OPEN LETTER TO THE CHAIR OF THE UNITED NATIONS STATISTICAL COMMISSION AND COCHAIRS OF THE INTER AGENCY EXPERT GROUP ON THE SDGS 16th February 2016 Mr. John Pullinger Chair, UN Statistical Commission Ms.Lisa Bersales and Mr. Enrique Ordaz, Co-Chairs of the IAEG -SDGs...
Task Force Eleksyon 2016, the largest nationwide coalition of electoral reform advocates, urgently calls on all candidates, different political formations, relevant government institutions, civil society, the media, and the general populace to decisively break the cycle of personality-driven politics this election season and to generate a more substantial democratic exercise that empowers the people to confront the country’s challenges head-on.
The political environment has so far been hostile to an issue-based electoral discourse, so much so that the electoral players seem to be forgetting a basic fact: that the elections are about the people, and not just about the candidates.
FOI Bill is Dead, FOI Practice Lives Right to Know. Right Now! Coalition 12 August 2015 The FOI Bill is dead. We put the blame squarely on President Aquino and the leadership of the House or Representatives. From our years of campaigning for the passage of the FOI...
Caucus of Development NGO Networks (Philippines) In general, we welcome the July 8, 2015 Draft of the Outcome Document, which will be the basis of the final inter-governmental negotiations in New York on July 20-31, 2015. We believe that the primary goal of...
We Denounce the Sneaky Approval of RBH 0001 on Second Reading Change the Form of Government, not the Economic Provisions of the Constitution By: Coalition for a Citizens’ Constitution (C4CC) The Coalition for a Citizens’ Constitution (C4CC) denounces the sneaky...
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...