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TPA Now! Understanding the Gaps in Teaching Quality in the Philippines
This paper, the 4th in the Special Policy Edition of TPA Now!, presents the situation of teachers and their lived experiences, the state of response of the government to improve teaching quality and the ways forward based on the Multiply-Ed E-Skwela forum on February 14, 2025, Multiply-Ed’s phase 2 monitoring and recent related reports and studies.
This paper, the 4th in the Special Policy Edition of TPA Now!, presents the situation of teachers and their lived experiences, the state of response of the government to improve teaching quality and the ways forward based on the Multiply-Ed E-Skwela forum on February 14, 2025, Multiply-Ed’s phase 2 monitoring and recent related reports and studies.
Making Public Education Inclusive to Marginalized Learners
This fifth issue of the TPA Now! Special Education and Health Policy Edition highlights efforts to make public education inclusive to marginalized learners. It shares existing efforts of the government, as well as lessons learned by Multiply-Ed on what civil society can do to make schools more inclusive based on the experience of Gayon Albay LGBTQ Organization Inc. (Gayon). Gayon is an organization whose mission is to empower local LGBTQIA+ communities in the Bicol Region.
This fifth issue of the TPA Now! Special Education and Health Policy Edition highlights efforts to make public education inclusive to marginalized learners. It shares existing efforts of the government, as well as lessons learned by Multiply-Ed on what civil society can do to make schools more inclusive based on the experience of Gayon Albay LGBTQ Organization Inc. (Gayon). Gayon is an organization whose mission is to empower local LGBTQIA+ communities in the Bicol Region.
To Make a Dent on the Flood Control Plunder, We Need Meaningful Citizen Participation and Political Reform
By Joy Aceron
By Joy Aceron
Keys to effective participatory audit and comments on the related proposed legislation of Pasig City
By: Joy Aceron, Government Watch (G-Watch)/ Accountability Research Center (ARC) 16 September 2025 Participatory audit is not new in the Philippines. The earliest participatory audit in the Philippines can be traced back in the early 90s, spearheaded by the Concerned Citizens of Abra for Good Governance (CCAGG) formerly headed by the late great Manang Pura Sumangil.
By: Joy Aceron, Government Watch (G-Watch)/ Accountability Research Center (ARC) 16 September 2025 Participatory audit is not new in the Philippines. The earliest participatory audit in the Philippines can be traced back in the early 90s, spearheaded by the Concerned Citizens of Abra for Good Governance (CCAGG) formerly headed by the late great Manang Pura Sumangil.
SNPP and SCAP Join an International Learning Exchange, Represent the Philippines in Coachi, Colombia
Three organizations from the Philippines are represented in an international learning exchange on ‘Social Organizations and Democratic Futures in the Global South’ in Coachi, Colombia. Held on September 1-5, 2025 in Choachi, Colombia, the event saw the participation of the Samahan ng Nagkakaisang Pamilyang Pantawid (SNPP | Association of United Families of Conditional Cash Transfer Beneficiaries) and the Student Council Alliance of the Philippines (SCAP).
Three organizations from the Philippines are represented in an international learning exchange on ‘Social Organizations and Democratic Futures in the Global South’ in Coachi, Colombia. Held on September 1-5, 2025 in Choachi, Colombia, the event saw the participation of the Samahan ng Nagkakaisang Pamilyang Pantawid (SNPP | Association of United Families of Conditional Cash Transfer Beneficiaries) and the Student Council Alliance of the Philippines (SCAP).
Going Beyond Bubbles of Inspiring Stories to Transforming Power (Introductory Remarks in Accountability Research Center’s Social Organizations and Democratic Futures Learning Exchange)
By: Joy Aceron Coachi, Colombia | 2 September 2025 Warm greetings to everyone. I feel very excited and happy that this is finally happening. For Prof. Jonathan and I, this is 2 or 3 years in the making. I have been in a lot of international events and this group is hands down with the strongest link to and representation of the broadest people especially from the excluded who are always talked about in international events but never truly represented. That alone makes this event a success.
By: Joy Aceron Coachi, Colombia | 2 September 2025 Warm greetings to everyone. I feel very excited and happy that this is finally happening. For Prof. Jonathan and I, this is 2 or 3 years in the making. I have been in a lot of international events and this group is hands down with the strongest link to and representation of the broadest people especially from the excluded who are always talked about in international events but never truly represented. That alone makes this event a success.
Students Demanding Representation in Local Special Bodies: Opening Remarks in Multiply-Ed Local Save a Seat Workshop for NCR-Bulacan
By: Mary Loida Jean Ramos Magandang araw po sa ating lahat. Ang ating pagtitipon ngayon ay nagpapaalala sa atin ng isang mahalagang prinsipyo: mas nagiging makabuluhan at epektibo ang mga lokal na participatory bodies kapag aktibo ang mismong mga mamamayang direktang naaapektuhan ng kanilang mga desisyon. Walang mas nakakaunawa sa pangangailangan ng isang komunidad kundi ang mga taong nararanasan ito araw-araw.
