From the 12th to the 14th of November, ANFREL co-hosted the 9th Implementation Meeting of the Declaration of Principles for International Observation in Manila with one of its members in the Philippines, the National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL). As a long-time endorser of the Declaration, ANFREL was honored to play host to the first Implementation meeting held outside of Europe or North America.

The meeting brought together some of the foremost experts in elections and election observation to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing international election observation, among them, Followup to Recommendation and Cooperation with Citizen Observers' Groups, Electoral Transparency, the Observation of New Technologies in Elections, ISO Electoral Standards, and Security in Elections.