2017 ASEAN NOTIONAL CALENDAR OF MEETINGS/EVENTS

JANUARY
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0 Launching of Philippines' Chairmanship of ASEAN Davao (SMX Convention Center) 15 January Q1
1 Mangrove Forum Series on ASEAN's 50th Anniversary Metro Manila 23 January Q1
2 The Special ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting on Energy Special SOME and Yangon, Myanmar 24-25 January Q1
19th ACE Governing Council Meeting (19th ACE GC Meeting)
3 23rd Meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Implementation of Davao 31-04 January- Q1
ATIGA (CCA) and Related Meetings February

FEBRUARY

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4 SEOM 1/48 and Committee of the Whole Meeting Davao (Marco Polo) 05-11 February Q1
49th Meeting of the ASEAN Working Committee on Financial Services
Liberalization under AFAS; Davao 06-07 February Q1
ASEAN Capital Markets Forum
ASEAN Working Committee on Capital Market Development (WC-CMD)
5 Meeting;
ASEAN Working Committee on Capital Capital Account Liberalization (WC-
CAL) Meeting; Davao 08 February Q1
Working Committee on ASEAN Banking Integration Framework (ABIF);
ASEAN Cross-Sectoral Committee on Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance
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 ASEAN Working Committee on Financial Inclusion (FINC);
ASEAN Working Committee on Payment and Settlement System (PSS); Davao 09 February Q1
Steering Committee for Capacity Building Initiatives (SCCB)
ASEAN Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting (AFCDM-WG) Davao 10 February Q1

6 ASEAN Senior Level Committee on Finance Integration (SLC) Davao 11 February Q1

rd
7 23 Meeting of ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights Boracay 13-15 February Q1
(AICHR)
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8 19 ASEAN-China Joint Working Group on the Implementation of the DOC Bali, Indonesia 13-15 February Q1
9 38th ASEAN Single Window Technical Working Group Meeting Metro Manila 14-17 February Q1
st
10 31 Meeting of the High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Economic Integration Metro Manila 15-16 February Q1
(HLTF-EI)
11 ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) Retreat (CPR, SOM, Ministers) Boracay 19-21 February Q1
12 ASEAN Committee on Migrant Workers (ACMW) Meeting Boracay 21-22 February Q1
13 69th Meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Investments Metro Manila 21-23 February Q1
14 1st ASEAN Defense Senior Officials' Meeting (ADSOM) Working Group (WG) Metro Manila 27-03 February - Q1
and ADSOM-Plus WG Meetings March
15 Workshop on Maritime Security Myanmar February Q1
16 Meetings on Development of SMEs Myanmar February Q1

MARCH

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ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO);
17 Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization (CMIM); Metro Manila 01-03 March Q1
ASEAN+3 Bond Market Initiative (ABMI)
nd
18 22 SOCA Meeting and 17th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Iloilo 06-09 March Q1
Council Meeting
ASEAN Military Operations Informal Meeting (AMOIM), ASEAN Military
19 Intelligence Informal Meeting (AMIIM) and ASEAN Chiefs of Defense Forces Iloilo 06-10 March Q1
Informal Meeting (ACDFIM)
20 Renewable Energy Sub-Sector Network (RE-SSN) Annual Meeting Metro Manila 07-09 March Q1

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17 ASEAN Leaders' Declaration on Nutrition; 2nd Workshop on the Nutrition Metro Manila 07-09 March Q1
Surveillance in the ASEAN
18 ASEAN-China Workshop on Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar 8-9 March Q1
rd
19 23 AEM Retreat and Related Meetings/AEM-EU Consultations Metro Manila 08-10 March Q1
29
th
ASEAN-Australia Forum 9-
20 Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar 10(TBC) March Q1
21 3rd ASEAN-OECD Good Regulatory Practice Network Meeting Iloilo 14-15 March Q1
22 ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting (SOM), Joint Consultative Meeting, and Bacolod (SMX) 14-16 March Q1
Other Related Meetings
23 32nd Meeting of the ASEAN Consultative Committee on Standards and Metro Manila 14-16 March Q1
Quality Working Group on Conformity Assement (WG2)
24 Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) Metro Manila 15-16 March Q1
Working Group on Risk Assessment and Awareness (RAA)
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25 15 Senior Officials Responsible for Information (SOMRI) Bacolod (SMX) 21-23 March Q1
26 ASEAN Forum on Taxation Metro Manila 22-23 March Q1
Conference on Competency Assessment and Certification Towards Quality
27 Assurance Underpinning the Credentials Issued for Technical Qualification Metro Manila 28-30 March Q1
(Phase 1)
28 Intersessional Meeting of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Metro Manila 28-31 March Q1
Agreement Committee on Investments
29 Track II of Network of ASEAN Defense and Security Institutions (NADI) Metro Manila 27-30 March Q1
Annual Meeting
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30 20 ASEAN-China Joint Working Group on the Implementation of the DOC Siem Reap, Cambodia 29-30 March Q1

