issues, particularly as public policy must be founded on scientific research and empirical research, a process that government does not usually have the luxury of time to pursue and that which the scientific community can provide. In this manner, both public and private sector, especially members of the academe, are heavily involved in understanding more vividly public societal concerns and clearly mapping solutions that are based on strong research and academic study.

IASPER is an annual conference of scientific researchers and publishers held in different parts of the world, Dubai being host to this year’s event. Dr. Rommel Sergio, Assistant Professor of the Canadian University of Dubai, was this year’s main event organizer. He was also awarded Best Researcher by the Conference.

Some 70 of the top researchers from the Philippines and across the global scientific research community participated in the event.END