Includes bibliographical references.

1. Government-PO interface in national coordinative bodies in poverty alleviation / Victoria A. Bautista -- 2. Participation and representation, the case of indigenous peoples in the municipality of Impasugong, Bukidnon / Garie G. Briones and Rodillo S.P. Jarin, II -- 3. Women's participation, government intervention, the women's desk of Mapulang Lupa, Valenzuela / Charlie E. Cabotaje and Trina Joyce M. Sajo -- 4. Government-PO interface in an agrarian reform community, making multipurpose cooperative work for poverty alleviation in Barangay Mahayag / Eleanor E. Nicolas and Rhea Marie M. Carinõ -- 5. PO interface in poverty alleviation program, the CIDSS / Lilibeth Jovita J. Juan and Napoleon Allan R. Prieto.

Realization of empowerment is basically translated through the interface of people's organizations in the different phases of management such as policy formulation, situation analysis, planning implementation, and monitoring /evaluation. In the case of poverty alleviation, efforts to ensure that the poor and marginalized are given a role to play in governance is a values process, to ensure that they can meaningfully and are able to do.