On September 30, IPA Philippines presented the results of the Impact Evaluation of Judicial Reform Programs to high-level officials.The virtual presentation was attended by the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (SC), Undersecretary of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Third Secretary of the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), National President of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines and former Executive Director of 3ie.The presentation was given by Dr.Nassreena Sampaco-Baddiri, IPA Philippines Country Director; and Dr.

Decision-makers in government, industry, and civil society seeking to improve consumer protection capabilities often lack forums to share and learn from their peers and from researchers.With the goal of promoting knowledge-sharing and collaboration around financial consumer protection themes in emerging markets, IPA's Consumer Protection Research Initiative has launched a Practitioner’s Forum webinar series.

On September 29, 2020, from 9 AM - 10 AM (EDT), IPA's Consumer Protection Research Initiative held it's first Practitioner's Forum meeting, focusing on "Social Media as a Tool for Consumer Protection Monitoring." The Practitioner’s Forum is a new global community where IPA will share innovative new research projects from across our network or consumer protection researchers.There is demand from practitioners to learn from their peers about how data can be leveraged to improve in-house capabilities and consumer protection outcomes for clients.