Hanns Seidel Foundation Philippines

Hanns Seidel Foundation Philippines
Unit 4D, Cypress Gardens Bldg.
112 VA Rufino St., Legaspi Village
1229 Makati City, Philippines
Tel.: +63 2 752 0249 | Fax: +63 2 893 7731
E-Mail: philippinen@hss.de

Philippines

Civil Society Organizations as Partners for Political Reform

“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...

“National Consortium for the Professionalization of Filipino Microfinance Human Resource” holds its first Organizational Meeting

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...

Department of Justice Secretary Attends Presentation Forum of the Proposed Criminal Code

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...

Senior Indonesian and Thai Police Officials visit their Philippine National Police counterparts to share experiences in rights-based and community-based policing

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...

Philippine Army Commanding General hosts meeting with Partners and Stakeholders of “Community-Based Dialogue Sessions on Human Rights Project”

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...

Quality Assurance System developed for DTS CBE for Microfinance and a National Network of DTS CBE Implementers formed

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...

Practical training for Philippine National Police officers

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...

“Dual Training System (DTS) Competency-Based Education (CBE) for Microfinance” Program Evaluation conducted in Bicol University

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...

PNP Officers share their experiences while visiting police training programs in Bavaria, Germany

“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...

3-day Advance Microfinance Course held for Faculty Members of Partner Educational Institutions

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...

AHSFSPI Oktoberfest 2012

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...

Working Group sets in motion the Top-Level Policy Dialogues on Human Rights

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...

Challenges faced by the Philippine Justice System

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...

PNP Officers complete exposure and information visit to police training programs in Bavaria, Germany

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...

“Crafting a Modern Criminal Code for the Philippines” Enters Phase 2

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...