By: Lenbi Laborte, CENVISNET The Central Visayas Network of NGOs (CENVISNET), a coalition of civil society organization (CSO) networks in Cebu, Bohol, and Negros Oriental (Region VII), conducted its first round of post-election focused group discussions entitled...
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...
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...
CALL TO ACTION: Network. Empower. Transform. Our Response to Effective Social Change
Retired Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of the Philippines Antonio T. Carpio delivered the keynote address during SocDev 2021. Below is a transcript of his speech: Pleasant day to everyone. Thank you for inviting me to address you this...
Network Strengthening: Organizational and Financial Sustainability for Member Networks
In the second year of the pandemic, CODE-NGO continued to implement and provide capacity building interventions and initiatives to its member networks and member base organizations for them to better cope with the ongoing adversity and to be more...
Civil Society’s Decline and Post-2022 Elections
With partner organizations, CODE-NGO filed a petition at the Supreme Court against the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 The Philippines, lauded as the “oldest democracy in Asia”, boasts of historically having the strongest civil society in the region. Referring to the...