The ministerial lead of member countries appoints a technical Point of Contact (POC) who will be responsible for coordinating local and international OGP activities, engaging and convening stakeholders on a regular basis, and organizing OGP initiatives. The POC is also tasked to lead and support engagements with stakeholders, OGP Support Unit, and Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM), participation in global and regional events and peer-exchange activities, and government and non-government liaison and coordinator. The responsibilities of the POC in the Philippines is being undertaken Acting Director Jose Miguel B. Solis of the Philippine Open Government Partnership Project Management Office.  

The Steering Committee is also supported by a group of technical staff who provides assistance and support in communication, coordination, documentation, and implementation of PH-OGP activities and engagements. The Philippines has a unique Secretariat structure having a joint Secretariat from the government and non-government.   Acting Director Jose Miguel B. Solis   is also the Lead Secretariat who provides guidance on the overall work of the PH-OGP Secretariat.  For the Government, the functions of the PH-OGP Secretariat are performed by the Philippine Open Government Project Management Office that is directly supervised by Acting Director Jose Miguel B. Solis, while the non-government Secretariat is led by Caucus of Development NGO Networks Executive Director, Mr. Sandino J. Soliman. The non-government Secretariat is chosen by the PH-OGP Steering Committee Co-Chairperson and concurred in by the Non-Government Steering Committee members. 

Undersecretary Wilford Will L. Wong Functional Group Head of the Local Government and Regional Operations (LGRO) Group Supervision of the Republic of the Philippines - Open Government Partnership (PH-OGP) Project Management Office (PMO)

GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT			NON-GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT
	Atty. Jose Miguel B. Solis Acting Director Department of Budget and Management Country Point and Contact (POC)			Executive Director Sandino J. Soliman Caucus of Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO) Lead, Non-Government Secretariat Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  Phone: (02) 920-2595