Philippine Democratic Audit Forum Series
Dates of Implementation/Duration: October to November 2005
Partner Institution: Participatory Research Organization of Communities and Education towards Struggle for Self-reliance (PROCESS), Ateneo de Manila University’s Institute of Philippine Culture, La Salle Institute of Governance, UP Law Center’s Institute of Human Rights and UST Graduate School of Law Association
Objectives:
The series aims to bring together study findings and existing indicators on some six dimensions of democratic practice, namely, the rule of law and access to justice; civil and political rights; political participation; economic and social rights, competition and equity; government effectiveness; and government responsiveness. At the end of the series, PSSC and PROCESS expect to release a publication that will provide an aggregate assessment of the state of Philippine democracy and at the same time, establish a set of relevant indicators for monitoring and doing an audit of the quality of democracy in the country in the near and medium-term, i.e. 3 to 5 years’ time.
Project Description:
The Philippine Democratic Audit Forum Series aims to bring together study findings and existing indicators on some six dimensions of democratic practice, namely, the rule of law and access to justice; civil and political rights; political participation; economic and social rights, competition and equity; government effectiveness; and government responsiveness. Launched last 21 September 2005 with the first forum on the rule of law and access to justice convened by UP Law Center’s Institute of Human Rights, the Philippine Democratic Audit Forum Series will be conducted each month thru February 2006. The lead convenor for the October forum on civil and political rights is the UST Graduate School of Law Association, while the subsequent fora will be convened by the Institute of Philippine Culture of the Ateneo de Manila University (political participation) in November, PROCESS (economic and social rights) in December, La Salle Institute of Governance (government effectiveness) in January and PSSC (government responsiveness) in February 2006. At the end of the series, PSSC and PROCESS expect to release a publication that will provide an aggregate assessment of the state of Philippine democracy and at the same time, establish a set of relevant indicators for monitoring and doing an audit of the quality of democracy in the country in the near and medium-term, i.e. 3 to 5 years’ time.
