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Budget Tracking towards
Transparent and
Accountable Governance (BTTAG) project launched
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The election of President
Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III under a platform of genuine
change brings with it a magnitude of challenges and opportunities
for both those in government service and civil society
organizations. Aquino’s election despite his being a reluctant
candidate was the fruit of a concerted effort to effect good
governance—one that is corruption-free, open, transparent and
accountable. The role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in his
campaign and eventual election as President was more pronounced
during the last elections than previous elections. With high hopes,
CSOs vow to continue engaging the Aquino administration in effecting
the dream of transparent and accountable governance, especially
since two decades after its enactment in 1991, the Local Government
Code has yet to fulfill its promise of building self-reliant
communities that contribute to national development—because many
local government units lack the needed mechanisms to effect
transparency and accountability. More
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Loreto Bhagwani. Photo: Bong Fabe |
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CSOs play vital role in
ensuring transparency and accountability in governance
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — To
ensure accountability and transparency in all local government
units, civil society organizations (CSOs) must get involved in
governance, according to the regional director of the Department of
Interior and Local Government in Northern Mindanao (DILG-10). “The
wish of the Secretary (Jesse Robredo), in line with the vision of
the President, is transparency and accountability in governance
(TAG). But this cannot be done by us (in government) alone. This can
be done with the involvement of others in the civil society
organizations,” stressed Dir. Loreto Bhagwani. CSOs are
stakeholders who play a very big role in ensuring that President
Noynoy Aquino deliver his campaign promise of ensuring change in
government, he added. More
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Strengthening the fabric of
society
This story is among the
articles that will be part of a book Balay Mindanaw is launching
soon. “Lawig Kalinaw” will contain peacebuilding stories from
the communities. This is about Lino Queroyla, of Kinoguitan in
Misamis Oriental, on how he struggled to veer away from raising his
children through violence. Feeling neglected and unwanted during his
childhood, Lino vent his anger towards his children, particularly on
his eldest, Den Mark. But he eventually came to his senses, showing
more patience with his kids, and finding peaceful solutions instead
of raising his voice and getting physical with the children. Read on...
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El Capitan holds his punches
This story is among the articles that will be part of a book Balay
Mindanaw is launching soon. “Lawig Kalinaw” will contain
peacebuilding stories from the communities. This is about Barangay
Chairman Leonardo Quidet of Panampawan in Claveria, Misamis
Oriental, who was a boxer in his youth. He is enjoying the peace and
quiet in the mountains, tilling his own farm. But then trouble came
his way while trying to keep the peace, as drunkards challenged him
to a fist fight. How did this peace builder respond? More
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Philippines and Colombia:
Their conflicts and their efforts towards peace
Colombia and the Philippines
have so much in common. Apart from being Spanish colonies in the
past, having a presidential system and with newly installed
presidents, both have strong varied ethnic and linguistic peoples
and communities but with centralized governments. Furthermore, both
countries have long histories of internal violent conflicts
characterized by strong inequity, unequal distribution of land,
discrimination of indigenous peoples, lack of institutional
development set up by the state, militarization and the presence of
diversified armed groups as well. More
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Balay Mindanaw
Foundation, Inc. (BMFI)
is a Mindanao-based, Mindanao-focused non-stock, non-profit
foundation primarily engaged in promoting sustainable
integrated area development, developing mechanisms and
technologies for increased democratic participation of people
and communities in local governance, and facilitating resource
tenure improvement. |
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