By: Mary Loida Jean Ramos Magandang araw po sa ating lahat. Ang ating pagtitipon ngayon ay nagpapaalala sa atin ng isang mahalagang prinsipyo: mas nagiging makabuluhan at epektibo ang mga lokal na participatory bodies kapag aktibo ang mismong mga mamamayang direktang naaapektuhan ng kanilang mga desisyon. Walang mas nakakaunawa sa pangangailangan ng isang komunidad kundi ang mga taong nararanasan ito araw-araw.
TPA Now! The Imperative of Reinstating the 4Ps Budget
This third issue of the TPA Now! Special Education and Health Policy Edition underscores the latest updates on Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and presents the areas needing collaboration among key stakeholders to protect and defend 4Ps amid the challenges that it is facing, especially the cut in its budget by almost 50%. This special series of TPA Now! is a collection of news features and policy briefs on education and health. It covers actions, issues and agenda central to two ongoing major initiatives of G-Watch: PRO-Health and Multiply-Ed.
This third issue of the TPA Now! Special Education and Health Policy Edition underscores the latest updates on Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and presents the areas needing collaboration among key stakeholders to protect and defend 4Ps amid the challenges that it is facing, especially the cut in its budget by almost 50%. This special series of TPA Now! is a collection of news features and policy briefs on education and health. It covers actions, issues and agenda central to two ongoing major initiatives of G-Watch: PRO-Health and Multiply-Ed.
BARMM for TPA: Multiply-Ed Convenes Roundtable Discussion on Transparency, Participation, and Accountability
Multiply-Ed convened several BARMM Ministries and civil society organizations last June 13, 2025, in Cotabato City for a roundtable discussion on transparency, participation, and accountability (TPA) reforms in the region.
Multiply-Ed convened several BARMM Ministries and civil society organizations last June 13, 2025, in Cotabato City for a roundtable discussion on transparency, participation, and accountability (TPA) reforms in the region.
The Need for a Comprehensive Government Response to Mental Health with Meaningful Youth Participation
This 2nd installment of TPA Now! Special Policy Edition presents the situation of mental health in the country, including current policies and efforts to provide mental health services. It then highlights the results of the monitoring done by PRO-Health, a civil society initiative on health rights organizing, particularly on mental health. It then presents recommendations on how mental health services can be improved in the country, particularly underscoring the importance of getting the perspectives and inputs of the youth in mental health policy-making process.
This 2nd installment of TPA Now! Special Policy Edition presents the situation of mental health in the country, including current policies and efforts to provide mental health services. It then highlights the results of the monitoring done by PRO-Health, a civil society initiative on health rights organizing, particularly on mental health. It then presents recommendations on how mental health services can be improved in the country, particularly underscoring the importance of getting the perspectives and inputs of the youth in mental health policy-making process.
Awakening: My Multiply-Ed Experience as a Student Accountability Frontliner
By Jasper 'Jassy' Basilio “Awakening.” It was a word that captured not just a personal journey, but a collective realization. My experience as a youth volunteer-monitor of Multiply-Ed during the school monitoring process profoundly opened my eyes to the harsh truths often hidden beneath the surface of everyday school life.
By Jasper 'Jassy' Basilio “Awakening.” It was a word that captured not just a personal journey, but a collective realization. My experience as a youth volunteer-monitor of Multiply-Ed during the school monitoring process profoundly opened my eyes to the harsh truths often hidden beneath the surface of everyday school life.
Multiply-Ed Convenes Save A Seat Summit in Cebu City
Local education duty-bearers were convened in a Save A Seat (SAS) Summit held on June 6, 2025 in Bai Hotel, Mandaue City. Organized by Multiply-Ed Cebu, the SAS Summit is a follow-up to the Save A Seat Conference held on November 25-27, 2024. This also kicks off the local SAS capacity-building workshops for Junior and Senior High School student leaders in X-Ed sites for the coming months.
Local education duty-bearers were convened in a Save A Seat (SAS) Summit held on June 6, 2025 in Bai Hotel, Mandaue City. Organized by Multiply-Ed Cebu, the SAS Summit is a follow-up to the Save A Seat Conference held on November 25-27, 2024. This also kicks off the local SAS capacity-building workshops for Junior and Senior High School student leaders in X-Ed sites for the coming months.
TPA Now! Special Policy Edition: Strengthening Accountability in Nutrition Governance
TPA Now! Paper Series is back. This time, we zero in on cross-cutting health and education policies. This new special series is a collection of news features and policy briefs on education and health. It covers actions, issues and agenda central to two ongoing major initiatives of G-Watch: PRO-Health and Multiply-Ed.
TPA Now! Paper Series is back. This time, we zero in on cross-cutting health and education policies. This new special series is a collection of news features and policy briefs on education and health. It covers actions, issues and agenda central to two ongoing major initiatives of G-Watch: PRO-Health and Multiply-Ed.
