Investing in women-led businesses / Philippines PhilHealth reforms / ASEAN-PAC successfully concluded

Investing in women-led businesses (Webinar).  As part of UNDP’s webinar series on gender and good corporate governance, this webinar on 2 September 2020 at 11am-12pm (GMT+7) will be an interactive discussion on why we should be investing in women-led businesses, and the role private sector and investors can play in driving gender diversity and closing the gender gap. Please join through the link below.

UNDP: https://undp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Gevoc2MuTnqVVVK4EiwuWQ

 

Corruption Amid A Pandemic (Opinion). “In the process of addressing corruption in PhilHealth, leaders, and lawmakers of the country need to take cognisance of certain aspects of PhilHealth as a public institution that need to be changed…there’s a need to widen the membership of the PhilHealth board to accommodate other concerned stakeholders who could serve as “watchdogs” on PhilHealth’s affairs and operations.”

Anna Malindog-Uy/The ASEAN Post: https://theaseanpost.com/article/corruption-amid-pandemic

 

16th Secretariat Meeting of the ASEAN Parties Against Corruption (ASEAN-PAC) Successfully Concluded via Video Conference.“Operational-level officers from the ten Southeast Asian anti-corruption agencies gathered online to exchange experience and discuss their progress on anti-corruption efforts…[including a] special session [on] “Anti-corruption efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic: Sharing of Experiences and Best Practices””

Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (of Thailand): https://www.nacc.go.th/english/categorydetail/2019122712514151207005112EK12853/20200827153024   

Thank you to Ms.Orawan Phuwatharadol, Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (of Thailand), for sharing this news.