Building Sustainable Partnership Towards
Transformative Politics and
Participatory Governance
Building Sustainable Partnership
Transformative and Participatory
Local Governance
Under this program, IPG implements projects adaptive to the specificities of local governments to develop and enhance capacities for effective, efficient, transparent, and participatory governance
Gender Responsive Governance
This program is focused on meaningful participation of women in governance and development processes and enhancing the skills of women in government and leaders of women community-based organizations to engage effectively in local governance
Health Governance and
Hard Reduction
IPG has navigateed the available spaces for government-civil society participation in an array of local health concerns and programs
Who are we?
INSTITUTE OF POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE
The Institute for Politics and Governance, Inc. (IPG) is a non-stock, non-profit, and non-governmental organization formed at the advent of the passage of the 1991 Local Government Code (LGC) of the Philippines. From 1994, it has harnessed the broad general welfare and civil society participation mandates of the Code and worked in furthering good governance and meaningful autonomy at the local level.
Our Mission
As an institution, IP’s mission is to capacitate and empower civil society organizations to enable them to engage in local governance in pursuit of social and national transformation and development; advocate for political and social reforms that impact on the lives of the marginalized; enhance meaningful participation in governance of all stakeholders, especially the marginalized; support local government officials who are committed to accountable, responsive, and inclusive governance; and, provide a forum for sharing insights and experiences in the arena of community development.
Our Vision
IPG envisions a Philippine society where a modernizing, equitable, sustainable, and participatory local governance is thriving; the poor and marginalized are organized and empowered to autonomously pursue the resolution of their issues within the framework of inclusive social development; and within a social and political context characterized by democratic pluralism, enabling electoral system, and culture that strengthens respect for human rights and the rule of law.
Our Core Values
Participatory Democracy
Good Local Governance
Respect for Human Dignity
Gender Equality
Transformative Politics
Rule of law
Governance
IPG’s Board of Trustees, given their diverse background – as academician, progressive local government officials, health worker, and lawyer – provide specialized expertise as resource persons and project advisers. The Executive Director is responsible for providing managerial and technical leadership in the operationalization of IPG’s policies and strategies, and the execution of programs and projects.