Multiply-Ed Convenes Government Duty-Bearers to Learn About Services for Marginalized Learners
Marginalized learners confront structural barriers and systemic challenges that hamper their access to quality education and health services. Multiply-Ed 2.0 is zeroing in on the situation of disadvantaged learners, namely indigenous peoples, Muslims, girls, students with additional needs (SWANs) and LGBQTIA+. Last May 16, Multiply-Ed in Cagayan de Oro (CDO) and General Santos City (GenSan) convened duty-bearers to learn about government’s programs and services for marginalized learners. The event was attended by eight duty-bearers from the following offices:
Marginalized learners confront structural barriers and systemic challenges that hamper their access to quality education and health services. Multiply-Ed 2.0 is zeroing in on the situation of disadvantaged learners, namely indigenous peoples, Muslims, girls, students with additional needs (SWANs) and LGBQTIA+. Last May 16, Multiply-Ed in Cagayan de Oro (CDO) and General Santos City (GenSan) convened duty-bearers to learn about government’s programs and services for marginalized learners. The event was attended by eight duty-bearers from the following offices:
Citizens Making the 2025 Elections an Accountability Platform to Vote for Health, Education and Democratic Governance
Elections have shown serious weaknesses in holding power to account and in enabling societies to identify leaders who are well-qualified to address crucial issues and problems affecting the people. Yet, elections continue to be a necessary democratic exercise due to the lack of a viable alternative in collectively deciding on who will rule.
Elections have shown serious weaknesses in holding power to account and in enabling societies to identify leaders who are well-qualified to address crucial issues and problems affecting the people. Yet, elections continue to be a necessary democratic exercise due to the lack of a viable alternative in collectively deciding on who will rule.
Statement of Multiply-Ed Marginalized Learner-Delegates
We, the delegates of the Multiply-Ed Marginalized Learners Summit, call the attention of duty-bearers and policy actors to address continuing challenges confronting our sectors such as Indigenous Peoples (IPs), Students with Additional Needs (SWANs)/ Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), LGBTQIA+, Muslims, and Young Women in the Philippines. Despite efforts of the government, we continue to experience structural issues and systemic barriers in accessing quality education due to inefficiency in implementation and because of certain gaps being left unaddressed.
We, the delegates of the Multiply-Ed Marginalized Learners Summit, call the attention of duty-bearers and policy actors to address continuing challenges confronting our sectors such as Indigenous Peoples (IPs), Students with Additional Needs (SWANs)/ Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), LGBTQIA+, Muslims, and Young Women in the Philippines. Despite efforts of the government, we continue to experience structural issues and systemic barriers in accessing quality education due to inefficiency in implementation and because of certain gaps being left unaddressed.
Winning Back the Civic Space: Accountability Frontliners and Engaging Government in Multiply-Ed Philippines
The paper looks into the subtle ways civic space is being constrained even in the context of supposed constructive engagement with the government and how these were overcome by accountability frontliners based on the experience of Multiply-Ed. It ends with lessons and recommendations on how accountability frontliners can be sustainably protected as they engage governments, which is crucial in winning back the civic space.
The paper looks into the subtle ways civic space is being constrained even in the context of supposed constructive engagement with the government and how these were overcome by accountability frontliners based on the experience of Multiply-Ed. It ends with lessons and recommendations on how accountability frontliners can be sustainably protected as they engage governments, which is crucial in winning back the civic space.
Sustaining Good Governance in Pasig: G-Watch and the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig Formalize Historic Partnership for TPA
On February 24, 2025, Government Watch (G-Watch) and the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig signed a Memorandum of Agreement formalizing their joint endeavor for good governance in the City of Pasig.
On February 24, 2025, Government Watch (G-Watch) and the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig signed a Memorandum of Agreement formalizing their joint endeavor for good governance in the City of Pasig.
Ako, Ikaw, Tayo May Pananagutan 2025: Making the 2025 Elections A Vote for Health, Education, and TPA
Elections allow citizens to choose duty-bearers who can represent their needs and interests. The electoral process is one of the ways citizens hold government officials accountable for the power and responsibility that are given to them. Decisions made by the elected have long-term implications for the succeeding years, and whoever wins in 2025 will determine the direction the country will take, especially for health, education, and transparency, participation and accountability (TPA).
Elections allow citizens to choose duty-bearers who can represent their needs and interests. The electoral process is one of the ways citizens hold government officials accountable for the power and responsibility that are given to them. Decisions made by the elected have long-term implications for the succeeding years, and whoever wins in 2025 will determine the direction the country will take, especially for health, education, and transparency, participation and accountability (TPA).
"Unkabogable": Developing Youth-Led Information, Education and Communication
This publication showcases the information, education and communication (IEC) materials developed during the Multiply-Ed learning exchanges. It aims to serve as a repository of IEC materials that can be used by the Multiply-Ed network and partners in their advocacies and campaigns. It also enumerates guideposts in developing youth-led IEC materials based on the reflections and discussions during the Multiply-Ed learning exchanges.
This publication showcases the information, education and communication (IEC) materials developed during the Multiply-Ed learning exchanges. It aims to serve as a repository of IEC materials that can be used by the Multiply-Ed network and partners in their advocacies and campaigns. It also enumerates guideposts in developing youth-led IEC materials based on the reflections and discussions during the Multiply-Ed learning exchanges.