APRIL

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19 ASEAN Experts Group on Competition (AEGC)Meeting

31 Myanmar 3-6 April Q2

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 ASEAN Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting (AFCDM); ASEAN+3
Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting (AFCDM+3); ASEAN Finance
32 Ministers Meeting (AFMM); ASEAN Central Bank Governors Meeting Cebu 03-07 April Q2
(ACGM); ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting
(AFMGM)
33 33rd Maritime Transport Working Group Meetings Metro Manila 04-06 April Q2
34 1st ASEAN Defense Senior Officials' Meeting (ADSOM) and ADSOM-Plus Cebu 05-07 April Q2
Meetings
35 Conference on the Establishment of Knowledge-Creation Hubs as ASEAN Metro Manila 5-6 April Q2
Sustainability Entrepreneurship Innovation Centers
36 Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities/Authorities (HAPUA) Annual Meeting Metro Manila 11-13 April Q2
37 7th Nuclear Energy Cooperation Sub-Sector Network (NEC-SSN) Annual Metro Manila 17-20 April Q2
Meeting
38 10th Meeting of the AHKFTA Trade Negotiating Committee and Related Bohol 18-22 April Q2
Meetings
39 12th Annual Meeting of Deans and Directors of Diplomatic Traning Metro Manila 20-21 April Q2
Institutions of ASEAN Plus Three
40 ASEAN Council on Petroleum (ASCOPE) Annual Meeting Metro Manila 25-27 April Q2
41 30th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings Metro Manila 26-29 April Q2
42 ASEAN Youth Leaders' Preparatory Meeting for the 2017 ASEAN Summit Metro Manila 26-29 April Q2

MAY

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43 21st Energy Efficiency & Conservation Sub-Sector Network (EE&C-SSN) Metro Manila 01-05 May Q2
Annual Meeting
44 39th ASEAN Sub-Committee on Meteorology and Geophysics Meeting Metro Manila 02-04 May Q2
45 4th ASEAN Air Force Education and Training (AAFET) and 14th ASEAN Air Metro Manila 02-07 May Q2
Chiefs Conference (AACC)
46 18th Meeting of the RCEP Trade Negotiating Committee and Related Metro Manila 02-12 May Q2
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 ASEAN+3 Task Force Meetings;
47 ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Deputies' Meeting - WG; Japan 04-05 May Q2
ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Joint Meeting
48 ASEAN Finance Ministers Investors Seminar Japan 05 May Q2
49 Conference Series on the ASEAN Int'l Mobility for Students Program (Part 1) Metro Manila 07-08 May Q2
50 ASEAN Regional Forum on Responsive Social Protection Policies on Food Metro Manila 08-09 May Q2
Security and Price Spikes
51 ASEAN Working Group on Coastal and Marine Environment Meeting Metro Manila 11-12 May Q2
Meeting of the ASEAN-China Joint Working Group (JWG) on the
52 Implementation of the DOC and ASEAN-China Senior Officials Meeting Puerto Princesa, Palawan 18-20 May Q2
(SOM)
53 ASEAN SOM, ASEAN Plus Three (APT) SOM, East Asia Summit (EAS) SOM, Metro Manila 21-24 May Q2
and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) SOM
54 Mangrove Forum Series on ASEAN's 50th Anniversary Metro Manila 25 May Q2
55 High level Conference on the ASEAN Integration and Gender Metro Manila 29-30 May Q2
Mainstreaming in Higher Education
rd
33 Meeting of HAPUA Council and Associated Meetings 2nd (or)
rd
56 Myanmar 3 Week May Q2
th
38 ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality- ACCSQ
st
57 Working Group on Standards and MRAs (WG 1) Meeting Myanmar 1 Week May Q2
58 27th Working Group on Legal Metrology (WG 3) Meeting Myanmar 22-23 May Q2
59 8th ASEAN Working Group on Climate Change (AWGCC) Myanmar TBC May Q2
ARF Seminar on Preventive Diplomacy and Early Warning Systems 4th
60 Yangon, Myanmar Week May Q2
61 AICHA Workshop Yangon, Myanmar TBC May Q2
Between
th May and
Working Group on 14 ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on Minerals
62 Myanmar July
63 ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management Meeting (ACDM) Myanmar TBC May Q2

