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Virginia A. Teodosio, Ph.D.
Phd in Economics, M.I.R. (Master of Industrial Relations) AB Economics
Professor
email: vatedosio@up.edu.ph

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

AB Economics, University of the Philippines – School of Economics ,

MA (Industrial Relations), U.P. School of Labor and Industrial Relations

PhD Economics (Political Economy), The University of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia

PROFESSIONAL FELLOWSHIPS:

Fellow, International Development Research Center ( Canada )
Fellow, International Labour Organisation (ILO)

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS:

1991 Alumni Award for Achievement, International House, The University of Sydney
1985-1986 Visiting Research Association, School of Economics , U.P.
1985 Frank Coaldrake Traveling School, University of Sydney
1984 The Rotary Club of Blacktown City , NSW, Bursary Recipient
1983-1987 The University of Sydney , Postgraduate Research Award for PhD in Economics

BOARD MEMBERSHIP

Chairperson , UP Employees Housing Cooperative (UPEHCO)
Founding Director , Philippine Cooperative Center
Founding Director , Women in Shelter and its Environment
Board Member, Social Weather Stations (SWS)

PHILIPPINE REPRESENTATION OVERSEAS

Thailand . Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Hong Kong, Turkey, Japan, South Korea, China, Russia, Germany, U.K., Spain, Italy, Hawaii, France, Taiwan, Fiji, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia

EMPLOYMENT

Professor , University of the Philippines – School of Labor and Industrial Relations
Administrator , Cooperative Development Authority (August 2000 – January 2005)

ADVISER

Women in Philippine Cooperatives
Women in the Philippine Industrial Relations
Buklod Filipina Party List

CO-AUTHOR

The Filipino Worker in the Global Economy ( APEC Study Center

RESEARCHES AND PUBLICATIONS

2000

Globalization, Social Change and Cooperatives, Provincial Cooperative Congress, Albay Astrodome, 14 October 2000, Legazpi City

Public Sector Employees and Privatization: Emerging Realities and Challenges in the 21st Century, Government Employees Symposium on the Impact o Privatization on the Public Sectror, Provincial Capital, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, 7 August 2000.

2001

International

Challenges and Options for Philippine Agriculture Cooperatives, Roundtable Meeting on Globalization and Liberalization. Challenges and Options for Agriculture Cooperatives, 292 29 January-2 February 2001, Bangkok, Thailand.

2001

International

Planning for Agriculture Cooperatives in the Philippines, 8 th Meeting of the Asian Center for the Development of Agriculture Cooperatives and 3rd ASEAN Sectoral Working Group of the Agriculture Cooperatives, 19-20 March 2001, Bangkok, Thailand.

Cooperatives and the Social Economy, April 2001, University of Barcelona, Spain.

Capacity Building of Agriculture Cooperatives in the Philippines, FAO-NEDAC Round Table Meeting, 24-27 September 2001, Beijing, China.

National

The Challenge of Cooperative Banking, Luzon Federation of Cooperative Banks, 8-10 February 2001, Crown Peak Garden Hotel, Subic Freeport Zone 2002

Labor, HRD and Globalization, Philippine Asia Pacific Study Center Network, 18 May 2001, San Fernando, La Union

Ownership and Empowerment: Mainstreaming Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups, National Conference on Prosperity Building for the Poor, W. Sycip Policy Center, World bank and Konrad Adenuer Stiftung, 25 June, 2001, AIM Conference Center, Makati City.

2002

National

The Importance of Internet in Cooperatives and SMEs, North Luzon Cyber Forum, 13 March 2002, Astrodome, Dagupan City.

2003

International

How Entreprenuerial are Philippine Agriculture Cooperatives? Development of Business Planning Management Skills for Viable Entreprise Development by Agriculture Cooperatives, 20-30 April 2003, New Delhi India.

E-Agriculture and Philippine Cooperatives: Some Initiatives, Seminar on Information Technology and Computerization of Agriculture Cooperatives, 29 October-1 November 2003, Kathmandu, Nepal.

National

Advancing Women’s Agenda thru Cooperatives, First National Summit of Cooperatives, 5-7 June 2003, Banaue, Ifugao.

Keeping the Spirit of 1896 Alive: The Cooperative Movement Rising, Philippine Journal of Labor and Industrial Relations, Volume XXIII, Nos. 1 and 2, December 2003.

2004

International

Reintegration of OFWs in HongKong and Entrepreneurship, Francisco Colayco Foundation, February 2004, HongKong.

The Role of ICT in Philippine Cooperatives, Agriculture Cooperatives and Information Communication technology: Advancing Sustainable Social Entrepreneurship in a Global Economy, 24 April 2004, Changmai, Thailand.

National

Empowering Rural Folks thru Entreprenuership and Cooperativism, 2004 National Science and Technology Week Celebration, Region XII, 15 July 2004, Filmart Mall Concention Hall, Koronadal, South Cotabato.

2005

National

Women in Transformation Leadership, Cooperative Women Transformation Leadership Conference, 3 March 2005, Riverview Resort and Conference Center, 3 March 2005.

Promoting Rural Women’s Cooperative Businesses, 14 October 2005, Romblon, Romblon.