CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS! To further strengthen the capacity of our valued partners from the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) who serve as third-party observers to ensure transparency and accountability during government procurement activities, the Government Procurement Policy Board - Technical Support Office (GPPB-TSO) shall conduct a FREE Online Training on Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184) and its 2016 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) specially designed for CSO representatives on 29 to 30 July 2021, from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM via Zoom.The webinar will focus on the salient and updated provisions of RA No. 9184 and its Revised IRR, Observer’s Guide, and Ethics in Government Procurement. You don’t want to miss this out! Interested CSO representatives are enjoined to participate in this exciting event which will be simultaneously broadcast via Facebook live at GPPB-TSO's Facebook page.

The PH-OGP Secretariat is happy to announce the Academe, Business Group, and Public Sector Union Representatives to the Philippine-OGP Steering Committee 2020-2022! They are: Get to know our Representatives! The Jesse M. Robredo Institute of Governance is a private research and training organization based at De La Salle University (DLSU) in Manila, Philippines. JRIG promotes integrity, innovation, and inclusiveness in governance and policy through research, training, and community engagement. The Institute cooperates with government, civil society, private sector, academe, and donors in conducting programs and projects that generate data and knowledge to improve governance and policy outcomes. It manages a Knowledge Development Center as a hub for research collaboration and public dialogue. JRIG has been a Steering Committee member of the PH-OGP since 2014. As a Steering Committee member, DLSU has worked with the DILG in accomplishing the agency’s commitments under PH-OGP National...

The PH-OGP Secretariat is happy to announce the result of the online voting for CSO Representatives to the Philippine-OGP Steering Committee 2020-2022! The elected CSO Representatives are:• Unang Hakbang Foundation (UHF) – NCR CSO Steering Committee representative • Coalition for Bicol Development (CBD) - Luzon CSO Steering Committee representative• Sectoral Transparency Alliance on Natural Resource Governance in Cebu, Inc. (STANCe) - Visayas CSO Steering Committee representative• Mindanao Coalition of Development NGO Networks (MINCODE) - Mindanao CSO Steering Committee representative Get to know our CSO Representatives! Unang Hakbang Foundation (UHF) is a caring organization engaged in helping children on the street and in urban poor communities by creating sanctuaries for them. Established in 1999, UHF implements programs to help children tap their potential and become productive and responsible members of their communities. Some of these programs include Aral Kalinga which provides...

Members of the PH-OGP Delegation shares the co-creation experiences in the Philippines to the Afghanistan Delegation. The Philippines is among the six countries who attended the Open Government Partnership (OGP) MDTF Peer Learning Workshop at Fairmont Hotel Dubai, United Arab Emirates on September 22-27, 2019. The PH-OGP delegation is represented by DBM’s Assistant Secretary Rolando U. Toledo, Mr. Robin T. Gumasing and Non-Government representatives Ms. Jennifer De Belen and Ms. Mhafe Del Mundo from Caucus of Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO). The objective of the workshop is to provide just-in-time technical and peer assistance to country actors in the development and implementation planning of their OGP Action Plans. It also provides an opportunity to all MDTF awardees to converge, share experiences and learn from other participating countries on how they go about each co-creation stage including expert advices from the OGP International Support Unit. From L-R: DBM Assistant...