JUNE
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 Date/s Month Quarter
64 16th Regional Energy Policy & Planning Sub-Sector Network (REPP-SSN) Metro Manila 05-07 June Q2
Annual Meeting
65 Intersessional Meeting of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Metro Manila 05-09 June Q2
Partnership Working Group on Investments
66 13th Meeting of the ACFTA Joint Committee and Related Meetings Metro Manila 05-09 June Q2
67 14th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Security Policy Conference (ASPC) Metro Manila 07 June Q2
68 Track Two Dialogue on the Implementation of the 2002 ASEAN-China Metro Manila 07-08 June Q2
Declaration on the Conduct of Parties on the South China Sea
69 ASEAN Electronics Forum (AEF) Metro Manila 20-22 June Q2
70 R and D Congress on Sustainable Urbanization in the Course of ASEAN Metro Manila 26-30 June Q2
Economic Integration
71 2nd ASEAN Defense Senior Officials' Meeting (ADSOM) Working Group Metro Manila 27-30 June Q2
(WG) and ADSOM-Plus WG Meetings
72 2017 ASEAN Electric Vehicles (EV) Summit Metro Manila 29-30 June Q2
73 Seminar on Prevention and Protection against Disaster Myanmar TBC June Q2

JULY

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74 SEOM 3/48 Davao (Marco Polo) 01-07 July Q3
75 Special SOCA Meeting Cagayan De Oro 10-11 July Q3
76 35th Senior Officials' Meeting on Energy (SOME) and Associated Meetings Davao (Marco Polo) 17-22 July Q3
77 ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment Meeting and Related Meetings Davao 24-28 July Q3
78 ASEAN Regional Forum on Fostering Innovation Ecosystems for SMEs in Metro Manila July Q3
New and Emerging Technologies
The 14th ASEAN Genetically-modified food Testing Network (GMF Net)
79 Meeting Myanmar TBC July Q3

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 AUGUST
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50 ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) and Post-Ministerial
th th th
80 Conferences/18 ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Meeting (18 APT FMM)/7 Metro Manila (PICC) 02-08 August Q3
East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers Meeting (7th EAS FMM)/24th ASEAN
Regional Forum (ARF)*
81 Special Meeting of ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights Metro Manila (Sofitel Hotel) 03-06 August Q3
(AICHR) and Interface with AMM
82 Grand Commemorative Celebration of ASEAN's 50th Anniversary Metro Manila (PICC) 08 August Q3
83 15th Meeting of the AKFTA Implementing Committee and Related Meetings Metro Manila 14-16 August Q3
84 ASEAN High-Level Conference on Social Protection Metro Manila 15-17 August Q3
85 3rd Review Meeting on the ASEAN Coast Guard Forum Metro Manila 17-18 August Q3
ASEAN Telecommunications Regulators' Council (ATRC) Sub-Working Group
86 on Spectrum Management (SSM) Meeting (Back-to-Back with TELSOM-ATRC Metro Manila 21 August Q3
Leaders' Retreat
87 ASEAN TELSOM-ATRC Retreat for 2017 Legazpi, Albay 22-23 August Q3
88 2nd ASEAN Defense Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM) and ADSOM-Plus Metro Manila 23-25 August Q3
89 Conference Series on the ASEAN Int'l Mobility for Students Program (Part 2) Metro Manila 23-24 August Q3
23rd ASEAN Telecommunication Regulators' Council (ATRC) Meeting (Back-
90 to-Back with TELSOM ATRC Leaders' Retreat); 23rd ASEAN Metro Manila 24-25 August Q3
Telecommunication Regulators' Council (ATRC) Meeting with Dialogue
Partners (Back-to-Back with 23rd ATRC Meeting)
91 ASEAN Consultative Meeting on the right of Suffrage of Vulnerable Groups Metro Manila August Q3
12th Meeting of the ASEAN-India Working Group on Science and Technology
th
6 Meeting of the Governing Council of the ASEAN-India S&T Development
92 Fund Myanmar TBC August Q3

