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Philippines
National Website: endpovertynow.org.ph
National Coalition: Kahirapan Wakasan!
A wide range of groups have come together in the Philippines to challenge policy makers to meet the needs of the poor. The focus will be on those groups who bear the brunt of poverty including indigenous people, muslims and disaster survivors.
The campaign name/slogan is "Kahirapan Wakasan!", or "End Poverty Now" in English.
For more information or to get involved with the Philippines campaign please contact:
Social Watch Phillippines
Marivic Raquiza
email: mraquiza@surfshop.net.ph
GCAP-Phils has a coordinating committee composed of: Social Watch Philippines – Janet R. Carandang, Social Watch Action for Economic Reforms (AER) – Rene R. Raya, AER Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) – Isagani Serrano, PRRM and Patrick San Juan, PRRM Education Network (E-Net) – Raquel de Guzman, E-Net Philippine Network on Rural Development Institutes, Inc. (PhilNet-RDI, Inc.) – Reuel Velarde, PhilNet-RDI, Inc. Integrated Rural Development Foundation (IRDF)- Arze Glipo and Jerome Ignacio, IRDF Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) – Cathy Liamzon, ANGOC or ANGOC WomanHealth Philippines – Mercy Fabros, WomanHealth Philippines Women's March against Poverty and Globalization – c/o WomanHealth Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) – Dinah Fuentesfina, FDC World Vision Development Foundation in the Philippines – Evita Perez, World Vision Development Foundation and Danny Lucero, World Vision Development Foundation AnthroWatch – Miks Padilla, AnthroWatch Sustainability Watch – Roy Cabonegro, Sustainability Watch Philippine Legislators Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) – Ramon San Pascual, PLCPD ODA Watch – Patricia Gonzales
New - 28 November 2007
Where are the Poor in the Philippines? Some Sectors Invisible in Official Poverty Map
Official poverty statistics in the Philippines is a shame because it fails to disclose the real state of poverty in the Philippines, even consigning some sectors into nonexistence, the Philippine coalition of the global anti-poverty alliance Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) said.
To know more:
- GCAP-Philippines 2007 Policy Paper
- Philippine Poverty and Inequality Quick Stats
- GCAP response to NSCB release
- NSCB clarification release on poverty
- Ancestral domains - Poverty incidence - magnitude - thresholds
Events in 2005
Wake-Up to Poverty! on Saturday 10th. September - WHITE BAND DAY II.
Huge rock concert marks White Band Day 2 in the Philippines
Some 25,000 people from across the Philippines came together for a special rock concert on September 10. The battle of the bands concert, took on the GCAP Philippines slogan "No More Excuses" to help to add support for the campaign within the Philippines. The young crowd enjoyed the music but more importantly they also showed their solidarity for an end to poverty in the Philippines by wearing white bands throughout.
The concert was just one of the many planned events around White Band Day 2 in the Philippines. Early in the week saw the successful launch of "The People's Rating of the Government's Performance on the MDGs". This event was aired on several national TV channels, and had a great media response. Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP)-Philippines gave the Arroyo administration failing marks in its efforts to achieve the MDGs, citing its poor performance in implementing poverty-reduction programmes.
More exiciting events are planned later in the week in Philippines... watch this space.
Read The MDG+ 5: Breaking Promises, Violating Rights - GCAP Statement on the Philippine Government’s Performance on the Millennium Development Goals
Other activities:
October: Indigenous people's month.
December: Mobilisation to press the WTO - Actions on trade led by Focus on the Global South.
