The CODE-NGO membership database (as of 2017) encompasses 1,614 member-base organizations (MBOs) located in 79 provinces and 43 highly urbanized and independent component cities. The database contains the MBOs’ contact details, location, accreditation by LGUs, membership in local special bodies, core programs, primary beneficiaries, means of communication, etc.

To facilitate data analysis, we designed a frequency table according to Primary-level Subdivisions of Local Government Units. Information on our MBOs may be filtered by  (1) location, (2) membership in networks, (3) type of organization, (4) accreditation by the Sangguniang Bayan, Panlungsod or Panlalawigan, and membership in Local Development Councils (LDCs), Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (LDRRMCs), and/or Local Special Bodies (LSBs), (5) core programs, (6) primary beneficiaries, and (7) means of communications.

Location

A little more than 50% of the recorded MBOs are located in Luzon, while the other half comes from Visayas and Mindanao.

Regionally, Bicol (Region V) has the greatest number of MBOs, followed by the NCR and Central Visayas (Region VII).  The table below shows the number of MBOs in all regions across the country.

The top five highest number of MBOs in the primary-level LGUs are in the NCR, Bicol, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Northern Mindanao regions.

Type of Organization

Among the 1,614 MBOs, there are 900 cooperatives, 449 non-government organizations, 260 people’s organizations, and 111 federations/ alliance/network/coalition. Additionally, the greatest number of cooperatives are found in Bukidnon. The greatest number of NGOs are located in Quezon City, while POs are most numerous in Zamboanga del Norte. The province of Albay holds the greatest number of coalitions.

Accreditation by Local Government Units and Participation in Local Councils

In local governance, the accreditation of civil society organizations (CSOs) by LGUs and CSO membership in local councils enable them to become active partners in managing plans, projects, programs and/ or activities of the local government.

In 2017, 563 MBOs of CODE-NGO are accredited by the Sangguniang Bayan, Panlungsod or Panlalawigan. Notably, more than 50% of MBOs coming mostly from Mindanao and Bicol Regions are accredited. They are from General Santos City, Catanduanes, South Cotabato. Zamboanga Sibugay, Agusan Del Norte, Lanao Del Sur, Naga City, and Albay.

Furthermore, over 60% of the MBOs sit in the local councils of their respective LGUs**. Of this percentage, 406 MBOs are members of Local Development Councils; 258 MBOs are members of Local DRRM Councils, and 362 MBOs are members of Local Special Bodies.

Moreover, at least 50% of MBOs in General Santos City, South Cotabato, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga Del Norte, and Agusan Del Norte sit in different local councils.

Core Programs and Primary Beneficiaries

Across the country, CODE-NGO’s MBOs implement various programs in communities for a wide range of beneficiaries.

The top five (5) recorded programs with the most count are 1) Enterprise and Livelihood Development or Social Enterprise, (2) Agriculture, Agrarian Reform, Fishery, and Forestry, (3) Education/ Training (4) Advocacy, and (5) Community or Sectoral Organizing.

The top five (5) beneficiaries are families, farmers/ agrarian reform communities, children, women, and people’s organizations.

CODE-NGO will continue to update its membership database, which is useful for upcoming synergy work of CODE-NGO’s member networks. It will also help the CODE-NGO secretariat strategize and formulate future projects, programs, and activities.

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** The number of cooperatives was deducted from 1,614 MBOs since participatory local governance is not a core program of cooperatives.

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