{tab=SDC 2014}
Kasali Ka, Sumali Ka! Social Development Celebration 2014 and CODE-NGO’s 18th General Assembly
The Caucus of Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO) will hold its annual Kasali Ka, Sumali Ka! Social Development Celebration (SDC) and 18th General Assembly on December 3-5, 2014 at the SMX Convention Centre, SM Lanang, Davao City. This year’s SDC will be co-hosted by the Mindanao Coalition of Development NGO Networks (MINCODE), one of the 12 member networks of CODE-NGO.
Themed, “From South to North and From Bottom Up: CSOs Shaping Peace and Resilience”, the event highlights the development initiatives of civil society organizations (CSOs) across the Philippines in building peace and disaster-resilient communities. These two issues are timely, now that the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) has been signed and the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is being deliberated upon in Congress, and a year after typhoon Yolanda when lessons should have informed and should be informing Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) efforts of various stakeholders. It will also be a good opportunity for CSOs to take stock of the status of their constructive engagement with government, at a time when government reform efforts (e.g. the bottom-up budgeting (BUB) or grassroots participatory budgeting (GPB) process) are being challenged and criticized by a few legislators and CSOs locally, while being acknowledged and supported by other local CSOs and being recognized globally, receiving a Gold Award (3rd prize) from the Open Government Partnership Awards last September 2014.
Prior to the event, build-up sessions/forums on rebuilding peace through the establishment of the Bangsamoro and building resilient communities in light of typhoon Yolanda will be held this November 2014. These build-up activities in NCR, Luzon and Mindanao are being organized by CODE-NGO and its member networks .
Around 150 CSO leaders and partners from other sectors (government, academe, business and media) from all over the country will convene to share information and dialogue in order to identify plans of action for Peace and Development and the Environment through plenary and learning sessions. For the 18th General Assembly, CODE-NGO members nationwide will once again review its accomplishments for the past year and plan for more development efforts in the coming year.
Click the “Program tab” on this page to download a copy of the SDC 2014 program. To confirm your participation in these events and for more information about the SDC 2014, you may email CODE-NGO at sdw@code-ngo.org or call +632 9202595, 9268131 or 4356616.
Download the SDC2014 Confirmation Slip here and email to sdw@code-ngo.org by November 26, 2014.
{tab=Invite}
Dear Partner in Development,
Greetings of solidarity and peace!
The Caucus of Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO) is the country’s biggest coalition of civil society organizations (CSOs) working for social development in the Philippines, with its 6 national and 6 regional member networks representing more than 2,000 development NGOs, people’s organizations (POs) and cooperatives nationwide. CODE-NGO was established in 1991, with a mission to be a trusted national voice of civil society and to advance the capacities of CSOs to exercise transformative leadership.
Every year, CODE-NGO gathers civil society organizations and their development partners from the government and private sectors from all over the country for the Kasali Ka, Sumali Ka! Social Development Celebration (SDC). The SDC aims to promote the contributions of CSOs to national development and expand the public’s understanding about the work of CSOs in improving the lives of Filipino communities.
This year’s SDC2014 will be held on December 3-5, 2014 at the SMX Convention Centre, SM Lanang, Davao City. It will be co-hosted by the Mindanao Coalition of Development NGO Networks (MINCODE), one of the 12 member networks of CODE-NGO. Themed, “From South to North and From Bottom Up: CSOs Shaping Peace and Resilience”, the event highlights the development initiatives of civil society organizations (CSOs) across the Philippines in building peace and disaster-resilient communities. These two issues are timely, now that the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) has been signed and the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is being deliberated upon in Congress, and a year after typhoon Yolanda, when lessons should have informed and should be informing Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) efforts of various stakeholders.
Around 150 CSO leaders and partners from other sectors (government, academe, business and media) from all over the country will join this event for dialogue, learning exchange and formulation of concrete plans of action from the CSO sector in contribute to peace and development work and the Environment through plenary and learning sessions.
Prior to the event, information sessions and dialogues on the creation of the Bangsamoro and reflection forums post-Yolanda are ongoing this November 2014. These build-up activities in NCR, Luzon and Mindanao are being organized by CODE-NGO and its member networks.
It will be our pleasure if you could join us in the SDC2014. The program of events and confirmation slip are downloadable from this link: https://code-ngo.org/home/component/content/article/43-front/399-kasali-ka-sumali-ka-social-development-celebration-2014-and-code-ngos-18th-general-assembly.html. Pre-registration is required, so kindly confirm your attendance by sending us back your filled-out confirmation slip through e-mail sdw@code-ngo.org or fax 02 4356616 local 101 no later than 21 November 2014.
