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The Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB), together with Forum for Ethical Review Committees in the Asian and Western Pacific Region (FERCAP), held an Advance Training for Surveyors and Accreditors on ethical review practices from January 30 to February 8, 2012. The primary objective of the training was to promote good ethical review practices in health research in the Asia and Pacific region by implementing international criteria for surveying and evaluating ethical review practices.

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Responding to the changing landscape of national health research system, the Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB) led by its Chair, Dr. Leonardo de Castro launched the 2011 edition of the National Ethical Guidelines for Health Research during the 30th anniversary of the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (PCHRD-DOST) at the Shangri-La Hotel, Makati City last March 16, 2012.

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 "An effective human research protection system requires oversight and proper recognition of research ethics review committees (ERCs)," said Dr. Cecilia V. Tomas, Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB) Sub- Committee Chair on Standards and Accreditation during the 30th anniversary celebration of the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (PCHRD-DOST) at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel last March 16, 2012.

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“The goals of research while important should never be permitted to override the health, well-being and care of research participants,” said Dr. Cecilia V. Tomas, Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB) Subcommittee Chair on Standards and Accreditation as she explained the role of ethics committee in the conduct of research at the seminar-workshop conducted by PHREB for member-institutions of the Caraga Health Research and Development Consortium (CHRDC) last April 13-14, 2012 in Butuan City.

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