Monthly Archives: May 2015

3 Questions Arising from the Lake Sebu Weavers’ Decision to Seek Intellectual Property Protection on their T’nalak Cultural Heritage

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Biodiversity, Innovation, Trade and Society (BITS) Policy Center, Inc

CURRENT INNOVATION CONCERNS Elpidio V. Peria 31 May 2015 The business newspaper Business World recently reported that Lake Sebu weavers of T’nalak cloth are getting help from the European Union (EU), through the Trade Related Technical Assistance Project 3 (TRTA … Continue reading →

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While Philippine Trade Gains In TPP Are Theoretical, The US Power Of Certification Will Actually Trump Philippine Laws

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Biodiversity, Innovation, Trade and Society (BITS) Policy Center, Inc

CURRENT TRADE CONCERNS Elpidio V. Peria 16 May 2015 The US Senate reversed course in a span of less than a week this past week , first rebuking US President Barack Obama by denying him fast-track trade negotiations authority on … Continue reading →

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FURTHER EVIDENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS: SPECIES EXTINCTION, CHANGE IN US DIPLOMACY

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Biodiversity, Innovation, Trade and Society (BITS) Policy Center, Inc

CURRENT SOCIETAL CONCERNS Elpidio V. Peria 2 May 2015 This past week saw updates from The Guardian which reported a new meta-study from Science, a leading journal on science, which show that extinction risks will accelerate with future global temperatures, … Continue reading →

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