of
our country, particularly the economy, as well as our projected way out based on the latest global
developments.
The talk will also present ideas on how people from various walks of life adapted to the pandemic.
Certain serious global threats to Philippines, which are already in the mix with the Covid19 pandemic, will also be discussed to provide the audience with a broader perspective of the present situation.
By way of ending, the talk will offer ideas on how the citizens, the professionals in particular, can be part of the solution to our country’s problems during this pandemic, in their unique and personal ways.
The talk will also present ideas on how people from various walks of life adapted to the pandemic.
Certain serious global threats to Philippines, which are already in the mix with the Covid19 pandemic, will also be discussed to provide the audience with a broader perspective of the present situation.
By way of ending, the talk will offer ideas on how the citizens, the professionals in particular, can be part of the solution to our country’s problems during this pandemic, in their unique and personal ways.
Fishbowl Conversation Session
Jose Y. Cueto Jr., MD
Dr. Jose Y. Cueto Jr. traces his humble roots and beginnings to the town of Sinait a small town at the northern tip of Ilocos Sur. He graduated valedictorian from the Sinait Central School and valedictorian from the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Vigan Ilocos Sur. He obtained his Pre-Medicine degree from UP Diliman, Doctor of Medicine degree from the UP College of Medicine and his Master in Health Professions Education from the UP National Teacher Training Center (UP-NTTC-HP) based in UP Manila. After finishing his Postgraduate Internship at the UP-PGH Medical Center, he went on to pursue Residency Training in General Surgery at the same institution. He is a fellow of the Philippine College of Surgeons and the Philippine Society of General Surgeons. He was also an Examiner of the Philippine Board of Surgery. He was one of the Founders of the Philippine Association of Training Officers in Surgery (PATOS).
He then joined the Faculty of the Emilio Aguinaldo College of Medicine in Dasmarinas, Cavite, which later became the De la Salle University College of Medicine. He rose through the ranks starting as Instructor 7 to Professor 11 when he opted for early retirement in 2006. He was Chairman of the Department of Surgery, Medical Director of the DLSU Medical Center and Vice-President for Medical Services of the DLSU Health Sciences Campus. He was Chairman of the Curriculum Committee and the Head of the DLSU Health Sciences Education Unit. He conducted educational training workshops in academic institutions, medical professional societies and specialty boards and even in foreign universities in Vietnam and Lao PDR. He was Fellow of the Foundation for the Advancement of Medical Education and Research based in Philadelphia, USA. As a FAIMER Fellow, he was the Senior Author among fifteen international authors in publishing the study on “Accreditation of Undergraduate Medical Training Programs in Nine Developing Countries as Compared with the United States” in 2006.
He was appointed as member of the PRC Professional Regulatory Board of Medicine in 2009, serving as its Chairman in 2012. As additional assignments, he represented the Philippines in the meetings of the ASEAN Joint Coordinating Committee for Medical Practitioners in discussions about the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRA). He was also the Overall Coordinator for the Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF) and the ASEAN Qualifications Reference framework (AQRF) in PRC. He has delivered lectures and presentations on the ASEAN MRA, PQF, AQRF and their implications to health professionals in the ASEAN Region.
In 2015, he became the Founding Dean of the Mariano Marcos State University College of Medicine based in Batac, Ilocos Norte. During his stint as Dean, he conducted a study on the “Harmonization in Medical Education in the Southeast Asian Countries” in 2016, funded by the Asian Development Bank and the SEAMEO.
On September 22, 2017, he was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as one of the Commissioners of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). He is the Oversight Commissioner for the Health and Technology Clusters. He chaired the meetings of the ASEAN Joint Coordinating Committee on Medical Practitioners meetings held in Brunei Darussalam and the Philippines this 2019.

COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on Health Profession Education
October 23. 1:00 pm
The COVID 19 pandemic has elicited responses from the national government and
the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases
(IATF-MEID). In order to prevent the spread of the virus, lockdown and various
degrees of community quarantine and safety and health protocols were imposed.
These measures interrupted and disrupted the usual structured academic
activities of higher education institutions.
Abruptly, the landscape of health professions education changed from the traditional institution-based, structured, clinical rotation with actual patients to the “new normal” involving the use of technology-based platforms using online learning and with alternative teaching-learning activities, without exposure to actual patients.
The session will deal mainly on the impact of the changed landscape of health professions education on the following:
1. Transformation of students
2. Resources
3. Roles of faculty members
4. Quality of educational activities
5. The responsibilities of regulatory agencies (CHED, PRC and Professional Regulatory Boards)
6. Industry
The session will end with a short discussion on the Way Forward, dealing with immediate, medium term and long term plans.
Abruptly, the landscape of health professions education changed from the traditional institution-based, structured, clinical rotation with actual patients to the “new normal” involving the use of technology-based platforms using online learning and with alternative teaching-learning activities, without exposure to actual patients.
The session will deal mainly on the impact of the changed landscape of health professions education on the following:
1. Transformation of students
2. Resources
3. Roles of faculty members
4. Quality of educational activities
5. The responsibilities of regulatory agencies (CHED, PRC and Professional Regulatory Boards)
6. Industry
The session will end with a short discussion on the Way Forward, dealing with immediate, medium term and long term plans.
Q&A Session
Rev. Fr. Gregorio L. Bañaga, CM, PhD
Fr. Gregg Bañaga, Jr., CM graduated from Adamson University and UST. After his ordination in 1979, he worked in the rural areas and later became a professor at St. Vincent School of Theology, QC. He went for his doctoral studies at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio where he earned his PhD in Organizational Behavior. Upon his return, he became the President of Adamson University (12 years); President of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (3 years); and board member of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities (PACU). He is presently the Provincial Superior of the Vincentians in the Philippines.

The Inner Quest for Meaning: The Journey to the New World
October 23. 1:45 pm
The lockdown and quarantine caused by the pandemic is an opportunity to reflect and start a journey into the inner self. We have become so busy with outward activities that we hardly notice what is going on within us. This has led us sometimes to lose touch of who we are as professionals. This talk will take us into an inner journey into the true meaning of professionalism and the nobility of every profession. It will usher us into a new world that consists not in discovering new horizons but in developing “new eyes”.
Fishbowl Conversation Session
Imelda Virginia G. Villar, PhD
“Globalization” is true even in the negative sense that crowned virus can wreck world-wide havoc, and thus GLOCAL Professionals must face the challenges – a necessary “Localization”? All of a sudden, we see the rise of a myriad ways this pandemic is disrupting industries – “Work From Home” or Remote Work, more Digital Learning for Basic and Higher Education where access and marginalization inevitably raises issues; more e-commerce and online selling where taxation issues become an afterthought; contactless meetings, payments, banking and what not.

Synthesis
October 23. 2:30 pm
When the global pandemic struck and the countries’ COVID-19 response became an unprecedented historic unison of community quarantine and lockdowns for months, companies and businesses were forced to close, downsize, declare bankruptcy, and for those that survived, shift to remote work. The historic health crisis necessarily and legislatively mandated everyone at all levels of society into hand hygiene, healthcare face mask protection, and social distancing.
Leni Robredo
Vice President, Republic of the Philippines
Silvestre H. Bello III
Secretary, Department of Labor and Employment