Bridging Knowledge and Power (Photo Release)

January 25, 2011State think tank SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ (PIDS) and the Legislative Information Resources Management Department (LIRMD) of the House of Representatives (HRep) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the launching of the SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½Corner at the Legislative Library. SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½Corner is a research dissemination strategy that aims to provide reading and research materials on development-related topics to policymakers and the general public. As such, the partnership between SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½and the (HRep) augurs well toward evidence-based policymaking in the country. Shown above are SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½President Dr. Josef T. Yap and HRep Secretary General Atty. Marilyn Barua-Yap signing the MOA in the presence of (left to right) SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½Vice President Mario Feranil, SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½Research Information Director Ms. Jennifer Liguton, Exec. Director Emma Rey, House Sergeant-at-Arms B/Gen. Nicasio Radovan, Jr., Director General Romulo Emmanuel Miral, Deputy Secretary General Edgardo Pangilinan, Jr, and Deputy Secretary General Arlene C. Dada-Arnaldo.