CODE-NGO Calls on Congress to Stay the Course of Peace by Passing the Bangsamoro Basic Law 31 March 2015 The Caucus of Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO) calls on the House of Representatives and the Senate to stay the course of peace, continue the deliberations on...
Grassroots Participatory Budgeting – Participatory Local Governance at Work
Grassroots Participatory Budgeting (GPB) –Participatory Local Governance at Work We, civil society organizations (CSOs), who have participated in and supported the Grassroots Participatory Budgeting (GPB) Process, formerly known as Bottom Up Budgeting (BUB), and who...
On the Road to Peace
On the Road to Peace On September 10, 2014, another milestone for the Bangsamoro Peace Process has transpired. President Benigno Aquino III handed over the draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) to Congress. The purpose of the draft BBL is “to establish the new...
Sign the Annexes and Certify the Bangsamoro Basic Law as Priority Legislation for 16th Congress
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CODE-NGO to Government: Ensure that Bogus NGOs are Not Used for Pork Barrel Corruption
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Candidates Unite for Reform in Governance
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