1. Community Governance & Public Administration Prepared by Jo B. Bitonio PA 117 Community Organizing & Cooperative Development

2. The right of people and their organization to effective and reasonable participation at all levels of social, political and economic decision-making shall not be abridged Art.XIII, Sec 16 1987 Philippine Constitution

3. There were lessons and experiences tried and tested during twenty years of Marcos’ rule that also spawned social movements at the grassroots level . The martial law policy itself brought about people’s initiative at the community level

4. Countervailing socio-political formations were also established, providing alternative mechanisms for power and community governance. Community organizing emerged as a potent strategy for harnessing and building capabilities and potentials to assert their rights

5. The historical enactment of the 1991 Local Government Code provided impetus for broader people’s participation in community management and development processes

6. When Fidel Ramos heralded a platform of people empowerment and self-reliance towards sustainable development

7. The varied experience in community organizing work for decades have shown that, given the necessary training and support, people belonging to the basic sectors can have the capacity to assume leadership and perform management responsibilities. They can develop both the technical skills and organizational maturity to assume direct administration of their own