Retired Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of the Philippines Antonio T. Carpio delivered the keynote address during SocDev 2021. Below is a transcript of his speech: Pleasant day to everyone. Thank you for inviting me to address you this...
CODE-NGO: Happy 30th Anniversary!
CODE-NGO celebrated its 30 years of service to its members and partners in social development work at the national and global levels. With the theme, “Networking, Empowering, and Transforming as Effective Response to Social Change”, CODE-NGO conducted its half-year...
Civil Society’s Decline and Post-2022 Elections
With partner organizations, CODE-NGO filed a petition at the Supreme Court against the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 The Philippines, lauded as the “oldest democracy in Asia”, boasts of historically having the strongest civil society in the region. Referring to the...
Development and Reform Agenda 2022-2028
Every six years, the Caucus of Development NGO Networks, Inc. (CODE-NGO), the Change Politics Movement (CPM), and other civil society organizations gather to craft a four-pillar Development and Reform Agenda (DRA). The DRA serves to raise awareness and to drum up...
Pillar 2 – Reducing Poverty and Inequalities
Every six years, the Caucus of Development NGO Networks, Inc. (CODE-NGO), the Change Politics Movement (CPM), and other civil society organizations gather to craft a four-pillar Development and Reform Agenda (DRA). The DRA serves to raise awareness and to drum up...
Series of fora set for Senatorial Bets
CSOs make space for the electorate to assess candidates for Senate seats! Various civil society networks have banded together to organize a series of forums for senatorial candidates to elaborate their “green” agenda. At least six among May 2022 elections candidates...
