Projects

Completed Projects
  • SEAPAC '05: The South East Asian Parlamentarians Against Corruption Conference-2005: Manila, Philippines

March 30-31 to April 1, 2005

 

Donors: Fredrich Ebert Stiftung, USAid, CIDA, ADB & UNDP

AMOUNT OF DONATION: 

GOALS OF THE PROJECT: Organization of the SEAPAC '05 Conference and the function of Secretariat of the Conference

PROJECT MANAGERS:

Judge Dolores Espanol

Atty. Melvin Encanto

DONOR : Anonymity requested

AMOUNT OF DONATION : US$2,500.

PROJECT DURATION : July 2000 - Ongoing.

GOALS OF THE PROJECT: 

To design and create an official web site for TI-Philippines with online forum, bulletin board, corruption reporting & knowledge center/library.

To acquire the trademark rights [www.transparency.ph] and co-locate & host  the site in the Philippines - i.e. country Top Level Domain: DOT PHILIPPINES. 

PROJECT ACTIVITIES : 

IT design and creation of the architecture and content of the site.

Acquisition of the URL name and country TLD

PROJECT MANAGER : 

  • Dr. Francisco L.Morato - TI-Ph Director. IT Design & Webmaster
  • Directory of Institutions, Organizations & Agencies Involved in Combating Corruption in the Philippines - Nov. 2001

DONOR : Support from The Asia Foundation & U.S. Agency for International Development

AMOUNT OF DONATION :

PROJECT DURATION : July 2000 - Feb. 2001

GOALS OF THE PROJECT: 

A nation-wide study of entities - government, civil society and business/private sector entities - engaged in anti-corruption programs.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES : 

Methodology: A 2-level data gathering procedure was employed: the first being an initial listing of institutions; the second level consisted of structured questionnaires sent to 180 identified institutions.

PROJECT MANAGER : 

  • Dolores Español - Chairman Ti-PH
  • Atty. Mervin G. Encanto - President TI-PH
  • Conference-Workshop: Towards a Framework for People's Monitoring & Reporting of Government Projects.

    Aug. 16-17, 2001

    Bayview Park Hotel - Manila, Philippines

     

DONOR : Support from the World Bank Small Grants Program

AMOUNT OF DONATION :

PROJECT DURATION : Nov. 2001

GOALS OF THE PROJECT:

1. To study & analyze experiences & projects in monitoring government projects.

2. To draw up a simple, functional framework for people's monitoring & reporting which could be applied to government projects.

3. To build consensus on the proposed monitoring & reporting mechanism.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES :

1. Presentation of existing monitoring/reporting mechanisms.

2. Open Forum.

3. Recomendations

PROJECT MANAGER : Atty. Camilo Sabio - Director TI-PH
  • Transparent & Accountable Governance Program - Terminal Report

DONOR : The Asia Foundation - Grant Number: 26-521-16401

AMOUNT OF DONATION: PHP784,271.15

PROJECT DURATION : June 2000 - Feb. 2001

GOALS OF THE PROJECT: 

1. To conduct research on  existing organizations, offices, entities & agencies engaged in combating corruption, their respective activities & strategies.

2. To build strategic alliances & broaden civil society's awareness of the activities of TI - Philippines using the Integrity Circle Strategy.

3. To raise public awareness on the costs & menace of corruption through Advertisements & Posters.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES :

1. Research Plan: 

  • Development of Research Framework: June - Aug. 2000
  • Data Collection: Sept. - Dec. 2000
  • Report Writing: Jan. - Mar. 2001

2. Conduct of the Study: July, 2000 - Feb. 2001

3. Publication & Distribution of the Directory of Organizations, Institutions & Agencies Engaged in Combating Corruptiion in the Philippines.

PROJECT MANAGER : Dolores Español - Chairman TI-PH

Current Projects
  • Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre

DONOR : N/A

AMOUNT OF DONATION :

START OF THE PROJECT : Oct. 2004

GOALS OF THE PROJECT :

Making information on citizens’ rights easily available and accessible to the public.

Providing citizens with legal advice on how to report complaints in cases of misuse of public funds or in situations where the citizen is a victim of or is aware of corruption.

Enabling citizens to take actions against corruption by running awareness campaigns. The campaigns will include producing promotional leaflets or ‘how to’ guides for citizens, which provide practical information and advice on a number of issues e.g. ‘How to fight corruption in the tax administration’.

Opening a dialogue with the national institutions to support the establishment of appropriate mechanisms for citizens’ complaints.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES :

Phase 1

Research to initially examine the feedback mechanisms available to citizens when corruption affects their rights, in case such mechanisms already exist in the country.

In case no feedback mechanisms are in place, the research will comparatively analyse models of such mechanisms

Preparatory workshop to discuss the findings of the preliminary research and establish the implementation outline (international)

Meetings with representatives of the national institutions to present the project and identifies modalities of co-operation and consultation

Recruitment of implementing local staff

Training for implementing staff (national level)

Equipment of premises and creation of a library containing legal information.

Phase 2

Cataloguing the library and collecting, processing and updating information of relevance to citizens and businesses

Creation of an information hotline and website

Launching and public promotion of the Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres

Phase 3

Public awareness campaign, including creation of publicity material (leaflets) and a series of ‘how to’ guides

Operation, archiving and monitoring complaints

Final evaluation workshop

Production of a final report making recommendations to be discussed with representatives of the national institutions

Press conference to make the final report available to the broader public

END OF THE PROJECT : September 2005

PROJECT MANAGER : Atty. Rivera - IBP
  • National Integrity System

DONOR : N/A.

AMOUNT OF DONATION :

PROJECT DURATION : Oct. 1 2004 - Dec. 10, 2004

GOALS OF THE PROJECT

Undertake a survey regarding the basic state pillars and bring recommendations how to reduce corruption in this institutions

Publish the survey in National Integrity System Study in English language

Promote results of National Integrity System Study trough mass media

Stimulate broader public discussion on anti-corruption issues

Strength the rule of the law;

Improve accountability and transparency of the public sector

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Investigation of the corruption phenomenon on the ground i.e. in 11 basic state pillars (Government, Parliament, Judiciary, Prosecutors, Police,)

Printing of the National Integrity System Study

Media presentation

Distribution of the Study

PROGRAM MANAGER:

  • Accountability Program in the Philippines

DONOR: N/A

AMMOUNT OF DONATION:

PROJECT DURATION: Oct. 2004

GOALS OF THE PROJECT

The TI Accountability Programme addresses the existing deficiencies in governments accountability in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Macedonia by proposing remedies in two key areas of good governance, which are currently insufficiently regulated:

Conflict of interest of public officials; and

Free access to information

The programme also aims at involving civil society in actively promoting and monitoring the above mentioned laws.

These goals will be reached by:

Raising public awareness;

Strengthening civil society in the region;

Enhancing higher level of media professionalism;

Reducing opportunities for conflict of interest of public officials;

Ensuring free access to information for citizens.

The three-year programme is being implemented by the TI National Chapters in the respective countries and coordinated by he TI International Secretariat.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

The project includes the following activities:

Assessment of the existing legislation

Improvement of the Laws

Public awareness raising

Training of journalists and CSOs representatives

Training of public officials

Monitoring the implementation of the Laws

PROJECT MANAGER: Not assigned yet.