CODE-NGO, the largest coalition of non-government organizations, people’s organizations, and cooperatives in the Philippines working on social development, organized its Social Development Week (SDW) 2022 and the CODE-NGO 7th Congress last October 24-28,...
The Aftermath: Lessons from the Opening Session
The theme of the CODE-NGO Social Development Week 2022 was “Magpakahusay: Strengthening Civil Society to Level Up Democracy”. The week-long online event hosted six public forums and learning sessions that culminated with the CODE-NGO 7th Congress. These sessions...
The Journey for Peace Continues: The Bangsamoro in Transition
The Mindanao Coalition of Development NGOs (MINCODE), co-organizer of CODE-NGO, presented this third E-Talk and interactive session during the Social Development Week 2022. The discussion highlighted the struggles of doing development work in the Bangsamoro...
Agenda Building: Key to Political Participation
Advocates consulted the Development and Reform Agenda (DRA) with key Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) who are specialists in respective themes of the DRA. The Caucus of Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO) with the support of the Participate Project, conducted 3...
CODE-NGO Joins Advocacy for Electoral Reforms
The Caucus of Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO) passed a resolution at its 31st General Assembly last May 27, 2022 to advocate for the Hybrid Election System to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). The resolution, sponsored by its member network, Central...
COVID-proofing the 2022 National and Local Elections
With fluctuating COVID-19 cases in recent months, the May 2022 Philippine national elections will still need to be conducted under pandemic conditions. In a policy research paper, the Ateneo School of Government (ASOG) estimates that the Philippines needs to...