This time I’ll remember well Katryn Anne Uytiepo When Simone Weil was still a college student, the philosopher Simone de Beauvoir went to find her to strike up a conversation. Weil mused that the only thing that mattered in the world today was the revolution...
Some Gains, More Frustration: CSOs’ Participation in the Philippine Development Planning (PDP) Process Various civil society organizations (CSOs) which had been engaging the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and other government agencies in the...
UN Civil Society Assembly takes stock and sets new direction for 2011-2013The United Nations - Civil Society Assembly (UN-CSA) convened this year from May 11-13, 2011 to undergo review as well as to plan for the next two years. The UN-CSA, currently composed of 70...
Legitimacy, transparency and accountability of CSOs in Japan and the PhilippinesLast April 24-28, 2011, CODE-NGO was host to Mr. Yoshiharu Shiraishi, Research Associate of the Japan Association of Charitable Organizations (JACO), a national network of non-profit...
C4CC Trainer’s Training for Constitutional Reform AdvocacyThe Coalition for Citizen’s Constitution (C4CC) conducted three regional trainer’s trainings in the cities of Cebu, Cagayan de Oro and Quezon City on advocating for Constitutional reform, particularly for its...
CODE-NGO convenes its membership Commissions In June 2011, CODE-NGO will convene a joint meeting of its two Commissions, which oversee the network's programs for membership development. These are the Commission on Institution and Capacity Building (CICB) and the...