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 SEPTEMBER
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93 ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee (ACCC) and Related Meetings Metro Manila 04-06 September Q3
94 49th AEM Meeting and Related Meetings Metro Manila (Shangri-La Hotel, BGC) 04-10 September Q3
95 Conference of Senior Officials on Gender Mainstreaming in the ASEAN Metro Manila (MOA Area) 07-09 September Q3
Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Sectoral Bodies
96 23rd SOCA Meeting and 18th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Metro Manila (MOA Area) 11-14 September Q3
Council Meeting
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97 35 ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) and Associated Meetings Metro Manila (Marriott) 18-22 September Q3
98 2nd ASEAN Congress on Mangrove Research and Development: Managing Metro Manila 18-22 September Q3
Sustainable Magroves in the Face of Climate Change
99 34th Maritime Transport Working Group Meetings Metro Manila 19-21 September Q3
100 4th ASEAN-EU High-Level Meeting Dialogue on Maritime Security Metro Manila September Q3
Cooperation
101 Hosting of the Annual Conference of ASEAN Regional Forum Heads of Metro Manila September Q3
Defense Universities, Colleges and Institutes Meetings
13th ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on Social Welfare and Development
102 SOMSWD Myanmar TBC September Q3
33rd Working Group on Accreditation and Conformity Assessment (WG2)
103 Meeting Myanmar TBC September Q3
104 26th Meeting of HAPUA Working Committee and Associated Meetings Myanmar TBC September Q3

OCTOBER

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105 11 ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime and Related Metro Manila 03-05 October Q4
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106 Special ASEAN Ministers' Meeting on the Rise of Radicalization and Violent Metro Manila 06 October Q4
Extremism
107 Learning Interaction on eHealth Technologies in ASEAN Metro Manila 05-06 October Q4
108 ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting (SOM), Joint Consultative Meeting and Metro Manila (MOA Area) 10-13 October Q4
Other Related Meetings
ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework (AQRF) Task Force Meeting
109 Back-to-Back with a Conference on the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Higher Metro Manila 18-19 October Q4
Education
110 High-Level Conference (HLC) Back-to-Back with the Public Symposium on Metro Manila 18-19 October Q4
ASEAN@50 and Beyond
111 11th ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting (ADMM) & 4th ADMM-Plus Metro Manila (MOA Area) 23-24 October Q4
112 10th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour (AFML) Metro Manila 25-26 October Q4
113 Network of ASEAN-China Think-Tanks Country Coordinator Meeting and Metro Manila October Q4
Seminar
114 39th Meeting of the ASEAN Consultative Committee on Standards and Metro Manila 30-03 October - Q4
Quality Working Group 1 (ACCSQ WG 1) and Related Events November
115 16th ASEAN Committee on Consumer Protection ACCP Meeting Myanmar TBC October Q4
116 Meeting on Development of Higher Education Myanmar TBC October Q4

NOVEMBER

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117 2017 ASEAN Medical Technology/ Medical Laboratory Science Education Metro Manila 8-11 November Q4
Stakeholders Summit
118 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings Clark Field, Pampanga 10-14 November Q4
119 18th ASEAN Conference on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM) ASEAN Heads of Clark Field, Pampanga 13-14 November Q4
Civil Service (AHOCS) Retreat
120 4th ASEAN Coordinating Committee on MSME Meeting (ACCMSME) and Metro Manila 13-17 November Q4
Related Activities
121 Special Celebration of ASEAN's 50th Anniversary with the Leaders Clark Field, Pampanga 14 November Q4
122 ASEAN Conference on Traditional Medicine Metro Manila 14-16 November Q4
123 ASEAN Packaging Conference Metro Manila 16-17 November Q4

