“Somebody said, ‘Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results every time is insane.’ We are moving towards reaching out to the members in an effort to re-energize the coalition that will face the challenges mentioned earlier. Then we’ll...
TOR and Selection Process for Civil Society Representatives to the PH-OGP Steering Committee 2023-2027
Currently, the Philippines is co-creating its 6th OGP National Action Plan for 2023-2027 where it hopes to scale up initiatives that respond to critical needs of vulnerable population groups and that contribute to key policy areas in the Open Gov Challenge. Download...
A Landscape of Civil Society Organizations in the Philippines
Photo courtesy of: Zero Extreme Poverty 2030 By: Glenna Paraan Deanie Lyn Ocampo, Executive Director of CODE-NGO, presented the current landscape of civil society in the Philippines during the Virtual Brown Bag Session organized by the World Bank Group Philippines...
Zero Extreme Poverty PH 2030 Movement
In navigating through the new normal, the Zero Extreme Poverty PH 2030 Movement (ZEP2030) continues to find solutions to meet its goal in uplifting Filipino families from extreme poverty. CODE-NGO and its members, being part of ZEP2030, commit to the strategy of local...
2022 National and Local Elections – Clean, Safe, and Free for All
In recent years, many CSOs have expressed a growing concern for an honest and transparent general election in May 2022 at the risk of fraud and corruption by traditional politicians. CODE-NGO recognized the need for urgent and concrete action to protect our democratic...
Generative Conversations: We are Our Major Source of Hope
Photo courtesy of: PBSP In January 2021, the virtual launch of the publication “Populism and Philippine Civil Society: Views from Labor, Urban Poor, and Development NGOs” (Lopa-Perez, 2020) provided an opportune time for CODE-NGO to begin a process of self-reflection....