Registration for December 4 is at PhP700.00 (am & pm snacks only) or PhP2,000 (lunch & snacks), while registration for December 5 is at PhP350 (am snacks only) or PhP1,650 (lunch & snacks), which will be collected at the registration table. Kindly note that transportation and lodging costs shall be shouldered by the participant.
For more information about the event, you may contact the CODE-NGO Secretariat at tels. +632 9202595, 4356616 or 9268131 or e-mail sdw@code-ngo.org. For program updates on the SDC 2014 activities, please visit https://code-ngo.org/home/component/content/article/43-front/399-kasali-ka-sumali-ka-social-development-celebration-2014-and-code-ngos-18th-general-assembly.html.
We look forward to your participation to the Kasali ka, Sumali ka! Social Development Celebration 2014.
Sincerely,
(Sgd.)
Sixto Donato C. Macasaet
Executive Director, CODE-NGO
{tab=Program}
Kasali Ka, Sumali Ka!
Social Development Celebration (SDC) 2014
“From South to North and From Bottom Up: CSOs Shaping Peace and Resilience”
December 3-5, 2014, SMX Convention Centre, SM Lanang, Davao City
Program of Activities
|
Date / Time |
Activity / Topic |
||
|
November 2014 |
SDC2014 Build Up Sessions on Peace & Resilience
AVR, Ateneo de Manila, Quezon City with ACED 2 Partners in Yolanda Corridor – Nov. 3-4, 2014
|
||
|
Day 1, December 3 (Wednesday) |
Network EDs’/Coordinators’ Meeting, Board of Trustees Meeting, Welcome Dinner and Mindanao Night (by invitation only) |
||
|
8:30am – 2:30pm
|
Network EDs’/Coordinators’ Meeting (by invitation only) Venue: Swiss Deli Damosa, RS Compound, Km. 7, Lanang, Davao City
|
||
|
1:00pm – 5:00pm |
Arrival and Hotel check-in of Regional Delegates Radisson Park Inn Hotel (beside SM Lanang)
|
||
|
3:00pm – 5:30pm |
CODE-NGO Board of Trustees Meeting (by invitation only) Venue: SMX Meeting Room 3, SM Lanang
|
||
|
5:30pm – 6:00 pm 6:00pm – 8:30pm |
Welcome Dinner and Mindanao Night Venue: SMX Function Room 3 (By invitation only)
Registration
Prayer National Anthem Opening Number Opening Remarks – Ms. Alma Monica de la Paz, MINCODE Vice-Chairperson Recognition of the Participants and Guests Welcome Message – Hon. Mabel Acosta, Davao City Councillor Cultural Presentations by Kaliwat Performing Artists Collective Dinner and Socials CODE-NGO Community Dance
Emcee: Ms. Ditz Villas, MINCON and Mhafe Del Mundo, CODE-NGO
|
||
|
Day 2, December 4 (Thursday) |
Plenary and Learning Sessions (Open to the public, but pre-registration is required. Registration fee: P700 covers snacks only; or P2,000 for lunch & snacks) |
||
|
8:00am – 8:30am |
Registration |
||
|
8:30am – 9:00 am
|
Opening Plenary Venue: SMX Function Room 3
Entrance of Colors and Recognition of Member Network Delegates National Anthem & Prayer Welcome Presentation by Kaliwat Performing Artists Collective Welcome Message – Ms. Patricia Sarenas, CODE-NGO Chairperson
Moderators-Emcees: Ms. Bai Anayatin, MINCODE and Mr. Paul Paraguya, CODE-NGO
|
||
|
9:00 – 9:30 am
9:30 – 10:00 am
10:00 – 10:30 am
|
Forum on “From South to North and From Bottom Up: CSOs Shaping Peace and Resilience” Keynote Message: National Situationer on the Peace Processes and Prospects and Challenges for CSOs on the Bangsamoro – Sec. Teresita Deles, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Plenary Speakers:
– Chairman Mohagher Iqbal, Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC)
– Dr. Gemma T. Narisma, PhD, Manila Observatory
|
||
|
10:30am – 11:15am |
Q&A with Panel of Speakers
Moderators-Emcees: Ms. Bai Anayatin and Mr. Paul Paraguya |
||
|
11:15am – 12:00nn
12:00 – 1:00pm |
Press Conference Venue: Mesa Restaurant, SM Ground Floor
Moderator: Ms. Isabelita Solamo-Antonio, MINCODE
Lunch with the Press
|
||
|
11:15 – 1:00pm |
Lunch with the rest of the delegates at SMX Function Room 3 |
||
|
1:00 – 2:45pm |
Simultaneous Learning Sessions Venue: SMX Meeting Rooms |
||
|
Meeting Room 4 |
Meeting Room 2-3 |
Meeting Room 5 |
|
|
Peace Process 1:
Peace within Reach: Dialogues / Conversations on the Bangsamoro Struggle and the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law by CODE-NGO Decentralized Governance Project
Five information sessions and dialogues on BBL were conducted last November in NCR, Bicol, Cordillera, as part of preparatory activities of this annual event. From these sessions, several lessons and recommendations were gathered from the participants and will be consolidated and presented to the wider public on December 4 for the Peace and Resiliency Learning Sessions.
