In navigating through the new normal, the Zero Extreme Poverty PH 2030 Movement (ZEP2030) continues to find solutions to meet its goal in uplifting Filipino families from extreme poverty. CODE-NGO and its members, being part of ZEP2030, commit to the strategy of local...
Generative Conversations: We are Our Major Source of Hope
Photo courtesy of: PBSP 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....
Increasing the Voice of the Non-Government Sectors in the OGP Platform
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) principles and values should go beyond its National Action Plan (NAP). These should be realized and promoted at all levels of government. This statement is the genuine change we seek.” This statement from the Philippine-OGP Non-...
2022 National and Local Elections – Clean, Safe, and
Free for All
In recent years, many CSOs have expressed a growing concern for an honest and transparent general election in May 2022 at the risk of fraud and corruption by traditional politicians. CODE-NGO recognized the need for urgent and concrete action to protect our democratic...
ALERTayo: Voters’ Rights Education and Electoral Reform Planning
The upcoming 2022 national and local elections are going to be a highly demanding test of the Philippine state of democracy. Election day, May 9, 2022, and its outcomes will reflect the integrity of the electoral process. In addition, integrity will also...
Dumaguete City People’s Development Council: Influencing Government, Charting our future
The Caucus of Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO) in partnership with the Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PHILDHRRA) and Dumaguete’s People’s Council held an e-tour session entitled “Pasyal Na! Dumaguete City People’s...