NAMFREL Bantay ng Bayan

It is better to light a candle, than to curse the darkness. www.namfrel.org.ph

"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke

National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL)

Filipinos from all walks of life have decided to take positive action to preserve democracy in the country by making elections work as the basic means for achieving peaceful change.

NAMFREL is a world pioneer in election monitoring. Formally organized in October 1983, its roots can be traced as early as 1957 with the establishment of the Operations Registration Committee. The Citizens National Electoral Assembly (CNEA) formed in the 1960s and 1970s was also the precursor of NAMFREL. Today, NAMFREL continues the tradition of a citizens' group working for political and electoral reforms.