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...
CODE-NGO upholds its mandate to influence public policy through protecting civic spaces and ensuring participation in democratic process in the country. At the start of 2021, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) released a Memorandum Circular...
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....
When the pandemic struck the Philippines, CODE-NGO reactivated its regional DRRM Coordination Hubs to organize efforts, despite mobility and financial constraints, to respond to the needs of marginalized communities, frontliners, and other Filipinos. Every week from...
The Zero Extreme Poverty 2030 PH Movement (ZEP) found ways to reach out to communities living in poverty and endeavored to know how they have fared in the pandemic. With its partners, the United Nations Development Programme in the Philippines (UNDP) and AI4Gov, ZEP...