3rd Annual International Forum on Law and Religion

Program
Time Session/ Activity Speakers/ Resource Venue
Persons

8:00 AM- Registration / Breakfast Auditorium

8:45 AM Refreshment / Networking Foyer

8:45 AM- Opening Ceremonies

9:00 AM
Welcome Remarks Chancellor Michael
Tan,
University of the
Philippines Diliman

9:00 AM- 1st PLENARY Session Key-note Speakers:

10:30 AM
Freedom of Religion or Mr. Ola Almgren,
Belief as a Universal UN Resident
Human Right Coordinator
 Prof. Gary B. Doxey
Associate Director for
International Center
for Law and Religion
Studies,
Brigham Young
University

10:30 AM- Snacks / Movement to Auditorium

10:45 AM Break-out Sessions Foyer

10:45 AM- SPECIAL Sessions (A)

12:00 NN
#1: Freedom of Expression DG Harold Clavite Auditorium
and Blasphemy Laws Philippine Information
Agency (TBC)
Atty. Neri S.
Colmenares
National Union of
People’s Lawyers

Ms. Tess Bacalla

Executive Director,
Southeast Asia Press
Alliances (TBC)

Mr. Gary Olivar

Former Presidential
Spokesman
FEF Fellow
#2 Freedom of Worship and Mr. Marc Vierstraete-
Apostasy Laws Verlinde Meeting Room
Counsellor, EU 1,
Delegation to
Indonesia and Brunei
Darussalam (TBC)

Atty. Nasser
Marohomsalic
Former CHR
Commissioner

Atty. Marwil N. Llasos

UP College of Law
 #3 Governance and Piety Representative from Meeting Room
International IDEA 2

Dr. Edmund Tayao

Local Government
Development
Foundation

Dr. Socorro Reyes

Center for Legislative
Liaison

Manuel Gheno
(ACTED)

12:00 NN- Movement to Lunch

12:15 PM

12:15 PM - Lunch / Networking Function

1:45 PM Room 1
1:45 PM- SECOND PLENARY
2:45PM SESSION
Ambassador Auditorium
Religion and Challenges Michel Goffin
to Social Cohesion Embassy of
Belgium

2:45 PM- Movement to Break-out

3:00 PM Sessions

3:00 PM- SPECIAL Sessions (B)

4:15 PM
Diversity and Inclusion in Dr. Gloria Futalan Meeting Room 1
the Work Place Dean, Business
Administration
Silliman University
(TBC)

Dr. Brian Gozun

Dean, College of
Business, De la
Salle University

Dr. Ronald L.
Adamat
Commissioner,
Commission on
Higher Education

Prof. Evelyn (Leo)

Battad, UP College
of Law
Law and Religion in Dr. Al Makin Auditorium
Southeast Asia: Director
Challenges, Collision and Center for Research
Interface & Community
Engagement,
Indonesia

Representative from
the S. Rajanatram
School of
International
Studies,
Nanyang Technical
University,
Singapore

Dean Edna E. Co
Director, CIFAL
 Does religiosity breed Father Angel Calvo Meeting Room 2
Intolerance? Zamboanga Basilan
Integrated
Development
Alliance

Dr. Jenny Lind

Elmaco
Secretary General,
Association for
Christian
Universities and
Colleges in Asia

Salac Sharief, Jr
Equal Access
International (TBC)

4:15 PM- Movement to Closing Auditorium

4:30 PM Session
4:30 PM- CLOSING SESSION: Auditorium
5:30 PM
Message: Hon. Jose Luis
Interface of Law and Martin C. Gascon
Religion Chairman,
Commission on
Human Rights
(TBC)

Forum Summation, Prof. Concepcion

Concluding Reflections, Jardeleza
Awarding of Certificates, Associate Dean
and Moving Forward UP Law Center

5:30 PM- Reception and

6:30 PM networking