*7 December 2020* *The Program on Alternative Development (AltDev) of the University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS) invites you to "**A Public Forum on Marginalized Societies and the State in the Time of Pandemic: The Philippine Case**" on 9 December 2020 (Friday) from 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (GMT +8) via Zoom.* *Zoom Details:* https://up-edu.zoom.us/j/89815035830 Passcode: altreg2020 This reporting draws from the UP CIDS Report on the multifaceted challenges confronted and addressed by marginalized communities in the Philippines under the COVID-19 crisis. The report is the product of a collaborative research study between UP CIDS AltDev and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). For more information, contact Ms. Micah Orlino, Program Officer for UP CIDS Program on Alternative Development at: *Email: *[email protected] *Mobile Number: *0915-646-5339 Thank you very much, and we look forward to a fruitful discussion with you. [image: Poster- PUBLIC FORUM UNESCO UP.jpg] In solidarity, Angging *Ananeza Aban, MCD* Senior Program Officer Program on Alternative Development (AltDev) University of the Philippines | Center for Integrative and Development Studies *Ang Bahay ng Alumni, Lower Ground Floor * *Magsaysay Ave., UP Diliman, Q.C. 1101 Philippines* *Tel. nos.: 981-8500 loc. 4266-4267 & 435-9283* *Tel. fax: 981-8500 loc. 4268 & 426-0955* *Website: cids.up.edu.ph <http://cids.up.edu.ph>* *Facebook page: www.facebook.com/upcids*