The first meeting of the Public-Private Partnership Council for Intellectual Property Rights (P3CIPR) for 2007 opened with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IP Philippines) reporting on the gains of the government's anti-counterfeiting drive. IP Philippines is the lead coordinating agency of the National Committee on IPR (NCIPR). “We recognize the important role that the private sector plays in the war against piracy. In fact, nurturing public-private partnerships is one of the seven strategic components in the committee's action plan,” Atty. Adrian S. Cristobal, Jr., Director General of IP Philippines, said.

“The regular meetings of the council provide a venue for sharing information, discussions on operational matters, policy debate and joint projects for public information and education. The council has been institutionalized and, together with the NCIPR, we will form stable mechanisms for dialogue and coordination, firming up the foundation for multi-sectoral cooperation,” Cristobal added. 

Established in 2005, the P3CIPR also serves as a forum where related concerns and issues on IPR are surfaced. Representatives from various organizations in the private sector including the automotive, electronics, Internet, cable, video, motion picture, and creative industries attended the council meeting. Member participants provided extensive comments on recommendations to counter piracy in the country and revisions in existing mechanisms.

Aside from reporting on the 2007 enforcement figures of close to P3 billion from the combined total haul of the Optical Media Board (OMB), the Bureau of Customs (BoC), the Philippine National Police (PNP), and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), the Department of Justice (DoJ), another NCIPR member agency, reported on the cases disposed by its Task Force on Anti-Intellectual Property Piracy. 

The DoJ said that the total number of cases for disposition reached 1172 in 2007 wherein 823 were pending cases from 2006. An additional number of 574 cases was disposed near the close of the year, bringing the number of pending cases down to 598 at the end of 2007. In January 2008, thirty-three cases were filed and 75 cases were disposed which brings the pending cases at 566 for the month's end.
Creators and distributors were likewise advised to seek legal assistance in DoJ's Special IP Task Force, which has a national jurisdiction. From 2001 to 2007, a total of 64 convictions were handed out by the Task Force. There are currently 32 prosecutors in the Task Force who handle IPR cases and keep the dockets current.

As for the BoC, an official aired the need for IP holders or distributors to provide experts that will help the bureau examine the legitimacy of questionable goods or shipments. “There is no other entity who could help us in identifying if a product is indeed counterfeit or not other than the distributors themselves,” Atty. Willie Sarmiento of the BoC said.

IP owners were also encouraged to register their trademarks in BoC's Recordation System. This provides authority to the BoC to monitor and hold the release of products brought in by unauthorized importers.

Attendees were also informed of efforts to nip unauthorized copying of movies from the theaters. Some cinema owners invite OMB personnel during premiere showings to keep an eye on potential illegal copiers. The Motion Picture Anti-Film Piracy Council (MPAFPC) also established a  rewards system for people who report individuals who conduct illegal camcording.