Anna Bueno

Anna Bueno is a new lawyer, who is currently a program associate of PODER/Government Watch.

Anna Bueno

Have loans helped the citizen engagement and accountability mechanisms in Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to continue amid the COVID-19 pandemic?

This paper presents the findings of G-Watch monitoring on whether and how citizen engagement and accountability mechanisms of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) have remained active despite the pandemic. The research involved reviewing relevant loan documents with the World Bank to establish whether loans entered into by the government for 4Ps included prescribed citizen engagement and accountability mechanisms.

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‘Para kanino tayo kumikilos?’: Planting the seeds for a new social movement

In a seemingly fragmented society, how can Filipinos begin to rebuild the power of social movements? Illustration by JL JAVIER (Source: CNN Philippines)
Several G-Watch activities featured in the CNN Philippines by Anna Bueno. See below for complete caption.

“What can we do amidst these concerted efforts to strike down accountability? The people in the roundtable ask. What can we do against the overwhelming arrogance of power?
“The suggestion, coming from Government Watch — an action-research organization embedded in various civic groups all over the Philippines — is to revive the power of social movements. Or more specifically: revive the movement-building approach, especially in light of a society that feels more divided and fragmented than ever.”

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G-Watch
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