Empowered lives. Resilient nations . CURRENT ISSUES IN THE WAR AGAINST CORRUPTION -- A Personal Perspective Professor Barry A.K. Rider Empowered lives. Resilient nations . Lecturer worked as a lawyer, investigator and a government official (diplomat) in combating serious economic crime and in particular corruption for the last forty years in the Far East and South East Asia. taught law in the University of Cambridge since 1976 1995 to 2004 - Director of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London Prof. Barry A.K. Rider Empowered lives. Resilient nations . Panel of Reactors Empowered lives. Resilient nations . Reactor • • • • Senior Partner – Cruz, Marcelo, Tenefrancia Solicitor General 2001-2002 Philippine Ombudsman 2002-2005 Appointed member of the World Bank’s Independent Advisory Board Empowered lives. Resilient nations . Reactor • Team Leader, Ehem! Jesuit Nationwide AntiCorruption Program. Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus (since 2003). • Co-convenor, People’s Action Against Corruption (PAAC), Davao City (2011--). • PhD Social Anthropology, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Empowered lives. Resilient nations . Reactor • former Undersecretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), • Dean of the Ateneo School of Government • Master of Laws and Doctor of Juridical Science degrees/Yale Law School Empowered lives. Resilient nations . Forum Moderator • Commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Government • She is a lecturer at the Ateneo School of Law • Valedictorian, Ateneo Law School Batch 2002 Empowered lives. Resilient nations. Our Development Partners The Asian Development Bank Metrobank Foundation, Inc. United Nations Development Programme Empowered lives. Resilient nations. United States Agency for International Development Empowered lives. Resilient nations. Our Development Partners