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(July 5,
2007/ Manila) The Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD)
hosted a luncheon meeting in honor of the National Democratic
Institute for International Affairs (NDI) senior associate and
regional director for Asia programs, Mr. Peter Manikas, and
program officer for Asia, Ms. Brooke Okland. Also present are
representatives from NDI Philippines, Mr. Mark Wallem, senior
resident director and Ms. Nelia Agbon, senior resident country
director for Mindanao programs.
CALD secretary general Neric Acosta, MP; CALD executive director
John Coronel; CALD program officers Paolo Zamora and Carlo
Religioso and Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) communications
officer Alexandra Cuyegkeng attended the meeting.
NDI, a nonprofit organization working to
strengthen and expand democracy worldwide, is a partner of CALD.
NDI and CALD have worked on political party reform workshops
such as the Political Party Strategies to Combat Corruption in
2002 and Political Party Reform Workshop II in 2003, both held
Bangkok, Thailand. In 2004, CALD and NDI organized teams
of party representatives to conduct pre-election missions in
Taiwan, South Korea, Philippines and Indonesia to meet party
leaders, candidates, NGOs and media organizations, and election
officials. |
