Civil society is comprised of non-governmental and non-profit organizations that work to serve the interests of citizens outside of the government and private sectors. The 1987 Philippine Constitution recognizes the important role of civil society organizations and guarantees their rights to participate in decision making. Philippine law establishes mechanisms for local governments to partner with civil society organizations to provide basic services, job training, and projects to improve communities. Civil society organizations include non-governmental organizations, people's organizations, cooperatives, social movements, and business and professional groups.

1. Role of
Civil Society
Prepared by: Karyll Joy P.Callangan

2. CIVIL SOCIETY
Is comprised of groups or organizations
working in the interest of the citizens but
operating outside of the governmental
and for-profit sectors. Organizations and
institutions that make up civil society
include labor unions, non-profit
organizations, churches, and other
service agencies that provide an
important service to society but generally
ask for very little in return

3. Legal Basis: 1987 Constitution
ARTICLE XIII: Social Justice and Human Rights
Role and Rights of People’s Organization
 Section 15: The State shall respect the role of
independent people’s organizations to enable the
people to pursue and protect, within the democratic
framework, their legitimate and collective interest and
aspirations, through peaceful and lawful means.
 People's organizations are bona fide associations of
citizens with demonstrated capacity to promote the
public interest and with identifiable leadership,
membership, and structure.

4.  Section 16: The right of the people and
their organizations to effective and
reasonable participation at all levels of
social, political and economic decision-
making shall not be abridged. The state,
by law, facilitate the establishment of
adequate consultation mechanisms.

5. Enacted Participation Mechanisms
Sec. 34 – Local government units shall promote
the establishment and operation of people’s
and non-governmental organizations to
become active partners in the pursuit of local
autonomy.
Local Government Code (7160)
CHAPTER IV
Relations With People's and
Non-Governmental Organizations

6. Sec. 35 – LGUs may enter into joint ventures and such
other cooperative arrangements with POs and NGOs to
engage in the delivery of certain basic services,
capability building and livelihood projects and to develop
local enterprises designed to improve productivity and
income, diversify agriculture, spur rural industrialization,
promote ecological balance and enhance the economic
and social well-being of the people.
Sec. 36 – An LGU may through its Local Chief Executive
and with the concurrence of the Sanggunian concerned,
provide assistance, financial or otherwise, to such POs
and NGOs for economic, socially-oriented,
environmental or cultural projects to be implemented
within its jurisdiction.

7. Definition of Terms:
 Civil Society Organization (CSO)- a non-
state and non-profit organization that works
to improve society and human condition (ref.
Global Edge). Basic types CSOs include:
NGO, PO, civic, Cooperative, social
movements, professional group & business
group

8.  Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs)- a
non-stock, not for profit organization that
works with different sectors & communities,
promoting their general welfare &
development, provide a wide range of
services for peoples’ organization & tend to
operate with full time staff. Organization such
us social development organizations,
foundations, independent research
institutions

9.  Peoples’ Organization (POs)- an association
of residents in a barangay or barangays,
established to promote public interest & with
an identifiable leadership structures &
membership. POs are often formed among
the disadvantaged sectors of the society
such as the farmer-peasant, artisanal
fisherfolk, workers in the formal & informal
sector and migrant workers, indigenous
people & cultural communities, women,
PWDs, senior citizens, victims of calamities
& disasters, youth & students, children &
urban poor as defined RA 8425 (SRA-NAPC)

10.  Indigenous Peoples’ Organization (POs)-
private, non-profit, voluntary organizations of
members of indigenous cultural communities
(ICCs) or Indigenous People (IPs) which are
accepted are representatives of ICCs or Ips
(reference: Rule II Sec.1 RA 8371 or Indigenous
People’s Rights Act)
 Cooperative- an autonomous & duly registered
association of persons with a common bond of
interests who have voluntarily joined together to
achieve their social, economic & cultural needs
& aspirations by making equitable contributions
to the capital required, patronizing products &
services, & accepting fair share of risks &
benefits

11.  Business Group- a non-stock corporation
composed of business in the same industry
established to pursue the interest of the
industry i.e. chambers of commerce &
industry
 Recognize Organization- an organization
allowed by the Sanggunian to participate, for
purposes of meeting the minimum
requirement for membership, in the local
special body provided it meets all the criteria
except for the registration

12.  Registered/Accredited Organization- an
organization that obtains registration from
SEC, CDA, DOLE or any national
government agency that is empowered by
law or policy to accredit or register such
organizations such as: DSWD, DA, DAR,
NHA, HLURB, DOH, NCIP, NAPC,
Insurance Commission & Phil. Regulatory
Commission
 Accreditation- the process of granting
authorization, within 60 days from the
organization of the newly elected
Sanggunian, to an organization for purposes
of representation to a local special body

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