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124 th Laoag 27-29 November Q4
25 Meeting of ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights
(AICHR)
125 Forum on "Towards an ASEAN Standardized Printing Process to Meet Metro Manila 21-22 November Q4
Regional and Global Demand"
Conference on Competency Assessment and Certification Towards Quality
126 Assurance Underpinning the Credentials Issued for Technical Qualification Metro Manila 28-29 November Q4
(Phase 2)
127 Conference Series on the ASEAN Int'l Mobility for Students Program (Part 3) Metro Manila 28-29 November Q4
128 Mangrove Forum Series on ASEAN's 50th Anniversary Metro Manila 23 November Q4
129 th Myanmar TBC November Q4
20 ASEAN Experts Group on Competition AEGC Meeting
The 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology (AMMST-
17); Myanmar TBC November Q4
130 - The 73rd Meeting of the Committee on Science and Technology
(COST-73)
- The 4th Meeting of the Board of Advisors to COST (BAC-4)
- 8 Sub-Committees Meetings
- 8th ASEAN-Russia Working Group on Science and Technology
Meeting (ARWGST-8)
131 The 10th ASEAN Science and Technology Week (ASTW-10) Celebration Myanmar TBC November Q4
132 th Myanmar TBC November Q4
7 ASEAN-US Consultation on S&T (ASEAN-US CST-7)
133 17th ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on Minerals Myanmar TBC November Q4
10th ASEAN Plus Three Senior Official Meeting on Minerals
The Sixth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Minerals
ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management Meeting (ACDM) Second
134 Meeting Myanmar TBC November Q4
51st Sub-Committee on Science and Technology Infrastructure and
135 Resource Development Meeting (SCIRD-51) Myanmar TBC November Q4

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 DECEMBER
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136 Forum on Urban Resilience to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Metro Manila 04-08 December Q4
Management Strategies

PHILIPPINE CHAIRMANSHIP OF ASEAN IN 2017 - NOTIONAL CALENDAR OF MEETINGS/EVENTS

DATES TBD (but included in the total number of confirmed meetings)

Nature Expected Duration Media

Level of Lead ASEAN Meetings/Activities to be Number Indicative Dates (Exclusive of of
No. Index of Venue Coverage
Meeting Agency Hosted in 2017 of Ingress/Egress) Meeting
Hosting (Y/N)
Delegates (in Days)
Date/s Month Quarter
Seminar Workshop on the
implementation of the 2002 Metro
108 W62 Working Group DFA ASEAN-China Declaration on the TBD TBD TBD N
Manila
Conduct of Parties on the South
China Sea
ASEAN Regional Forum Workshop Metro
109 W63 Working Group DFA on Best Practices in Implementing TBD TBD TBD N
Manila
Safety Navigation Instruments
2nd Meeting of the ASEAN Health Metro
110 W64 Working Group DOH Cluster 3: Strengthening Health 60-80 TBD TBD TBD 2 N
Manila
Systems and Access to Care
111 W65 Working Group DOH ASEAN Regional Forum on Non- 200 Metro TBD TBD TBD 2 N
Communicable Diseases Manila

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 PHILIPPINE CHAIRMANSHIP OF ASEAN IN 2017 - NOTIONAL CALENDAR OF MEETINGS/EVENTS

AWAITING FURTHER CONFIRMATION

Expected Duration Media

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No. Index Venue Coverage
Meeting Agency be Hosted in 2017 Hosting of Ingress/Egress) Meeting
(Y/N)
Delegates (in Days)
Date/s Month Quarter
17th Science Council of Asia
112 W67 Working Group DOST - Conference on "Science, Rotational 600 Metro 14-16 June Q2 3 N
NRCP Technology and Innovation for Manila
Inclusive Development"
113 W68 Working Group DOH ASEAN HIV-AIDS Summit for 200 Metro September Q3 2 N
the Youth - TBC Manila
DOST - 2017 ASEAN Int'l Metro
114 W69 Working Group Environmental Science 22-26 May N
PSHS Manila
Symposium
53rd Coordinating Committee
for Geoscience Programmes in Metro
115 W70 Working Group DENR East and Southeast Asia Annual N
Manila
Session and 67th Steering
Committee Meeting
116 W71 Working Group DOST - ASEAN Cyberkids Camp Metro N
ICTO Manila

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