Controversial, unusual but legal, beneficialIt has been 10 years since the PEACe bonds (Poverty Eradication and Alleviation Certificates) were auctioned by the government. These 10-year bonds proved to be beneficial for the government as the 12.75-percent annual...
Yes to Political Reform, No to Economic ProvisionCharter change (Cha-cha) issues revived with its new dance steps and rhythm. The general public started to hop again with the issue as the Senate and the House of Representatives agreed in the principles yesterday to...
KaSaMa 2011 Search for Innovative Human Rights Projects LaunchedKarapatan Sa Malikahing Paraan (KaSaMa) 2011 was formally launched on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at the Instituto Cervantes in Manila. KaSaMa is an initiative by international partners to support...
CSOs and Volunteers' Statement of Commitment to the 4Ps ProgramWe, the undersigned CSOs, faith-based, civic organizations and volunteer groups express our support for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or Philippine Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT). We believe...
The Most Important Economic Reforms are Political Reforms“Reform the political system, not the economic provisions.” This is the position of the Coalition for Citizens’ Constitution (C4CC) regarding the proposed amendments of the economic provisions of the 1987...
Social Development Celebration 2011 Photography Contest As part of its Social Development Celebration 2011, CODE-NGO organizes once again its Photography Contest for young, amateur photographers, building from the success of last year's competition, which gathered a...