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• Civil society


  The space for collective action around shared interests, purposes and values, generally distinct from government and commercial for-profit actors
• Civil society includes


  • Charities
  • Development NGOs
  • Professional associations
  • Women's organizations
  • Faith-based organizations
  • Social Movements
  • Community group
  • Trade Unions
  • Coalitions
• Non-government Organizations (NGOs)


  Private, non-profit, professional organizations with a distinctive legal character, concerned with public welfare goals
• People's Organizations (POs)


  Local, non-profit, membership based associations which organize and mobilize in support of collective welfare goals
• The Philippines is one with the largest number of NGOs per capita in Asia, and it contributed to the democratization and promotion of social change in the country
• Civil Society Organizations


  Organizations which are established independently of and operate outside the State and the market. They are voluntary, non-governmental, and non-profit
• Civil Society Groups


  • Socio-civic organizations
  • Professional organizations
  • Academe
  • Media
  • Church
  • People's Organizations (POs)
  • Non-government Organizations (NGOs)
  • Cooperatives
  • Think tanks and policy research institutes
• Non-government Organizations (NGOs)


  A non-profit group that functions independently of any government. NGOs play a major role in international development, aid and philanthropy
• NGOs are non-profit by definition, but may run budgets of millions or up to billions of dollars each year
• NGOs rely on a variety of funding sources from private donations and membership dues to government contribution
• Operation NGOs


  Focus on the design and implementation of development projects
• Advocacy NGOs


  Defend or promote a specific cause and seek to influence public policy
• IBON Foundation


  • A non-profit research, education and information development institution with programs in research, education and advocacy based in the Philippines
  • It provides socioeconomic research and analysis on people's issues to various sectors
  • It aims to contribute to people's empowerment through education and advocacy support
• Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism


  • A non-profit media organization specializing in investigative reporting of political, social, and related issues surrounding the Filipinos
  • Established in 1989 by nine Filipino journalists, the organization funds investigative projects for both the print and broadcast media
• Habitat for Humanity Philippines


  • A non-profit Christian ministry working to help build responsible and self-reliant communities by enabling Filipino families in need to acquire affordable, decent, and durable homes
• Philippine Red Cross


  • A non-profit humanitarian organization and a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  • The PRC was established in 1947, with roots in the Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonial rule
  • It was initially involved only in the provision of blood and short-term palliatives as well as participation in disaster-related activities but they now focus on a wider array of humanitarian
  • At present, the PRC provides six major services: National Blood Services, Disaster Management Services, Safety Services, Health Services, Welfare Services and Red Cross Youth
• HARIBON Foundation


  • The Haribon Foundation for the Conservation of Natural Resources, Inc., simply known as Haribon Foundation, is a nature conservation organization in the Philippines
  • The name "Haribon" ("bird king") is a reference to the Philippine eagle. The group was founded in 1972 as a birdwatching society
• Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)


  • A volunteer-based organization working towards protection of animals from cruelty through education, sheltering and advocacy
  • A registered non-profit organization which is dedicated to the protection and the promotion of humane treatment of all animals

  
• "Civil society" meant to include all social, cultural, religious, and non-profit economic organizations outside the government but operating within the framework of law
• "The State shall encourage nongovernmental, community-based, or sector organizations that promote the welfare of the nation."
• "The State shall respect the role of independent people's organizations to enable the people to pursue and protect, within the democratic framework, their legitimate and collective interests and aspirations through peaceful and lawful means ..."
• "The right of the people and their organizations to effective and reasonable participation at all levels of social, political and economic decision-making shall not be abridged. The State shall, by law, facilitate the establishment of adequate consultation mechanisms."