Learn more about the Anti-Terror Act of 2020 here. Anti-Terrorism Council (Sec.45 ) (Rule III) The ATC shall assume the responsibility for the proper and effective implementation of the state policies against terrorism. It shall formulate and adopt plans, programs,...
The Caucus of Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO) firmly opposes the move to amend the 1987 Philippine Constitution at this time when Filipinos are facing one of the most challenging health and economic crises in recent history. Charter Change (Cha-Cha) now only...
Civil society participation is an important element of good and open governance. The DIME Project of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is a fairly new initiative and CODE-NGO would like to take part in shaping its framework and mechanism for citizen and...
In January 2021, the virtual launch of the publication "Populism and Philippine Civil Society: Views from Labor, Urban Poor, and Development NGOs" (Lopa-Perez, 2020) provided an opportune time for CODE-NGO to begin a process of self-reflection. The publication is set...
2020 has been a challenging year as various countries worldwide continued to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects. Nonetheless, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) provided hope for continuing advocacy on participatory governance, transparency, and...
The Bukluran Multi-Purpose Cooperative (BMPC) is a large-scale community-based cooperative in Paliparan III, Dasmarinas, Cavite that supports around 3,700 grassroots members all over Cavite. It extends quality services, loan products, livelihood programs, and others....