
On October 16, 2024, The Ateneo de Zamboanga University through the Social Development Office and Social Awareness and Community Service Involvement (SACSI) facilitated an initial conversation with the United Front for Honest, Orderly, and Peaceful Elections (UFHOPE) coalition core group.
The UFHOPE is the biggest electoral coalition of nonpartisan multi-sectoral groups in Zamboanga City. It is composed primarily of the COMELEC-accredited Citizens arm, namely NAMFREL, PPCRV, and LENTE and Local citizens arms from different sectors (e.g., academe, CSO, and security forces) are also members of this umbrella organization.
As we are gearing towards the 2025 National and Local Elections. The core group of the coalition convened and actively engaged in a conversation on where they wanted to direct the coalition’s mission for the upcoming elections and to reaffirm their organization’s commitment to the shared mission of the coalition.

Present in the meeting are the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL), Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE), Zamboanga-Basilan Integrated Development Alliance (ZABIDA), Silsilah Dialogue Movement, and Peace Advocates Zamboanga (PAZ).