Presentor: Mr. Paul Paraguya, Project Manager, CODE-NGO Citizens’ Monitoring of LGU Performance Project (CML)
Moderator: Ms. Mhafe Del Mundo, Project Manager, CODE-NGO Decentralized Governance (DG) Project
|
DRRM 1:
Angat Calamianes: A Multi-stakeholder Partnership Model for Yolanda Rehabilitation and Resilience by PHILSSA
PHILSSA will present with its experiences and lessons in multi-stakeholder partnership for Yolanda rehabilitation and resilience
Panelists: Mr. Dick Balderrama, PHILSSA; Mr. Teoderico de Guia, Palawan Advocates for Good Governance and Empowerment (PAGE); Mr. Jimmy Ayala, Solar Energy Foundation
Facilitator: Ms. Rosemarie Herrera, PHILSSA
Moderator: Ms. Jing Karaos, PHILSSA
|
DRRM 2:
Volunteering for Humanitarian Emergencies by CODE-NGO and VOICE Network
Presentor: Ms. Myrna Siose, VP for Programs, VOICE Mindanao
|
|
|
2:45pm – 3:00pm |
Break |
||
|
3:00pm – 4:45pm |
DRRM 3: Lessons from Yolanda: Creating the Regional DRRM Coordination Hubs by CODE-NGO ACED Project
The CODE-NGO Board approved the creation of inter-network DRRM Coordination Hubs among members to serve as DRRM info-sharing and learning exchange mechanism during “peace time” and platform for emergency response, communication and resource mobilization in times of disaster. The Partnership Principles for coordination and how these Hubs will look like will be discussed in this session.
Presentors: Mr. Glenn Bais, PHILDHRRA Mindanao Coordinator;
Mr. Rey Marbella, Vice Chairperson ALPRODEV Mr. Anton Dignadice, CENVISNET Board Member
Moderator: Ivy Panganiban, Advocacy Officer, CODE-NGO ACED Project
|
Peace Process 2:
Community-based Peace-Building by MINCON – Balay Mindanaw
|
Peace Process 3: Shari’a Compliant Social Enterprise for Peace Building
Al Qalam Institute will present its efforts in conducting an action-research towards crafting a Bangsamoro framework Shariah Compliant Social Enterprise. This is in line with the on-going Bangsamoro peace processes between the Moro National Liberation Front and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The goal in mind is to have a workable social enterprise that focuses on peace building in Mindanao and incorporating the Shariah principles.
Presentor: Mr. Mussolini Lidasan, Al Qalam Institute of Ateneo de Davao University
|
|
4:45pm – 5:00pm |
Return to Plenary
|
||
|
5:00pm – 6:30pm |
Closing Plenary Venue: Meeting Room 4-5
Moderators-Emcees: Ms. Bai Anayatin and Mr. Paul Paraguya
|
||
|
6:30 – onwards |
Free night
|
||
|
Day 3, December 5 (Friday) |
CSO Conversations, Network Caucuses and CODE-NGO 18th General Assembly (Open to the public, but pre-registration is required. Registration fee: P350 covers snacks only; or P1,650 for lunch & snacks) |
||
|
8:00 – 8:30 am |
Registration |
||
|
8:30 – 8:45 am
|
Prayer Welcome Message by Ted Aldwin Ong, CODE-NGO Board Member
CSO Conversations Venue: SMX Meeting Rooms 2-3, 4, and 5
Approach: Informal exchange of ideas and experiences seeking to clarify vital issues and address concerns on organizational and advocacy challenges by learning from resource persons and from each other; Utilizing visual learning materials like charts, images and other collateral materials rather than purely relying on PowerPoint presentations; Talk show/ theatre type of room set-up rather than banquet or classroom are encouraged.
|
||
|
|
CSO Conversations Venue: SMX Meeting Rooms
|
||
|
|
Meeting Room 2-3 |
Meeting Room 4 |
Meeting Room 5 |
|
9:05am – 10:05am |
1. Recent NGO Regulations on Taxation: Boon or bane for CSOs?
This session will discuss the recent BIR orders, circulars and/or regulations for CSOs with the intent to clarify among the participants and between BIR and CSOs the issues and concerns relative to these, discuss challenges faced by CSOs and find ways forward towards continued compliance with government regulations.
