IRRI communications and partnerships head speaks at CSR expo

V. Bruce J. Tolentino (second from right), IRRI’s deputy director general for communications and partnerships, delivered a talk and participated in an open forum on the impact of climate change and global warming on the economy, ecology, and biodiversity during the CSR Expo 2012 held on 5 July 2012.

Dr. Tolentino joined Sheila Marie Encabo, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) director, and Vicente Paragas, National Water Resources Board executive director, as resource persons during the forum.

More than 50 participants that included representatives of nongovernment organizations, private sector corporate social responsibility (CSR) practitioners, and members of the media attended the session.

CSR Expo 2012 ran for two days and was held at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City, Philippines.