Welcome Welcome to the website of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung office in the Philippines. The KAS Manila office develops programs on issue-areas that aim to help strengthening the democratization process in the Philippines; From 1998 to the present, the main activities of KAS in the Philippines have focused on Social Economy, Institutional and Political Reform, and Peace and Development in Mindanao. »

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KAS OFFICE RELOCATES Kindly be advised that starting February 24, 2010 the new office will be located at 5/F Cambridge Center, 108 Tordesillas cor. Gallardo Sts., Salcedo Village, Makati City. We will keep our old telephone numbers and email addresses but anticipate delay in its transfer. For anything urgent, kindly feel free to contact us through these numbers: portable landline no: +63 (2) 486 1756; mobile no.: +63 (926) 629 6407. (Feb. 23, 2010)

How to Win an Election: Lessons from the Experts 2nd Edition How to Win an Election 2nd edition is an update of the very successful How to Win an Election: Lessons from the Experts that is suppose to assist candidates and campaigners in planning and conducting successful and meaningful election campaigns. (Jan. 11, 2010) »

Leveling The 2010 Local Election Playing Field (PHOTO: Isabela Governor Ma. Gracia Cielo “Grace” Padaca shares her experience winning against the 30-year political dynasty of the Dys) A workshop for neophyte politicians was conducted by the Ateneo School of Government in partnership with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the Emmanuel Pelaez Foundation. The workshop assisted individuals aspiring for locally elected positions-giving them a winning chance in the 2010 elections. (Dec. 17, 2009) »

Rey Magno Teves dies of pneumonia, age 65 The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung would like to extend its deepest condolences to the family of Rey Magno Teves, who passed away last Nov. 12, 2009 of acute pneumonia. Teves was a partner of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung for almost 40 years in its efforts to build a strong Christian-Democratic movement. He also served as the executive director of the Technical Assistance Centre for the Development of Rural and Urban Poor, based in DAvao city and has been... (Nov. 23, 2009) »

Klaus Preschle bids farewell, welcomes Peter Koeppinger (Photo, L-R: Dr. Peter Koeppinger, Mr. Klaus Preschle (background), former Pres. Fidel V. Ramos) The grand ballroom of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel buzzed with 250 close friends of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung to bid farewell to outgoing country representative of 6 ½ years Klaus Preschle. Among them former President Fidel V. Ramos, who aside from thanking his dear friend Klaus Preschle, took the opportunity to give presidential aspirant National Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro unsolicited... (Oct. 14, 2009) »

Voices of Dissent (Photo: "Power Women" former Sen. Santanina Rasul and Amina Rasul) Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) partner, the Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy (PCID) launched a publication, Voices of Dissent: A Postscript to the MOA-AD Decision, last September 11, 2009 at the Powerbooks Megamall. The book features essays written by noted Muslim peace advocates as well as non-Muslim legal scholars that present contrary views to the Supreme Court decision declaring the Memorandum of Agreement on... (Oct. 12, 2009) »