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G-Watch Presents its Approach to Accountability in DILG NCR Open Government Forum
Local government units (LGUs), civil society organizations (CSOs), government officials, academe and students convened at the PLV COED Assembly Hall of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela (PLV) for a forum titled “Co-creating Open Government: Shaping the Future of Inclusive and Responsive Governance.”
Local government units (LGUs), civil society organizations (CSOs), government officials, academe and students convened at the PLV COED Assembly Hall of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela (PLV) for a forum titled “Co-creating Open Government: Shaping the Future of Inclusive and Responsive Governance.”
Department of Education - Puerto Princesa Delivers Big; Capacitates all School Governance Councils
In response to its commitment to Multiply-Ed, the Department of Education-Puerto Princesa, with support from the local government of Puerto Princesa, has convened all its School Governance Councils for a capacity-building workshop.
In response to its commitment to Multiply-Ed, the Department of Education-Puerto Princesa, with support from the local government of Puerto Princesa, has convened all its School Governance Councils for a capacity-building workshop.
When government chooses to listen: Solidarity Message in the PRO-Health National Conference
By: Dr. Ralph Marco Flores, City Health Office - Puerto Princesa CityAllow me to first acknowledge Ms. Joy Aceron and the entire G-Watch team, our partners from G-Watch LANIAG, PRO-Health, our colleagues in government, members of civil society organizations, fellow health professionals, community leaders, and everyone joining us today.Thank you for inviting me to be part of this year's State of Health Report.
By: Dr. Ralph Marco Flores, City Health Office - Puerto Princesa CityAllow me to first acknowledge Ms. Joy Aceron and the entire G-Watch team, our partners from G-Watch LANIAG, PRO-Health, our colleagues in government, members of civil society organizations, fellow health professionals, community leaders, and everyone joining us today.Thank you for inviting me to be part of this year's State of Health Report.
What It Means for Health to be a Right: Opening Remarks in the PRO-Health National Conference
Joy Aceron, 24 July 2026We come together today to talk about something most important to all of us: health.We are here to recognize the problem, but not stop there. We are here to account for wins and persisting gaps to offer and work towards long-term systemic solutions. That’s what accountability means. It brings us closer to the truth that guides and anchors actions.Not all health access is a rightOur key call: health is a human right. What does it mean if it is a human right?
Joy Aceron, 24 July 2026We come together today to talk about something most important to all of us: health.We are here to recognize the problem, but not stop there. We are here to account for wins and persisting gaps to offer and work towards long-term systemic solutions. That’s what accountability means. It brings us closer to the truth that guides and anchors actions.Not all health access is a rightOur key call: health is a human right. What does it mean if it is a human right?
Learning Collaborative on Engaging Local School Boards and Local Health Boards
One of the key features of the country’s decentralization is the creation of numerous mandated local participatory bodies meant to advance and institutionalize civil society participation in governance. These are multi-sectoral bodies with powers that range from policy-making to policy oversight to being a consultative platform. However, whether civil society representation in these bodies translates to actual decisions embodying the people’s voice and agenda remains a big question.
One of the key features of the country’s decentralization is the creation of numerous mandated local participatory bodies meant to advance and institutionalize civil society participation in governance. These are multi-sectoral bodies with powers that range from policy-making to policy oversight to being a consultative platform. However, whether civil society representation in these bodies translates to actual decisions embodying the people’s voice and agenda remains a big question.
National Conference on the State of Healthcare Access in the Philippines: PRO-Health’s Public Presentation of Highlights and Accomplishments
PRO-Health or Promoting Rights Organizing for Health is an initiative of Government Watch (G-Watch) with Accountability Research Center (ARC), Samahan ng Nagkakaisang Pamilyang Pantawid (SNPP) and Student Council Alliance of the Philippines (SCAP), other civil society groups and local governments.
PRO-Health or Promoting Rights Organizing for Health is an initiative of Government Watch (G-Watch) with Accountability Research Center (ARC), Samahan ng Nagkakaisang Pamilyang Pantawid (SNPP) and Student Council Alliance of the Philippines (SCAP), other civil society groups and local governments.
PRO-Health Local Learning Exchange Series
Government Watch (G-Watch) is currently co-implementing PRO-Health or Promoting Rights Organizing for Health with Accountability Research Center (ARC) in partnership with other partner civil society groups and local governments.
Government Watch (G-Watch) is currently co-implementing PRO-Health or Promoting Rights Organizing for Health with Accountability Research Center (ARC) in partnership with other partner civil society groups and local governments.
G-Watch Convenor-Director Attends UN Public Service Forum 2026, Chairs Plenary Panel on Oversight
Government Watch (G-Watch) attended the United Nations Public Service Forum 2026, held in Tbilisi, Georgia from July 23 to 25. Represented by Convenor-Director Joy Aceron, she moderated the second plenary panel on Day 1 on ‘Strengthening Government Accountability Through Oversight.’ She also served as one of the panelists in the ‘Workshop on Fighting Corruption’ on Day 2.
Government Watch (G-Watch) attended the United Nations Public Service Forum 2026, held in Tbilisi, Georgia from July 23 to 25. Represented by Convenor-Director Joy Aceron, she moderated the second plenary panel on Day 1 on ‘Strengthening Government Accountability Through Oversight.’ She also served as one of the panelists in the ‘Workshop on Fighting Corruption’ on Day 2.
We Showed the Way, But “Nothing is Given, We Need to Take It” (Closing Remarks in the Multiply-Ed National Accountability Conference: Youth Report on Education)
By Joy Aceron | 30 June 2026When I delivered a message in the formal launching of Multiply-Ed on February 7, 2022 in Pasig City, I said: “Obviously, this is just the beginning. There is a huge work ahead. But if the recent past efforts of the team were of any indication, the road ahead will surely be vibrant, productive and full of lessons on accountability and citizen empowerment towards a resilient learning environment in public education system.”
By Joy Aceron | 30 June 2026When I delivered a message in the formal launching of Multiply-Ed on February 7, 2022 in Pasig City, I said: “Obviously, this is just the beginning. There is a huge work ahead. But if the recent past efforts of the team were of any indication, the road ahead will surely be vibrant, productive and full of lessons on accountability and citizen empowerment towards a resilient learning environment in public education system.”
STRENGTHENING ACCOUNTABILITY IN WATER GOVERNANCE AS A CRUCIAL ELEMENT TO LEARNING:
POSITION PAPER OF MULTIPLY-ED ON THE WATER CRISIS IN BULACAN
POSITION PAPER OF MULTIPLY-ED ON THE WATER CRISIS IN BULACAN
To Improve Citizens’ Health Seeking Behavior, Enable Transparency, Participation, and Accountability (TPA) in Health Governance: A Report on PRO-Health TPA-Enabled Health Units Workshop Series
This G-Watch report shares the highlights from the workshop series that aimed to enable health units through Transparency-Participation-Accountability (TPA) to strengthen health and education and promotion. The workshop convened barangay-level health stakeholders, including barangay officials, Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials, community health personnel and local civil society groups to form a TPA for health core group that now help push for improved health service delivery in their barangay.
This G-Watch report shares the highlights from the workshop series that aimed to enable health units through Transparency-Participation-Accountability (TPA) to strengthen health and education and promotion. The workshop convened barangay-level health stakeholders, including barangay officials, Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials, community health personnel and local civil society groups to form a TPA for health core group that now help push for improved health service delivery in their barangay.
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.