17 February 2022

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The EITI Board concluded that the Philippines has achieved a moderate overall score in EITI implementation, while urging the government to improve the environment for civil society participation.

While recognising the Philippines’ efforts in EITI implementation, the EITI Board has concluded that the objective of full, effective and active engagement by civil society is only partly met, given government constraints on freedom of expression, operation and association in the EITI process. However, it did not reach consensus on applying the safeguard mechanism related to civil society participation. The Board therefore agreed to revisit this issue at its meeting in October 2022 and will closely monitor the situation in the interim. It urged the government to take steps to improve the environment for civil society participation.

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