“From previously being identified with the political protest and opposition movement, civil society organizations (CSOs) should now function as the government’s partners for political reform,” declared International Center for Innovation, Transformation and Excellence in Governance (INCITEGov) Executive Director Tanya Hamada at the start... more...

In laying down the ground work for a seamless transition of program implementation to local partner organizations and stakeholders, the National Consortium held its first organizational meeting on 28 November 2012 in Manila to define its working principles... more...

As part of a series of roadshows and regional public fora, the Criminal Code Committee held its fifth regional consultative activity in Iloilo City, Iloilo last 16 November 2012. The one-day roadshow and regional public forum is one of several consultative activities being implemented... more...

In collaboration with its Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) offices in Indonesia and Thailand, the Philippine office hosted senior police officials from Indonesia and the Royal Thai Police visiting their... more...

In an effort to push forward the Top-Level Policy Dialogues on Human Rights, the partners and stakeholders of the project “Community-based Dialogue Sessions on Human Rights Promotion and Protection... more...

In line with planned activities for the year, PinoyME Foundation (PinoyME) and the Hanns Seidel Foundation/Germany (HSF) convened on 11-12 October 2012 its partners from microfinance institutions (MFIs) and educational institutions (EIs) which are implementing... more...

Last September 26-28, 2012, the Philippine National Police’ (PNP) Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO) conducted a three-day training for police officers who comprise the PNP’s core trainers on rights-based and community-policing. Police officers from all over the country were taught how to conduct and manage practical training activities... more...

The pioneering course on Microfinance was launched in Bicol University (BU) in school year 2009-2010. With the course on its fourth year of implementation in BU and recently by other educational institutions around the country, the program partners conducted a monitoring... more...

“Take your studies seriously, then practice, practice, and practice some more,” is what Police Superintendent Ildebrandi Usana advises police officers and recruits undergoing training. Usana, along with three other officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) officers... more...

As part of the implementation of the Microfinance Capacity Building Program anchored on the Dual Training System (DTS) and Competency-Based Education (CBE) approach, a 3-day “Faculty Development Training on Microfinance Management” was... more...

The AHSFSPI Oktoberfest 2012 is an annual activity of the Association of the Hanns Seidel Foundation Scholars of the Philippines (AHSFSPI), the organisation of former scholars of the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) to Germany. Guests to the activity, which follows the traditional festival celebrated every October in Munich... more...

After the successful launch and in preparation for the conduct of the Top-Level Policy Dialogues on Human Rights this year, a Policy Discussion Session was held on 13 September 2012 to finalize the policy agenda for the top-level policy dialogues involving the heads... more...

The Assistant Secretary Geronimo L. Sy of the Department of Justice was interviewed by the Global News Network last 23 August 2012 during its program, “Ikons in Circles” hosted by Anna Marie Ablan. This interview is part of the integrated communications plan of the joint project of the Department of Justice... more...

Four Philippine National Police (PNP) officers recently came back from a six-week exposure and information visit to police training programs to the Second Stand-by Police Academy in Eichstätt (II. Bereitschaftspolizei Abteilung). The visit gave the officers strategic knowledge... more...

The drafting of the new Criminal Code for the Philippines entered its second phase last 4 July 2012 when the Criminal Code Committee (CCC) convened the Experts Group in Manila to present the status of the draft of the new “Criminal Code Book 1”, which was transmitted to the Office of the President last June, and to set the general direction... more...