IP COLLEGIUM
Current Trends on SDG Activities inthe Region: PHILIPPINESEDITHA R. HECHANOVAMarch 12, 2024
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SDG PRINCIPLE: LEAVE NO ONE BEHINDASIA AND THE PACIFIC SDG PROGRESSREPORT (by ESCAP)• Some progress in few of thegoals• Overall progress is slow
• Progress at 14.4%, instead of 50%• Will miss 90% of the 118 measurable
targets by 2030
• Efforts need to be multiplied• 1 in 5 SDG targets regressing, andneed to be reversed

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC SDG PROGRESSREPORT (by ESCAP)

Reasons for slow progress:• Covid 19• Gaps in data availability• Refusal to give data – fear ofnegative publicity• Incomparable data – due tomethodological differences

COMPLIANCE: PHILIPPINES(1 out of 17 Goals)

SDG PHILIPPINES(Organization & Implementation)• The Philippines has always been an advocate of SDG
since 2015.
• National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) –lead implementor, with SDG Secretariat, sub-committee, SDG• In 2019, the Senate has created a Committee on SDGs,
Innovation and Futures Thinking through Philippine
Senate Resolution (PSR) 122.
• Stakeholders’ Chamber Pledge of Commitment Ceremony,
04/07/22 first institutionalized multi-stakeholder body for SDG,
with Thematic Working Group (TWG).
• SDG’s have been integrated in the Philippine Development Planand in the Ambisyon 2040, the collective long term vision
and aspirations of the Filipino people for themselves and forthe country up to 2040.

SDG PHILIPPINES(Organization & Implementation)
Proving Commitment to SDG
Republic Act 11467 (RA 11467) was enacted on January 2020, amending theNIRC increasing the excise taxes on alcohol products, electronic cigarettes (ecigarettes), and heated tobacco products (HTPs):
Revenue collection allocation:* 60% for the implementation of RA 11223 of the Universal HealthCare Act of 2019
* 20% for medical assistance and the Health Facilities Enhancement
Program (HFEP) of the Department of Health* 20% shall fund the attainment of SGDs based on targets determinedby NEDA.
The increase in funding of programs and projects will benefit all the 17 SDGs
particularly Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being. Target 3.5: Strengthen theprevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse andharmful use of alcohol will also be addressed by the additional funding.

SDG PHILIPPINES(Organization & Implementation)
Done During the Pandemic
The Philippines implemented programs to minimize the adverse impact ofthe COVID-19 to the attainment of SDGs:•••••

Goal 3 - expand spending on medical infrastructure;
Goals 1, 2, and 10 - assistance to individuals in crisis situations;
Goal 4 - school-based feeding program; improve existing online
platforms;
Goal 8 - Conduct skills training to improve employability of displacedworkers;
Goal 11 - Implement the Metro Manila Route Rationalization Study

PROGRESS ON PHILIPPINE SDG’S* The Philippines ranked 98th out of 166 countries
scoring 67.1. A score of 100 means that all 17 SDG’s areachieved.
* Out of the 17 SGDs, the Philippines has only achieved
SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production.

PROGRESS ON PHILIPPINE SDG’S

The Philippines is facing challenges on:• SDG 4 indicator: Participation rate in pre-preliminaryorganized learning• SDG 4 indicator: Net primary enrollment rate
• SDG 4 indicator: Lower secondary completion rate
• SDG 13 indicator: Carbon
embodied in fossil fuel exports

dioxideCO₂emissions

PROGRESS ON PHILIPPINE SDG’S
The Philippines is facing significant challenges on:• SDG 1: No poverty• SDG 5: Gender equality• SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation• SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy• SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities• SDG 17: Partnership for the goals

PROGRESS ON PHILIPPINE SDG’S
The Philippines is facing major challenges on:• SDG 2: Zero hunger• SDG 3: Good health and well-being• SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth• SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure• SDG 10: Reduced inequalities• SDG 14: Life below water• SDG 15: Life on land
• SDG 16: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

PROGRESS ON PHILIPPINE SDG’S
Based on the Current Status Index (CSI), since 2000, thePhilippines has only shown improvement on 4 SDGs namely:* Goal 1 – No Poverty* Goal 3 – Good Health and Well-being* Goal 4 – Quality Education* Goal 14 – Life Below Water.
According to the PSA, this can be attributed to the COVID-19
pandemic.

PROGRESS ON PHILIPPINE SDG’S
Based on the Anticipated Progress Index
which assesses the current state of progress, 16.7% of the targets
with measurable progress are on track, 42.9% requires accelerated
efforts to achieve them, while the remaining 40.5% of the SDG
targets require exponential acceleration of its pace in order toreverse the downtrend so as to achieve the goal in 2030.
As for the SDG indicators, 16.9% of the indicators that met the datarequirements are on track while 47.7% of the indicators withmeasurable progress need acceleration. On the other hand,
35.4 % needs reversal of the trend.