Resource Person: Ms. Susan Tusoy, Asst. Chief, Assessment Division Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
Moderator: Mr. Luis Morales, Executive Director, Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC)
|
2. Spaces for CSOs in ASEAN Integration
Resource Person: Mr. Dante Dalabajan, Program Coordinator, Oxfam Mindanao
Moderator: Ms. Glenn Bais, Mindanao Coordinator, PHILDHRRA
|
3. The People’s Fund Bill: Will the BIR give funds to CSOs?
As a response to the alleged use of fake NGOs by Janet Napoles and her complicit government officials, Sen. Bam Aquino filed last August 27, 2013 Senate Bill No. 1356, the People’s Fund Bill. Sen. Aquino explained that the bill “seeks to revolutionize public budgeting and funding by giving the taxpayers of the Philippines the choice on where a portion of their hard-earned money should go”. The proposed law would allow taxpayers to allocate 5% of their income tax payments directly to qualified CSOs of their choice. A similar bill, House Bill No. 5113, was filed last October 2014 by Cong. Cris Paez and Cong. Tony Bravo of Party List COOP-NATCCO. This session will discuss the proposed People’s Fund.
Resource Person: Ms. Tiffany de Guzman, Policy Officer, Office of Sen. Bam Aquino
Moderator: Mr. Dodo Macasaet, Executive Director, CODE-NGO
|
|
10:05am – 10:20am |
Break |
||
|
10:20am – 11:20am |
4. SD2015 Philippines: One Year Left for Post-2015 Agenda Setting
As the 2015 deadline of the Millennium Development Goals approaches, the global development community has been undergoing a process for drafting a Post-2015 global development agenda. Civil society, including in the Philippines, has engaged and monitored this process closely and intently, with CODE-NGO doing this most recently through the Sustainable Development 2015 (SD2015) project. This session aims to provide an updated overview of the Post-2015 process and the proposed global development agenda so far, and to discuss what CODE-NGO and other CSOs will do to influence this process.
Resource Persons: Ms. Patricia Sarenas, Chairperson and Mr. Jet Pacapac, Advocacy Officer, CODE-NGO
|
5. Through the eyes of our stakeholders: an audience-centric approach to NGO communications
Resource Person: Ms. Cecile Dominguez, Partner & COO, Evident Strategic Research & Consulting
|
6. People Empowerment: Affirming CSOs Role in Local Governance
We recognize that the “unity of the will” and the collective power of people bring positive impact to good governance. Throughout the years, a number of participatory mechanisms have been commenced to signify the importance of active citizens’ participation and empowerment in local governance. One of these initiatives is the Dumaguete People Empowerment Ordinance and Bohol NGO/POs Week, which were inspired by the Naga City People’s Council. This conversation aims to highlight and share the learnings and insights on active participation in local governance from these CSO experiences and to come-up with recommendations for advancing people empowerment.
Resource Persons: Mr. Greg Fernandez, Negros Oriental Network of NGOs and POs; Ms. Janette Corona, Coordinator, Bohol Alliance of NGOs
Moderator: Mr. Aldwin Empaces, Moderator, CENVISNET
Synthesis: Ms. Mhafe Del Mundo, Project Manager, CODE-NGO Decentralized Governance Project, Moderator
|
|
11:30am – 12:00nn |
Venue Set-up
Photo-shoot of the General Assembly |
||
|
12:00nn – 12:15pm |
BUB 383 Updates by Mr. Sandino Soliman, Advocacy Officer, CODE-NGO Citizens’ Monitoring of LGU Performance (CML) Project
|
||
|
12:15pm – 1:30pm |
Network Caucuses over Lunch Synthesis of lessons, action planning, preparation of GA 2014 Resolutions, refinement/detailing of the “Davao Declaration on Peace & Resilience” |
||
|
1:30 – 4:00pm |
Business Meeting of the CODE-NGO 18th General Assembly Venue: SMX Meeting Rooms 4 – 5 (for CODE-NGO members only)
– Presiding Officer: Chairperson Patricia M. Sarenas – Call to Order and Determination of Quorum – Review of the Minutes of the Previous GA – Business Arising – Ratification of the Acts of the Board – Chairperson’s Report by Ms. Patricia Sarenas – Treasurer’s Report by Ms. Rosemarie Herrera – General Assembly Resolutions – Election and Oath-taking of New Board Members – Recognition of Outgoing Board Members – In Memoriam: Agustin “Nong Usting” Docena, former CODE-NGO Board Member for 2006-2012 – Most Active Network Awards (MANA) 2014 – Closing Message by Ms. Ma. Louise Lampon, CODE-NGO Board Member
|
||
|
Day 4, December 6 (Saturday) |
Davao City Tour (Optional; reservation required) |
||
Downloadable copy here: SDC 2014 Program
You must be logged in to post a comment.