ANSA-EAP

The Affiliated Network for Social Accountability in East Asia and the Pacific, which is hosted by the Ateneo School of Government, and the De La Salle University Game Development Laboratory, invite you to back-to-back events on Good Governance, ICT, and Youth to be held August 3 to 5, 2010 at the Yuchengco Hall, De La Salle University, Taft Avenue, Manila

AsiaDHRRA in partnership with its member in the Philippines, PhilDHRRA, and with support from the Associated Network for Social Accountability in East Asia Pacific (ANSA-EAP) co-sponsored a regional forum entitled "Strengthening Social Accountability towards Food Security: A look at the Asian Development Bank"

The "Bayanihang Eskwela" project of the Government Watch (G-Watch) project of the Ateneo School of Government is featured in a UNDP report as an example of civic engagement in accountability.  More details can be read from the Ateneo School of Government's site.

Promoting transparency and social accountability in the public education sector.

Islam as a force to achieve good governance.

Following the success and the positive impact of the delivery of the Social Accountability Module during the recently held 26^th Asia Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree, the Ten Outstanding Boy Scout of the Philippines Association (TOBSPA) has decided to introduce a Social Accountability module in the training sessions of the scouting community in the Philippines.

Understanding the importance of coalition building and strategic communication in governance reform.

Among social accountability tools, procurement monitoring appears to be one of the most urgent and challenging as it directly demonstrates the interests of key stakeholders at play and the immediate results in terms of direct access to information, efficiency and productivity and direct participation and engagement of citizen groups. Read more on procurement monitoring and join the discussion!

ANSA-EAP supports the following statement on the Freedom of Information Law.

FOI LAW HANGS IN THE BALANCE

CAN SPEAKER NOGRALES PUT HIS HOUSE IN ORDER ON MAY 31?

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The Right to Know. Right Now! Campaign

06 February 2010

LAST February 2 and 3, the last two days before Congress adjourned for the elections, the House of Representatives failed to take up the ratification of the Bicameral Conference Committee Report on the Freedom of Information Act.

A burning issue

I’ve been warned.  Winter time in Denmark is extremely, sometimes unbearably, cold.  So when I stepped out of the airport, with four layers of clothing, I expected no less.