CODE-NGO, together with a multi-sectoral committee, has drafted a Development and Reform Agenda that is hoped to serve as a guide for the next Administration to be able to address what civil society believes to be key electoral, political and socio-economic reforms that will decisively move the country towards democratization and development. 

The Caucus of Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO), together with a multi-sectoral committee, has drafted a Development and Reform Agenda as part of its Development and Change Politics project. This Development and Reform Agenda is a summary of existing policy positions being pursued by CODE-NGO member networks, base organizations, and other civil society groups on key electoral, political, and socio-economic reform issues.

The Development and Reform Agenda is anchored on four basic pillars: 1) Ensuring Empowerment, Democratization, and Good Governance, 2) Reducing Poverty and Inequality, 3) Building Peace and 4) Promoting a Sustainable Economy. Having these four pillars as its development and reform framework, it is hoped that this Development and Reform Agenda will serve as a guide for the next Administration on the vital actions that it should implement in its first three years of office (21010 to 2013) to be able to address what civil society networks/organizations consider as key reforms that will decisively move the country towards democratization and development.

This development and reform agenda has been subjected to numerous deliberations and consultations. It has been presented and reviewed in seven regional consultation workshops conducted in various parts of the country, the most recent was held in Northern Luzon (Baguio City) last September 8-9, 2009. Before the Northern Luzon workshop, the development and reform agenda was presented and evaluated at a round table discussion last August 18, 2009 in NCR. Six other regional workshops were conducted last July 2009 in the cities of Zamboanga, Davao, Cebu, San Fernando (Pampanga) and Quezon City.  All consultations involved NGO and PO leaders coming from different sectors to ensure that most, if not all, basic sectors were considered and part of the process of drafting the development and reform agenda.

The Development and Reform Agenda was further validated and finalized at the Development and Change Politics National Conference held last October 02-03, 2009 in Quezon City. To date, 49 organizations have signed up to declare support for this Development and Reform Agenda and joins CODE-NGO’s advocacy to have the policy recommendations contained in this document be adopted by the next Administration. (See the list of signatory organizations here).  To review the Development and Reform Agenda, you may download a copy here. If your organization wishes to declare support for this Development and Reform Agenda, e-mail caucus@code-ngo.org.