ASEAN

Community-
building and the
Role of Social
Scientists
Ms. Alicia Bala
Deputy Secretary General, ASEAN

Jundelle Marie S. Bagioen

MAESS
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 SIGNIFICANT GAINS
2000 2012
Usd 1,172 Usd 3,748
PER CAPITA INCOME

2010 2012
USD 2.05 Usd 2.50
tril tril
TRADE
2010 2011
USD 92 USD 114
BIL BIL
Economic INVESTMENT
community
 ASEAN Agreement on the Movement of Natural
Persons
-aims to provide effective mechanisms to liberalize and
facilitate mobility of business persons engage in trade
and goods, services and investments.

1. Streamlined and transparent immigration procedures for the

temporary entry and stay of business persons
2. Ensure an efficient and effective recognition of skills and
qualifications

Economic
community
 LANDMARK

ASEAN Agreement on the Movement of Natural IMPROVE

Persons
D TRADE
FACILITAT
ION
Economic
community
 TRADE FACILITATION
- the simplification, modernization and
harmonization of export and import
processes
 LANDMARK

TRANSPORT FACILITATION
Facilitation means the removal of nonphysical hindrances that
make movement of people, vehicles, and goods across national
Economic borders of countries more onerous, more time-consuming, and
community more expensive.
 LANDMARK
Nontariff barriers

- a variety of government actions affecting trade.

- With respect to agriculture, NTBs include quotas, health and

environmental regulations, licensing requirements, and
mandatory product inspections. Certain of these measures
particularly food standardshelp protect consumers and
preserve the environment.
Economic
community
 LANDMARK MEANS of addressing ntb

1. Enhancement of the Nontariff

Measures (NTM) Database

Economic
community
 LANDMARK MEANS of addressing ntb

Making sure that emerging NTB policy reflects the views of

private sector groups that represent consumers, agribusiness,
and food producers to inform regional approaches to
managing NTBs. Regular consultation may enrich and
Economic streamline cooperation among institutions on this topic.
community
 LANDMARK

ASEAN Agreement on the

Movement of Natural
Persons
(MRAs) are framework arrangements established in support of
liberalising and facilitating trade in services. MRAs aim to
facilitate mobility of professionals/ skilled labor in
ASEAN. Through exchange of information, MRAs also work
Economic towards the adoption of best practices on standards and
qualifications.
community
 LANDMARK

ASEAN Agreement on the Movement of Natural

Persons

Economic
community
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 AIM

A rule-based community of
SHARED values and norms, a
cohesive, peaceful, stable, and
resilient region with SHARED
responsibility for
comprehensive security, as well
as a dynamic and outward
looking region in an
increasingly integrated and
interdependent world.
Political-security
community
 Key Milestones: POLITICAL
COOPERATION

1976 Treaty of amity and cooperation in southeast asia

The purpose of this Treaty is to(TAC)
promote perpetual peace, everlasting
amity and cooperation among their peoples which would contribute to
their strength, solidarity and closer relationship,

Political-security
community
 Key Milestones

Political-security
community
 Key Milestones: conflict resolution
ASEAN Regional mine action centre (ARMAC)
To provide a framework for regional cooperation
to tackle humanitarian aspects of landmines and
explosive remnants of war

Political-security
community
 Key Milestones: conflict resolution
ASEAN HUMAN RIGHTS
DECLARATION
It will be implemented by the ASEAN
Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights
(10 ASEAN Member-States representatives)

Political-security
community
 Key Milestones: security
cooperation
ASEAN peacekeeping centres network
and
asean defense industry collaboration

Political-security
community
 Key Milestones: security
cooperation

ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting-Plus

1. humanitarian assistance and disaster response,
2. military medicines, counter terrorism, and
Political-security 3. maritime security
community
 Key Milestones: disaster management
efforts

Political-security
community
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 Key Milestones: EDUCATION

Adoption and implementation of the ASEAN

Curriculum Sourcebook for elementary and
Sociocultural high school
(K -12 education)
community
Sociocultural
community
Sociocultural
community
 ASEAN Studies course book for undergraduate students is
being initiated by the ASEAN University Network

Sociocultural
community
 Key Milestones: HEALTH
development
Framework that
focuses on pandemics,
universal health
coverage, emerging
infectious diseases,
noncommunicable
diseases, and drug
resistant malaria.

Sociocultural
community
 SOON TO BE Key Milestones

Drafting of the ASEAN instrument on

the protection and promotion of the
RIGHTS OF THE MIGRANT
WORKERS IS ONGOING.

Sociocultural
community
 Key Milestones

Sociocultural
community
 Key Milestones

Sociocultural
community
 SAVE THE DATE!

ASEAN DAY LANDMARK

LIGHTING EVENT
August 8, 2017
CCP grounds in Pasay City

THEME:

UNDER ONE LIGHT,

WE ARE ONE ASEAN
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