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About the Center for Strategic Studies on Security and Trade Institute

The Center focuses its research and advocacy activities on trade and security issues. At present, the Atlas Economic Research Foundation (USA) and APEC Study Center (Australia) support the research studies of the Center.

Institute Director

George N. Manzano is an assistant professor and research director for International Economics in the School of Economics of the University of Asia and the Pacific. He was a Commissioner of the Philippines Tariff Commission, the government agency tasked with implementing the tariff and customs code and conducting the formal investigations in trade remedies. His research interests include free trade areas, safeguards and anti dumping issues, ASEAN, international trade (goods and services), and financial services. He is a member of the ASEAN Economic Forum Research Network and, in this context, has collaborated in the research on services trade for the ASEAN. He obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of New South Wales, Australia and his MS in Economics at the Center for Research and Communications. He holds an Engineering Degree (BSIE) from the University of the Philippines cum laude.

Research Fellows

• Enrico L. Basilio
  MA Applied Business Economics (UAP)
  DPA (UP, ongoing)

• Winston Padojinog
  MS Industrial Economics (UAP)
  DBA (De La Salle University, ongoing)

Research Projects (Atlas supported)

• Study on Defense Expenditures (W. Padojinog)

• Paper on Port Security (E. Basilio)

• Study on Trade Security Issues (W. Padojinog)

• Infrastructure Development in Mindanao (E. Basilio)

• BIMP East Asia Growth Area (EAGA): Trade and Security Nexus (Dr. G. Manzano)

E. Basilio presented a paper on Port Security during the 31st Atlas Annual Conference in Colorado, USA. Picture on the left shows E. Basilio with Drs. Priscilla Tacujan (Fellow) and Alex Chafuen (President) of Atlas Economic Research Foundation. Picture on the right: E. Basilio with other participants of the Conference.

Activities

International

• In country visit for APEC Peer Review on China (Beijing)

• ASEAN Economic Forum Meeting (Manila)

• Capacity Building on Free Trade Areas (Manila)

• Peer Review on China, APEC (Cairns, Australia)

• Videoconferencing: Services Trade in ASEAN (Manila, Geneva, Tokyo)

• 3rd Conference East Asian Institutes Forum: East Asian Economic Integration (Seoul)

• Liberty Forum (Philadelphia)

• Attendance in Atlas Conferences (USA)

Domestic

• Annual Economic Outlook 2007

• Regional Economic Integration in Asia and the Pacific

• Forum on ASEAN Charter

• Workshop on WTO GATS-Maritime Sector DOTC

• WSMCT Cluster Orientation on GATT, GATS, and TRIPs of WTO

• Briefing for Senate Staff of JPEPA

• Senate Hearing on JPEPA

• Phil. Economic Society 45th Annual Meeting

• Dept. of Health Trade Negotiations Course

Dr. Manzano was a speaker during the APEC Training on WTO Flexibilities (Melbourne, Australia)	Dr. Manzano served as expert on the peer review process on China (Cairnes, Australia), 2007