What is Participatory Budgeting? Participatory Budgeting (PB) began in Brazil, where it has successfully empowered people in extremely deprived communities since the late 1980s. Its tools and principles are now used in many places across the world. Over 300 municipalities have used PB, in countries such as Venezuela, Canada, Spain, France and Chile, as well … Read More
Philippine Center for Civic Education and Democracy’s program Barangay Rule of Law Program also known as “BRLS” is designed to deepen democratic values among citizens at the grassroots level. It is based on the premise that strengthening democratic institutions, while important, require committed and active citizenship from the people. BRLS focuses on the peacekeeping function … Read More
The BGGP focuses on the most basic political unit: the barangays. Knowing that democracy and good governance are best understood where citizens have direct, face-to-face interaction with government, the program aims to: 1. Train barangay officials on how to integrate good governance—transparency, accountability, efficiency and citizen participation—in the day-to-day affairs of the barangay government; 2. … Read More
PROJECT CITIZEN teaches young people how democracy actually works. It provides a practical, first-hand approach to learning about the complex system of government and how to monitor and influence it. Students work together with other students in the group to conduct research in their community to discover problems that they think the government is not handling … Read More
Democracy Camp Philippines is as an intensive one week seminar-workshop for youth leaders, designed to provide them with in-depth and immersive training in the critical knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary for them to be effective citizens in a democracy. Interspersed with practical and real-world skills training in program management and consensus building, Democracy Camp Philippines will … Read More
The Civic Education Training Seminar (CETS) is a content seminar designed to provide the people charged with the citizenship training of our youth with updated, improved and integrated materials and pedagogy, as well as the necessary training to use these materials effectively in imparting key concepts and lessons in love of country, civic culture, democracy, … Read More
The Philippine Center for Civic Education and Democracy (PCCED) with the support of the Department of Education Bohol Division recently conducted a 3-day training seminar on Civic Education and Project Citizen that was attended by Forty-five (45) social studies teachers coming from public secondary schools in Jagna and the third (3rd) Congressional District last June 12-15, 2015 … Read More
More than 70 social studies teachers and advisers of student governments from the province of Kalinga joined the training workshop on civic education and Project Citizen organized by the Philippine Center for Civic Education and Democracy (PCCED) from June 12-14 in Tabuk City, Kalinga. Organized in cooperation with the Department of Education-Division of Kalinga, the … Read More
Dr. Clement Camposano is the new Chairperson of the Philippine Center for Civic Education and Democracy (PCCED). He was elected to a one-year term during the orgnization’s General Membership meeting held last May 25, 2015. A nine-member Board of Trustees was also elected: Chairperson: Dr. Clement Camposano Vice Chairperson: Dr. Ernesto Grio Treasurere: Ms. Natividad … Read More
The Philippine Center for Civic Education and Democracy (PCCED) recently launched its newest project on barangay good governance in the municipality of Jagna, Bohol. The project, “Promoting Democratic Values in the Barangays of Jagna” is a two-year initiative that aims to provide capacity building for barangay authorities as well as civics and participation training for … Read More
