March 30, 2005

                 Cocktails 

Manila Hotel – Champagne Salon

Host: Senator Edgardo J. Angara

Chairman, GOPAC Philippines

Member, Executive Committee, GOPAC

March 31, 2005: 1st Day of conference

7:30:         Registration

                 Ceremonies

National Anthem: Senate Chorale

Invocation: Rep. Joel J. Villanueva

                Meeting of SEAPAC

Adoption of SEAPAC Constitution

Election of SEAPAC Officers

Election of Members of the SEAPAC Executive Committee

Speaker Mr. Mahar Mangahas

President

Social Weather Station

UN Convention Against Corruption - Discussants:

Mr. Dimitri Vlassis

Chief, Crime Conventions Section

Division for Treaty Affairs

UN Office on Drugs and Crime

Ms. Valerie Lebaux

Legal Counsel, Crime Conventions

Section, Division for Treaty Affairs

UN Office on Drugs and Crime

                (20 mins. each)

Member of the Indonesian Delegation - Presiding Officer

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

Laos People’s Democratic Republic

Malaysia

Singapore

Open Forum

5:45:        Adjournment

6:30:        Dinner

April 1, 2005 - 2nd Day of Conference

Secretary Ma. Merceditas N. Gutierrez

Chief Presidential Legal Counsel

Republic of the Philippines

Mr. Jak Jabes

Director of Governance and Cooperation Division

ADB Anti-Corruption Plan

Open Forum

10:00:      Break

Member of the Cambodian Delegation - Presiding Officer

Indonesia

Myanmar

Philippines

Thailand

Vietnam

Open Forum

Mr. Simeon V. Marcelo

Ombudsman

Republic of the Philippines

               Discussion 

Senator Aquilino Q. Pimentel

Presiding Officer

UN Anti-Corruption Convention                 

Agenda ‘05/06: Moving Forward

The Manila Declaration

Regional Plan of Action

5:30:      Announcement of the venue of the next conference & Adjournment