Philippines

Center for International Private Enterprise
$210,309
To strengthen awareness and understand­ing of the social and economic costs of corruption among Philippine businesses, to generate business support for anti-corrup­tion efforts and to strengthen the ability of small- and medium-sized Philippine enter­prises to prevent corrupt and other unethi­cal behavior among their employees. CIPE and the Asian Institute of Management will conduct a workshop series on busi­ness ethics for small- and medium-sized businesses in cities across the country.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$213,109
To improve the quality of public gover­nance at the local level in the Philippines and to expand the network of cities, public agencies, and civil sector organi­zations committed to reducing corrup­tion and implementing good governance practices throughout the country. CIPE will continue its partnership with the Institute for Solidarity in Asia to expand the usage of ISA’s Public Governance System in the Philippines, with a particu­lar focus on low-income governments. It will also organize a Public Sector Sum­mit for its local government partners to strengthen their institutional capacities.

Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility Inc.
$85,000
To advance press freedom and promote responsible journalism and journalistic ethics in the Philippines. The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility will run a program on media monitoring; organize the Jaime V. Ongpin Seminar recognizing excellence in journalism; and conduct advo­cacy to strengthen press protection in the Philippines. CMFR will also organize five media policy forums focused on improv­ing press coverage of key policy issues.

International Center for Innovation, Transformation and Excellence in Governance (INCITEGov) Inc.
$100,000
To generate policy and reform initia­tives and to mobilize constituencies and networks in the Philippines to advocate for democratic reform and good governance. INCITEGov will organize public policy fo­rums; produce policy analysis and publica­tions; expand and deepen its network of reform-oriented leaders by reaching out to youth and former government officials; and strengthen its public outreach efforts. It will also run regular programs on security sector reform and budget monitoring.

Lawyers’ League for Liberty, Inc.
$60,000
To broaden and strengthen a constitu­ency of reform-minded lawyers and law professionals to promote legal and judicial reform, equal access to justice, and the ad­vancement of democracy in the Philippines. Libertas will organize a series of panel discussions on rule of law and democracy, develop training materials and advocacy papers, and advocate for legal reforms.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$123,000
To conduct an assessment of the general pre-election atmosphere in the Philip­pines and the current conditions for a credible and open process on election day. The delegation will identify reforms that, if implemented, could enhance the credibility of the electoral process and would share its findings with in­terested parties in the Philippines and the broader international community.

Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
$38,000
To promote and protect press freedom in the Philippines. PCIJ will produce a five-part documentary about the extraju­dicial killing of journalists and the culture of impunity in the Philippines. The docu­mentary will serve as an advocacy tool of the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journal­ists, a coalition of six media organiza­tions focused on protecting journalists from threats and attacks, as well as a basis for a series of training workshops with local journalists. PCIJ will also update its 2006 video, “Staying Alive,” an educational tool for journalists working in high-risk situations or vulnerable areas.

The grant listings posted here are from the 2010 Annual Report, published in August 2011.