Philippines
Philippines reputation for corruption both at home and globally peristed in the last few years with the 2010 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) placing the Philippines 134th of 178 countries. However, a new administration has assumed office with an anti-corruption campaign, and has directly linked corruption to issues of poverty in the country.
The UN Millennium Cmapaign launched the Citizens Feedback Initiative in Philippines in the 3rd Quarter of 2011. Entitled “Tingog 2015″ a Bicolano and Cebuano word for ‘voice’ this campaign emphasizes its intent to provide ordinary citizens with a voice in the development process.
Tingog has changed citizens’ mindsets from that of resignation to that of empowerment as they now have a way to voice concern and demand the rights and services due to them.
To visit Tingog 2015′s website click here.
Reports
Why Citizens’ Feedback? Significant gains have been achieved on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a set of eight time-bound goals on poverty, education, gender equality, health and environment. However, much more still needs to be … Continue reading
Stories
The Philippines’ top telecommunication companies unite to support Tingog 2015, an initiative that allows citizens to monitor social services through text messaging. The initiative is being piloted in Tabaco, Albay, the Philippines. (Manila, Philippines, November … Continue reading
When Rosemarie Burac, a resident of Barangay Fatima, Tabaco, was pregnant with her 3rd child, she contracted a whooping cough. She was referred to the municipal hospital, but when she got there, the doctor was … Continue reading
Cecilia Regondola, 58 years old, of Barangay Agnas, has been a barangay health worker (BHW) for almost thirty years. She is grateful to Tingog because of the concrete changes it has brought about to the … Continue reading
