Ramon Cabrera Email & Phone Number

Valenzuela, NCR, PH

Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

Political Economy Program, School of Law and Governance

Philippines

Engagement under the USAID-supported Delivering Effective Government for Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth (DELIVER) project- Provides technical inputs to work plan, political economy analysis, and monitoring and learning plan related to MSME access to finance- Assists Team Lead in crafting interventions to improve MSME access to finance- Coordinates.

Makati City, Philippines

• This is a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) - supported project, implemented by The Asia Foundation, Nathan Associates Inc, REID Foundation Inc. and Foundation for Economic Freedom. The project.
• Organized networking and coordinating meetings with government and private sector counterparts
• Organized focus group discussions, roundtable discussions, and workshops in key growth areas in the Philippines
• Assisted the Component Team Leader in preparing project reports, work plans, and outputs, and official correspondences with USAID and counterparts government and private sector institutions.
• Assisted the Component Team Leader in managing short term technical assistants
• Assisted the Component Team Leader in internal administrative concerns

Pasig City

• Taught five classes on Philippine Society and Culture, which is a core component of the University’s citizenship curriculum.
• Delivered lectures and moderated class discussions
• Evaluated student papers, reports, and debates
• Related lessons to experiences in development work

Makati City

• This is a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded project involved in monitoring core components of Philippine investment climate, and advocating for the implementation of key economic policy.
• Organized the Arangkada Philippines’ Second Anniversary Forum, a conference of the Joint Foreign Chambers held on February 26, 2013, and attended by more than 500 senior and mid-level officials from the private sector.
• Organized the Arangkada Policy Brief Roundtable on Manufacturing, a focus group discussion that aims to identify game changing reforms needed for the development of key industries in the Philippines
• Organized meetings with senior government officials including World Bank Country Director Motoo Konishi, NEDA Dir. General Arsenio Balisacan, NCC Private Sector Co-Chairman Guillermo Luz, CAAP Dir. General William.
• Prepared and updated Public Private Partnership Project Tracker
• Assisted Senior Advisor in drafting statements, letters, and press releases on relevant advocacies

Pasig City

• This project is a preliminary investigation on the key opportunities and constraints to the economic development of Bais City, Negros Oriental. The data gathered from this preliminary investigation will serve as inputs.
• Designed and conducted a focus group discussion with key stakeholders of Bais City
• Conducted a key information interviews and social investigation among the citizens of the said LGU
• Prepared the draft report analyzing the data gathered

Pasig City

• Worked under the supervision of the Institute Secretary and assisted in conducting pertinent research and other important tasks
• Assisted Institute Secretary in conducting key informant interviews for her research
• Assisted Institute Secretary in evaluating student research proposals

Pasig City

• A USAID funded project involved in capacity building of local business associations in advocating for needed road infrastructure to the LGU and DPWH. Worked under the guidance and supervision of the project Team Leader.
• Collected pertinent data and assisted in conducting key informant interviews for a position paper on “Capacity Building for local contractors”
• Attended meetings and seminars with stakeholders and advocacy partners

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Political Economy

Activities and Societies: POLIS Organization of Political Economy Students, ANIMA Political Party

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Humanities

Activities and Societies: Student Executive Board, I-mic (Public Speaking Organization), Academic Evaluation Committee

Secondary Education

Activities and Societies: Student Council