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Open Doors 2009 official forum statement. Official young citizens forum statement. Photos: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3.

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How can we promote procurement monitoring as a tool for political engagement and development?

Posted by elisabetta.bertotti – Fri, 19 Feb 2010, 12:03pm

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!

Philippines - Statement on FOI Law

Posted by editor – Tue, 9 Feb 2010, 4:29pm

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?

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.

What burned in Copenhagen?

Posted by Joanne Dulce – Tue, 29 Dec 2009, 2:30pm

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.

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UN report – Children hardly figure in national budget (Inquirer.net)

MANILA, Philippines--While they comprise almost half of the country's population, children hardly figure in the budget and allocation for their concerns and needs remain measly every year, according to the report of the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of the Child.