The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) is present at the 2025 Open Government Partnership (OGP) Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting, held from February 5-7, 2025 in Taguig City, Philippines. The conference gathers representatives from governments, non-government organizations, civil society, and high-level stakeholders, with the aim to share experiences and tackle progress of open government initiatives in the Asia Pacific region. ICSC is the Environment and Climate NGO Sector Representative to the Philippine Open Government Partnership’s (PH-OGP) Steering Committee from 2023-2027.

For more information about the 2025 OGP Regional Meeting, please visit https://ogpasiapacific.org/.

ICSC Events

Schedule and Location

05 February 2025

9:00 – 12:00

⚲ Gallery 1, Grand Hyatt Manila Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

Event Information

Leveraging Vulnerability: Building Climate-Resilient Futures in the Philippines

Co-organized by ICSC and the Department of Energy, this side event gathers experts from national agencies, local government units, civil society, and private sector to highlight opportunities and challenges of transitioning to sustainable, indigenous solutions that align with the country’s long-term development goals.

Speakers:

  • Welcome Remarks
    • Rolando U. Toledo, Undersecretary and PH-OGP Head Secretariat, Department of Budget and Management
    • Dr. Cielo Magno, Civil Society Co-Chair, Global Steering Committee of the Open Government Partnership
  • Representing national government agencies
    • Michael Sinocruz, Director IV, Energy Policy and Planning Bureau, Department of Energy
    • Jerome E. Ilagan, Chief of the Policy Research and Development Division, Climate Change Commission
    • Jeanette T. Damo, Executive Director III, Institute for Labor Studies, Department of Labor and Employment
  • Representing civil society
    • Lidy Nacpil, Coordinator and Senior Program Manager for Transformation of Energy Systems and Climate Justice, Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development
    • Francis Joseph dela Cruz, Partnerships and Advocacy Advisor, ICSC
  • Representing local government units
    • Hon. Eunice Uy-Babalcon, Mayor, Municipality of Paranas, Samar
    • Atty. Diego Luis S. Santiago, Assistant City Administrator and Office-in-Charge, Local Economic Development and Investment Office, Pasig City
  • Representing the private sector
    • Irene Maranan, Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Communications and Sustainability, ACEN Corporation
  • Closing Remarks
    • Angelo Kairos Dela Cruz, Executive Director, ICSC

ICSC Engagements

04 February 2025

Co-creating Asia-Pacific Climate Data Collaborative

Civic Data Lab India

Auditorium, UP College of Law, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

9:30AM to 12:00PM

ICSC’s Chief Data Scientist Jephraim Manansala joins the panel to discuss ICSC’s data-driven energy policy work.

06 February 2025

Rising to the Challenge: The Road Ahead for Open Government in the Philippines

2:30PM to 4:00PM

ICSC’s Director for Climate Policy Danica Marie Supnet serves as one of the speakers in this roundtable discussion, representing the organization as the PH-OGP Steering Committee’s Environment and Climate NGO Sector Representative.

Access the full 2025 OGP Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting agenda here.