In year 2019, during the 3rd National Conference on Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development the Plenary Talk by Sec. Atty. Noel K. Felongco was represented by Dr. Christopher V. Sabal of National Anti-Poverty Commission entitled “Needed Socio-Cultural Reforms in Sustaining Philippine Economic Growth”.
Wherein quote in quote he said “For any poverty alleviation plan to work, it has to always put the poor at the center of it. Our people must be fully empowered and be given the capabilities to shape their future.”