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Sentro ng Alternatibong Lingap Panligal (SALIGAN, or Alternative Legal Assistance Center)

Quezon City, Philippines
Joined June 2013
Presence in: Philippines

SALIGAN envisions a Philippines society that is just, peaceful, compassionate, and liberating:
One where each person is free to live a life more fully human, unfettered by poverty, violence, prejudice, and discrimination;
Where the rights of everyone are respected and advanced, regardless of race, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, culture, or ethnic or regional origin.

SALIGAN envisions a state that is sovereign, progressive and democratic:
One where women, the basic sectors and local communities actively engage in all levels of governance and policy-making; Where there is respect for peoples’ right to self- determination;
Where political power is pursued to ensure the welfare of all, and to correct unjust social relations.

SALIGAN envisions a national economy that is sustainable, self-reliant, and inclusive:
One where women, the basic sectors and local communities participate in allocating resources and directing growth; Where wealth is distributed to ensure the innate dignity of all.

SALIGAN envisions an environment that is healthful, balanced and sustainable:
Where peoples manage natural resources within the communities responsibly and equitably.

SALIGAN envisions a legal system that is reflective, dynamic, inclusive and accessible:
One where women, the basic sectors and local communities freely advocate their causes and assert their rights; Where laws and remedies are employed as instruments of justice, equity, peace and development.

SALIGAN envisions a people who live in hope:
A people who, in the face of the sufferings around and inside them, trust in their power to transcend.