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Philippine NRG Report 2025

Localisation is not a slogan. It is decision making, flexible funding, and trust.

 

In 2025, the Philippine National Reference Group led a second national assessment, comparing progress since 2021 and naming what is still holding back Grand Bargain commitments in the Philippines. 

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About the report

Grand Bargain 3.0 (2023 to 2026) calls for deeper country-level implementation and systemic change across the humanitarian development peace landscape. 

 

In the Philippines, the first assessment was conducted in 2021. In 2024, the National Reference Group Philippines was revitalized under Grand Bargain 3.0, and in 2025, the NRG conducted a second national assessment through an online survey, consultations, and a stakeholders conference. 

 

The NRG Philippines is co led by ECOWEB, the Center for Disaster Preparedness Foundation (CDP), and Oxfam Pilipinas.

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What we’re seeing is a dual reality. On the one hand, localisation has gained visibility, and there are credible examples of local actors leading and shaping responses. On the other hand, the system still behaves the same in the places that matter most: funding remains rigid and short-term, reporting and compliance stay fragmented and burdensome, and affected people are often invited to “participate” without real influence over priorities, partnerships, and resource allocation. That’s why the call is not for more rhetoric, but for an accelerated shift of power, resources, and decision making to local actors, backed by flexible, predictable, multi-year financing and co-created accountability.

Key findings

​1) Administrative burdens are still a systemic barrier

 

Administrative simplification remains one of the least progressive areas. Nearly 70 percent of respondents reported little to no improvement, pointing to fragmented and duplicative donor requirements that disproportionately affect local actors. 

 

Conference and consultation discussions echoed this: the issue is not just technical, it is about fairness and power in humanitarian financing. 

 

 

2) Participation is improving, but still too often consultative

 

While many respondents observed moderate to substantial progress, participation remains largely consultative and project-level, with minimal influence on strategic decision-making and funding priorities.   

 

Consultations also raised concerns about tokenism and limited representation of marginalized groups, including women, youth, and Indigenous communities, and the underrepresentation of community-based groups in policy and coordination spaces. 

 

 

3) Flexible funding models exist, but they are not yet the default

 

The report highlights working examples of flexible funding in the Philippines, including the Abot Kamay Solidarity Fund for Resilience, managed by CDP, and microgrants supporting mutual aid community groups to implement their own priority actions. 

 

At the same time, flexible funding remains uneven and constrained, necessitating stronger advocacy and institutionalization across donors, INGOs, and coordination platforms. 

 

 

What we are calling for

 

These are the report’s core recommendations:

 

  • Innovative funding that explores blended finance to unlock new resources 

  • Flexible, multi-year funding that enables local leadership and continuity 

  • Transparency on indirect cost recovery and clearer cost recovery processes 

  • Simplified accountability including options like regular check ins to reduce paperwork 

 

 

What’s inside the report

 

This publication presents the 2025 findings compared with 2021, highlighting both progress and persistent challenges in advancing Grand Bargain commitments in the Philippines. 

 

It also includes consultation and conference insights, including issues and recommendations across partnerships, participation and accountability, and funding and financing. 

 

 

Who this is for

 

  • Local and national actors seeking evidence to push for fairer funding and accountability

  • Donors and philanthropic partners ready to scale flexible, multi year, trust based support

  • INGOs and UN agencies working to reduce transaction costs and make participation real

  • Government and coordination platforms strengthening inclusion and continuity

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