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The MINCODE Council created four commissions within the coalition to assist the organization in implementing its advocacy programs. These commissions are:

Tripeople's Commission
Politics and Governance Commission
Economic Commission
Gender and Development Commission

These commissions are composed of individual NGO members of the networks implementing related programs and activities. The commissions served as mechanisms to facilitate involvement and broaden participation of member NGOs and POs of the different networks in the region as well as a system in responding to the different issues raised by MINCODE member networks. They are to assist the Council in setting direction on issues identified and recommend, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate commission related programs.

Bringing the coalition's vision, mission and goals into doable plans, the four commissions lead the coordination of plans and programs related to MINCODE priority issues and concerns.

Tripeople Commission (TriCom)

Headed by the Association of Foundations network, the commission works on three objectives – (1) participatory peace process; (2) land rights reflective of tri-people interests; and (3) relevant, culture-sensitive educational system responsive to Mindanao tripeople character. It provides strategic direction and planning on peacebuilding program currently implemented in five (5) barangays in Bukidnon and Sulu provinces.

Economic Commission (EcoCom)

The commission is the primary body tasked to undertake programs and projects on sustainable economic models suited for Mindanao development and monitoring mechanism for anti-poverty programs. The commission is being led by two member networks – the Mindanao Alliance of Self-Help Societies – Southern Philippines Educational Cooperative Center (MASS-SPECC) and Agri-Aqua Development Coalition (AADC-Mindanao).

The EcoCom is actively involved in providing capacity building interventions for member NGOs who are assisting communities through alternative livelihood activities in Mindanao.

Good Governance Commission (GovCom)

The commission's concern is the adoption of governance agenda of the civil society organizations and its active participation in local governance. It also works on the consultative and participatory process to pursue constitutional amendment that will accommodate right to self-determination of people to include federal form of government. The Mindanao Congress of NGOs and NGIs (MINCON) is the lead network of the commission.

The GovCom is presently involved in the Transparency and Accountable Governance (TAG) project in seven (7) cities in Mindanao, namely, Cotabato, Dapitan, Iligan, IGACOS, General Santos, Marawi and Surigao.

Gender and Development Commission (GADCom)

The commission is the focal body in charge of gender-related issues, specifically, the mainstreaming of concerns of women, children, and other disadvantaged sectors in GO/NGO coalition/network policies, programs and projects with the due consideration of the cultural diversity of the people.

The commission is being headed by two member networks – the Council of Organized Social Service Agencies in Mindanao (COSSA) and MINCON.

MINCODE to Hold Strategic Planning

The Mindanao Coalition of Development NGO Networks [MINCODE] will hold its Strategic Planning on June 19-20, 2008 at Mergrande Ocean Resort, Bago Aplaya, Davao City. With fund support from Lutheran World Relief (LWR), the activity aims to outline the Coalition’s medium term (2008-2012) strategic targets and timeframe. It will be attended by Council members representing the twelve member networks of development NGOs in Mindanao and members of MINCODE’s Four Commissions namely Governance and Politics, Tripeople, Gender and Development and Economic.

Action for Truth and Accountability: Interfaith Prayer Rally and Candle Lighting Ceremony on Friday (February 22, 2008)

The current controversy on ZTE-NBN project portrayed another “grand scale” corruption involving top government officials. It adds to the alleged anomalies and scandals in the past such as the fertilizer scam, “Hello Garci” scandal and Diosdado Macapagal highway controversy that still remain unsettled.

As advocate of transparency and accountability in governance, all we need is the TRUTH behind these issues. In response to the call for action for truth and accountability, an INTERFAITH PRAYER RALLY AND CANDLE LIGHTING CEREMONY will be held at 5:00 PM on February 22, 2008 (Friday) at the Freedom Park (in front of Ateneo). All colleagues in social development work and their assisted communities are invited to attend the activity.

This collective mass action is organized and supported by various stakeholders such as the Ateneo de Davao University, Black and White Movement, AMOMA, MINCODE and the Mindanao Commission on Women. It is intended to show to the public our outrage and denounce on the massive corruption and affirm our yearning for the truth on the alleged controversies of the current government. The activity will be held-held back-to-back with a mini-concert (at 4:00 PM) organized by the student and youth sector.

For further inquiries about the activity, kindly contact the Social Involvement and Coordinating Office (SICO) at Tel. # (082) 221-2414 local 8353 & 8329. You may also call MINCODE Secretariat at Tel (082) 299-1722 or text (0920) 951-6546 and look for Ian.

MINCODE’S DAVAO HISTORY BOOK PUBLISHED

MINCODE in partnership with the Research and Publication Office of Ateneo de Davao University published the book entitled “Davao: Reconstructing History from Text and Memory” last December 2005. Prof. Macario Tiu, ADDU professor and one of the research fellows and scholars of MINCODE’s Mindano History Project, authored it. The book was the second of the series of publication on Mindanao history.

The Mindanao History Project was an advocacy initiative of the Coalition. It started with MINCODE commissioned a pool of research fellows and scholars to undertake a historical study on Mindanao in mid-1999 to 2003. Several writings were produced and covered the history of major areas in Mindanao such as Davao, Bukidnon, Caraga Region, Zamboanga Peninsula and Cotabato. The first book on Mindanao history was published in 2003. It was authored by Prof. Rody Rodil and entitled “A Story of Mindanao and Sulu: In Question and Answer”

MINCODE believes that in writing Mindanao History it enables to:

? Help unify the peoples of Mindanao who have diverse ad oftentimes conflicting interests;

? Assist in the identification and appreciation of the diversity among these peoples;

? Facilitate in the discovery of their commonalities so that there could be “unity in diversity”; and

? Help push the development of a home-grown Mindanao identity.

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