Philippines - Apply for Accreditation of Civil Society Organizations

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Procedure

Apply In Person

1. To Apply for Accreditation of Civil Society Organizations, the applicant has to approach the Department of Agriculture link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer. or it can be downloaded from the following link
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
7. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
8. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
9. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
10. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
11. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
12. This entire process can be completed within 10 - 15days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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Required Documents

• Application form link
• Passport size photographs
• List of Members with addresses and contact numbers–if available
• Accomplished data sheet with organizational setup
• Certificate of good standing from Local Chief Executives or the Head of a local religious
• organization where the program /project will be implemented (authenticated)
• Valid Mayor’s permit and BIR registration (authenticated)
• Certificate of registration and/or Certificate of filing from SEC, CDA or DOLE-BRW
• (authenticated)
• Certificate of good standing from government agencies (authenticated)
• Omnibus Sworn Statement (form attached)
• Copy of bio-data sheet with a recent photo of all officers and articles of Incorporation/Cooperation latest amendment by law, showing the original incorporators/organizers andthe Secretary’s certificate for incumbent officers
• CSO which has been in operation for less than (3) years, report of accomplishment orany equivalent proof certified by the President and Secretary that it had previouslyimplemented similar projects shall be required, Sunset provision of GPPB 17-2016
• Disclosure by the CSO Directors and its Trustees of other related business, if any, andextend of ownership therein
• Authorization letter to apply for accreditation (if with mother or umbrella NGO/CSO)
• Affidavit of Secretary of CSO that none of its incorporators, organizers, directors, or official is an implementing agency who are authorized to process accreditationapplication
• Certificate of registration with CDA (authenticated)
• Certificate of compliance issued by CDA

Office Locations & Contacts

Department of Agriculture
Address : Antonio Luna Street, Cagayan de Oro City,
Misamis Oriental, 9000, Philippines
Email: [email protected]
Telephone : (Telefax) 088-8566871 / 088-8562753-55
Fax : (FAX) 088-2313496
Contact link

Eligibility

• Any organization that intends to Apply for Accreditation of Civil Society Organizations is eligible to make this application.

Fees

• The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

• Application form link

Sample Documents

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Processing Time

• This entire process can be completed within 10 - 15 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Instructions

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

Required Information

• Name
• Address
• Date organized
• Contact number
• Number of staff
• Email address
• Projects with received funding from government agencies
• Registration with accrediting agencies
• Number of people
• Date
• Signature

Need for the Document

• Accreditation- the process of assessing the applicant to determine whether a Civil Society Organization (CSO) is eligible to implement programs and/or projects using DSWD funds after meeting all the set criteria and requirements. A CSO Certificate of Accreditation shall be issued as proof of official recognition.

Information which might help

• For more information link

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

For more information link

Others

More information which might help people.