Restructuring Government for a Green Philippines: A Youth Dialogue

Jointly Organized by: Kabalai, Liguasan Youth Association for Sustainable Development, Brotherhood of Destiny Inc., Lamitan Green Brigade and the Katipunan ng Kabataan para sa Kalikasan

February 18 2006
Simultaneous in the following sites:
1)Quezon City, Metro Manila
2)Tacurong, Maguindanao
3)Baliuag, Bulacan
4)Lamitan, Basilan
5)Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental

Objectives:

1)To raise the level of awareness and understanding of some 100 youth leaders from the target sites (at least 20 from each site) on the greens and sustainable development principles relating to decentralization of governance in relation to the various proposals on re-structuring the Philippine government via constitutional (e.g. charter change) or extra-constitutional (e.g. transitory revolutionary government) means;

2)To consult the members of the five (5) organizing groups who initiated this dialogue and other local youth leaders and youth groups on their views and positions on specific issues such as: a) the proposed amendments of the Philippine Constitution by the Constitutional Commission; b) the 3 modalities for charter change: peoples initiative, constituent assembly, and constitutional convention; c) the proposal for a transitory revolutionary government (TRG);

3)To advocate against the proposal for constituent assembly (con ass) as the means towards charter change among participating organizations and youth leaders in this dialogue;

Specific Outputs:

1)A common position paper from each of these simultaneous dialogue outlining their consensus and duly signed by the participants to be circulated to media and made public;

2)A rode map of action from each of the five simultaneous dialogue consisting of specific action plans and commitments by dialogue participants for the next 6months to one year to facilitate working together in tangible actions consistent with the agreed consensus position paper;


Proposed Program

1. Registration
2. Opening
3. Input 1: Decentralization, Sustainable Development and the Green Development Principles – How can a Federal-Parliamentary Form of Government Lead to These Ideals
(Target Presentor: Philippines Greens and/or Philippines Suswatch Network)
4. Open Forum
5. Input 2: Issues on the Charter Change: Form and Process: Why not Con Ass? (Target Presentor: Citizens Movement for a Federal Philippines)
6. Open Forum
7. Input 3: The Transitory Revolutionary Government (TRG) Proposal (Target Presentor: Laban gn Masa)
8. Open Forum
9. Moderated Discussion-Leading to Action Planning
Guide Question:
a)What is your/your organization’s stand or position on these issues?
b)In what actions can you/your group contribute to this ongoing campaign?
10.Synhesis
11.Closing

Available Support

1. Reading materials on the Greens & Decentralization
2. Reading materials on charter change-related issues
3. Reading materials on the Transitory Revolutionary Government (TRG) proposal
4. Reading materials on why not constituent assembly
5. Backdrop banner with the title of the consultation for each of the site
6. List of possible resource person from the following organizations:
a. Philippine Greens
b. Maximo T Kalaw Institute for Sustainable Development
c. Laban ng Masa
d. Citizens Movement for a Federal Philippines (CMFP)