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by Veronica B. Carabi
Program Officer
Technical
Services Department, PhilDHRRA
THE PHILIPPINE PARTNERSHIP FOR the Development of Human Resources
in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA) emerged after the workshop on Development of Human
Resources in Rural Areas held in Thailand in 1983. The network was formally
established in April 1984. To date, it has a total membership of 65
non-government organizations (NGOs) spread across the three island regions of
Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao in the Philippines.

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PhilDHRRA is a national network of social development
organizations that strive to be militant, non-violent, dynamic, viable,
effective, self-reliant and committed to establishing autonomous people's
organizations (POs) geared towards building a society. Organizations are
characterized by participatory democracy, equality, national sovereignty,
cultural autonomy, gender equality and environmental
sustainability.