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MINCON
MINDANAO CONGRESS OF DEVELOPMENT NGOs AND NGIs
MINDANAO CONGRESS OF DEVELOPMENT NGOs AND NGIs
BACKGROUND
The NGOs in Mindanao have one thing in common, MINDANAO. As NGOs in Mindanao
pursue the social development goal of creating a Filipino society that is based on justice,
equity and participative democracy, a good number of Mindanao NGOs underscore the
development of an economically self-reliant, ecologically sound and autonomous Mindanao.
Many of the Mindanao NGOs have played a role in addressing the major national and
advocacy for peace and democracy. Many of these NGOs joined national networks of NGOs
to acquire an added voice and hand in the advocacy and undertaking of some urgent social
development issues and programs. One of the critical issues was existing relationship with
the central government including political, economic and cultural organizations. This
relationship is characteristically top-buttom, inequitable and culturally insensitive.
In December 1990, an assembly of representatives of NGOs in Mindanao was held in
Davao City and there decided to organize the Mindanao Congress of Development NGOs
(MINCON). MINCON is a concerted effort toward correcting the unjust structures that have
long governed the relationship between central government and other national institutions
with Mindanao.
PRINCIPLES OF UNITY
MINCON is a movement of Mindanao Development NGOs and NGIs, primarily unaffiliated
but including those affiliated with other networks but are desirous of doing their share in
promoting special Mindanao concerns and advocacies.
The unifying principles that will bind these various groups and individuals together are:
1. Mindanao for Mindanaoans. For decades, Mindanao had served as the milking cow of
national government and business, as well as multi-national corporations; in return, it's
been getting "dog food". For the sake of Philippine progress and national unity, this
situation must change. Such change, however, will not happen by its own accord. It will
require the determined and concerted efforts of Mindanaoans. In solidarity with concerned
and sympathetic organizations, institutions and individuals in the national capital and other
parts of the country, Mindanao advocates must pursue a common development agenda.
2. Harmony in Diversity. Owing to its unique Tripeople composition, however, Mindanao has
to develop and promote a distinctively Mindanao solution to its peculiar problems and
situation. Necessarily, this should proceed around the idea of forging harmony out of
diverse cultures of the Christians (migrant settlers), the Muslims and the Lumads. This is
imperative if Mindanao has to succeed and move forward; and
3. The development principles of the Philippine community of development NGOs as
enunciated in the Covenant f Philippine NGOs.
The NGOs in Mindanao have one thing in common, MINDANAO. As NGOs in Mindanao
pursue the social development goal of creating a Filipino society that is based on justice,
equity and participative democracy, a good number of Mindanao NGOs underscore the
development of an economically self-reliant, ecologically sound and autonomous Mindanao.
Many of the Mindanao NGOs have played a role in addressing the major national and
advocacy for peace and democracy. Many of these NGOs joined national networks of NGOs
to acquire an added voice and hand in the advocacy and undertaking of some urgent social
development issues and programs. One of the critical issues was existing relationship with
the central government including political, economic and cultural organizations. This
relationship is characteristically top-buttom, inequitable and culturally insensitive.
In December 1990, an assembly of representatives of NGOs in Mindanao was held in
Davao City and there decided to organize the Mindanao Congress of Development NGOs
(MINCON). MINCON is a concerted effort toward correcting the unjust structures that have
long governed the relationship between central government and other national institutions
with Mindanao.
PRINCIPLES OF UNITY
MINCON is a movement of Mindanao Development NGOs and NGIs, primarily unaffiliated
but including those affiliated with other networks but are desirous of doing their share in
promoting special Mindanao concerns and advocacies.
The unifying principles that will bind these various groups and individuals together are:
1. Mindanao for Mindanaoans. For decades, Mindanao had served as the milking cow of
national government and business, as well as multi-national corporations; in return, it's
been getting "dog food". For the sake of Philippine progress and national unity, this
situation must change. Such change, however, will not happen by its own accord. It will
require the determined and concerted efforts of Mindanaoans. In solidarity with concerned
and sympathetic organizations, institutions and individuals in the national capital and other
parts of the country, Mindanao advocates must pursue a common development agenda.
2. Harmony in Diversity. Owing to its unique Tripeople composition, however, Mindanao has
to develop and promote a distinctively Mindanao solution to its peculiar problems and
situation. Necessarily, this should proceed around the idea of forging harmony out of
diverse cultures of the Christians (migrant settlers), the Muslims and the Lumads. This is
imperative if Mindanao has to succeed and move forward; and
3. The development principles of the Philippine community of development NGOs as
enunciated in the Covenant f Philippine NGOs.
MINCON's THRUSTS
In furtherance of these principles, MINCON's
thrusts will consist of the following:
MINCON STRATEGIES
In this regard, MINCON aims:
In furtherance of these principles, MINCON's
thrusts will consist of the following:
- To work for the poor and full
implementation, and further
enhancement of the local Government
Code, is one starting effort along this
line; - Undertaking advocacies towards
achieving political parity and economic
equity and adequate social services
for Mindanao and among
Mindanaoans; - Taking initiatives that are promotive of
better and harmonious relations
between Muslims, Christians and
Lumads; and - To unify and strengthen the MINCON
Network.
MINCON STRATEGIES
In this regard, MINCON aims:
- To catalyze and support an organized
Mindanao lobby; - Through its members, to facilitate and
help in the capability building process
for NGOs/POs active and effective
participation in local governance; - To pursue a systematic advocacy
program that put weight on the
structural causes rather than ethnic
diversity as the root cause of the
Mindanao problem; and - To facilitate information access and
exchange among its members and
with other NGOs.