The twenty-sixth meeting of the Consultative Group (CG) of the Philippines was held from March 7-8, 2005 in Davao City, Philippines. The CG meeting was designed as a forum where different stakeholders participated, and was called the "2005 Philippines Development Forum" or PDF. The Government of the Philippines, led by the Department of Finance, organized and chaired the meeting. The World Bank served as co-chair for the meeting. The PDF carried the theme "Working Together for Sustainable Economic and Social Progress" and was attended by approximately 220 participants from national and local government units, the executive, legislative and judicial branches, civil society, private sector, and the international development partners community.