Pera’t Pulitika Launched

THE ADVOCACY for good governance was once again affirmed by ASPAP with its partners in the Pera’t Pulitika Network. Together with LIBERTAS, the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (CER), and the Consortium for Electoral Reform (CER), the Pera’t Pulitika network geared up on February 17, 2010 to begin its activities of monitoring campaign spending and donations for the national elections in May.

The event also featured the ExCHANGES Network, with two ASPAP members—Western Mindanao State University in Zamboanga, and Silliman University in Dumaguete—participating and engaging the panel in Metro Manila.

ASPAP is currently involved in the design and piloting of a campaign finance module for public administration courses. This initiative hopes to reach beyond the election season, and create a long-term discourse on democracy and election finance among both the academe and practitioners of governance.