THE PARTNERSHIP PLATFORM* The Partnership Platform is a global registry of voluntarycommitments• The UN DESA recognized the Dept. of Science andTechnology (DOST) The Small Enterprise Technology
Upgrading Program (SETUP 4.0) and was registered in the
SDG Acceleration Actions under the Partnership Platform(July 12, 2022).
• The DOST SETUP 4.0 aims to transform the MSME’s into
smart MSME’s thru the SMARTER Strategic Themes:
Sustainable Economy, Market Competence, Able HumanCapital, Responsive S &T Support Infrastructure,
Technology & Innovation, Enterprise Support, Resiliencyand Continuity.

PHILIPPINES 2024-2028 UN SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION FRAMEWORKStrategic Transformational Priorities Identified:GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE REPORT(GSDR) 2023

GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE REPORT (GSDR) 2023
• Accelerating Transformations to Sustainable Development”
calls for the mobilization of political leadership and ambitionfor science based transformations in the remaining 7 years.
• The independent group of scientists from different countries
who prepared the Report found that there are more synergies
than trade-offs between the SDG’s;• One of the 15 scientists is a Filipino;• The Report calls on universities, policymakers and research
funders to increase support to research guided by the 2030
Agenda.

GUIDEBOOK for the preparation of Science,
Technology and Innovation (STI) for SDG
Roadmaps

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & SDG(How can the IP Collegium Network Contribute toPhilippine SDG, and Beyond)* The 9th Goal of the SDG “Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure” could easily
use IP as an effective tool for technology dissemination.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & SDG(How can the IP Collegium Network Contribute toPhilippine SDG, and Beyond)• Goal 9 provides the technological foundation for other goals, suchas 1) "No Poverty", 2) "Zero Hunger", 3) "Good Health and Wellbeing", 4) "Quality Education", etc. achievable in each country;
goal 13 “Climate Action” and goal 14 “Life Below Water” which
can be met with a technological foundation, require globalcollaboration.
• WIPO GREEN IS an online platform for technology exchange. It
supports global efforts to address climate change by connecting
providers and seekers of environmentally friendly technologies.
WIPO GREEN partners with government institutions,intergovernmental organizations, academia, and companies –from small enterprises to Fortune 500 companies to facilitate
collaboration, and accelerate investment in green technology.
There are no partners from the Philippines.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & SDG(How can the IP Collegium Network Contribute toPhilippine SDG, and Beyond)• June 4, 2018 - WIPO GREEN Matchmaking Event @ACEF Manila• The event, which took place during the 2018 Asia Clean Energy Forum inManila, Philippines, is part of a green technology matchmaking project in theAsia-Pacific sponsored by Australia FIT/IP. The Philippine participants were:• GTI Consulting Services represented by Thierry Maysounabe – recycling
waste technologies• POG2C – represented by Thierry Maysounabe – building green
ecolodge in 3ha land
• Maquinit Hot Springs – represented by Lia Maquinit – needs water
desalination plant – to treat seawater near her resort• Boygues Travaux Publics Philippines – LRT1 Cavite Extension –represented by Ludovic Vergne – Production Manager – needs precast
yard with site offices in Las Pinas.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & SDG(How can the IP Collegium Network Contribute toPhilippine SDG, and Beyond)• NEDA through the its national and regional Sub-Committees on theSDGs, has launched its first open call for best practices in theimplementation and localization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) fromlate 2021 to early 2022.
• The featured SDG best practices include those that are SDG-specific,Results-focused, Inclusive, and Accountable, Sustainable, andReplicable.
• There were 9 regions with 43 SDG best practices.
• Eight (8) of the 43 SDG best practices were projects of the DOST.
• The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is the premierescience and technology body in the country charged with the twin
mandate of providing central direction, leadership and coordination of
all scientific and technological activities, and of formulating policies,programs and projects to support national development.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & SDG(How can the IP Collegium Network Contribute toPhilippine SDG, and Beyond)• DOST initiated projects in various regions cited as SDG bestpractices:• Goal 9 – SETUP• Goal 9 – Bicol Regional Food Innovation andCommercialization• Goal 9 – Abaca Technology Innovation Center• Goal 9 – Crabmeat Processing Canning Facility• Goal 9 – Queen Pineapple NICER Project• Goal 9 – CEST – Community Empowerment Thru Science &Technology• Goal 8 – SETUP (Region 9) Decent Work & Economic Growth• Goals 1, 5, 10 – Great Women Project 2

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & SDG(How can the IP Collegium Network Contribute toPhilippine SDG, and Beyond)• The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources
Research Development (DOST-PCAARRD), has funded the training ofover 340 faculty researchers and scientists on masterclasses on IP
Management which include patent drafting, IP Commercialization,Pitching, and have filed about 2,000 patent applications, the majority ofwhich are utility models;• Said patent applications have not been classified as to whether it
involves green technology;• The masterclasses are ongoing and a program encouraging inventions
or innovations related to green technology could be considered.
• There are two other councils of the DOST and the Technology
Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI) which fund researches,
inventions which could actively promote green technology ortechnologies accelerating SDG’s.

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