#BumotoKa Para Sa Kaayusan Webinar tackles why it's important to engage in the national elections and how you can arm yourself against disinformation!

Having "kaayusan" or good governance means that state officials and public institutions make the best use of the country's resources while producing results that meet the needs of the Filipino people. Voting for excellent leaders and keeping yourself well-informed will help in creating an effective government. Your vote is our future.

Through the expertise of Out of the Box Media Literacy Initiative’s Co-founder, Marlon Nombrado, this webinar was able to discuss what misinformation is, how misinformation and fake news can ultimately disrupt the perception of Filipinos, especially on social media.

This webinar focused on the topic of preparedness, resilience and mitigation. One of the most common challenges that the Philippines face several times a year are the natural catastrophes.

Speakers: We invited Anna Katrina Aspuria, Head of the Development Programs and Innovation Unit of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation, and Gail Guianlao-Billones, Board Member and part-time trainor at the Balik Kalipay Center for Psychosocial Response to discuss what we’ve learned during the pandemic, LGU’s role in disaster management, and how to incorporate the indigenous peoples in the disaster programs.

Kaunlaran focuses on good governance. During this webinar we discussed what traits public servants voted into the positions must possess in order to serve the public well and not be fazed by difficult challenges.

Our speakers included Ma. Remedios Mapa-Suplido, Chairperson of International Center for Innovation, Transformation, and Excellence in Governance, Dexter Yang of GoodGov PH, and Usec. Jonathan Malaya of Department of Interior and Local Government.

The webinar on Kapayapaan or Peace tackles the security issues and conflicts in our country, and even in the international sphere.

Guest speakers during this event were Arizza Nocum, Co-founder and President of KRIS Philippines, and Samantha Lumang, Youth for Peace Ambassador for Teach Peace Build Peace Movement.

In this webinar we discussed the concept of justice in the Philippine setting, political climate and society. This is in acknowledgement that progress is feasible as long as a country prioritizes social justice and is devoted to equity.

However, we can only attain justice if we have just people governing us. Experts who helped us unpack this topic were Jal Disomimbal, the Sector Head for Indigineous Peoples of the Office of the Vulnerable Sector of the COMELEC, and Jerrick Go, who is the Chief of the Education and Training Division of the Human Rights Education and Promotion Office of the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines.

In this webinar, we focused on women’s rights, to learn how we can protect the women in our country, the opportunities available to Filipinas, and the barriers and challenges Filipino women face as they try to achieve equality.

Among our speakers for this episode are Carmen Lopez, the Chief Empowerment Officer of HerStore.Asia, and Maryka Exconde, an advocate at WiTech Philippines.

Our partners from LGBT Philippine Chamber of Commerce co-produced this webinar to explain more about the current experiences of the LGBT Community and how the upcoming elections will affect the progress that the LGBT community has made thus far for the betterment of equality for all.

Atty. Felipe Joaquin A. Reyes III, the director of the Philippine LGBT Bar Association was the guest speaker for this event.

This webinar focuses on various discussions regarding entrepreneurship, especially its effects in the economy. With the expertise of Kevin Dela Cruz, PhilDev Foundation’s Entrepreneurship and Incubation Manager, and Bienvenido Oplas Jr., Minimal Government Thinkers’ President, the audience was able to understand the importance of the need of entrepreneurship and business activities for the development and growth of the Philippine economy.

In this webinar we discussed the health sector in the Philippines. Topics discussed ranged on the current activities of the government for the health sector during a global pandemic, to the new practices for mental health and wellbeing, and even the current actions that we can do for public health.

The speakers were Comm. Dexter Galban, the Commissioner on population and development of NEDA, Dr. Beverly Ho, Director for Health Promotion Bureau of the Department of Health, Dr. Via Roderos, the COO of Alaga Health, and Alyannah Lagasca, Chairperson for the Youth for Mental Health Coalition.

The webinar focused on Kabataan or youth is in partnership with the Online SDG Youth Action Forum. During this webinar, which is aimed at reaching the youth and new voters, we discussed what makes a wise voter, what schools can do to encourage participation, and how to go about conversing with people who have different political beliefs and opinions.

Guest speakers for this event are Sobina Yu, founder of an NGO called Hiraya Manawari, James Alonza - Deputy Curator for Opportunities and Partnerships of the Online SDG Youth Action Forum, and Cedric James Pulga, Technical Writer and Researcher from the Office of the Mayor, San Vicente, Palawan.