Category: News and Articles
Working toward a connected, protected citizenry
February 13, 2025Working toward a connected, protected citizenry Statement of CitizenWatch Philippines Mixed reactions have greeted the introduction of Senate Bill 2699, more popularly known as the Konektadong Pinoy Act. The objective of the bill is laudable indeed – to bring connectivity to as many Filipinos as possible across the archipelago. Ideally, the drastically-improved connections, due to […]
Hunger is the Enemy: Ensure Affordable Food for All!
February 4, 2025Hunger is the Enemy: Ensure Affordable Food for All! Food security is not just a policy issue—it is a crisis affecting millions of Filipino families. The sharp rise in rice prices, coupled with the increasing costs of meat, vegetables, and seafood, has placed an unbearable strain on household budgets. A recent survey by the Social […]
Power to the people
April 29, 2024The country’s high-growth areas deserve to be given the opportunity to realize their potential without roadblocks that would impede their progress. If DUs are not able to respond to the need, there must be a way to do justice to these areas’ efforts to grow instead of letting their potential go to waste.
No lease for broadband service installations
April 1, 2024By Orlando Oxales originally published in The Manila Standard “We have been advocating reforms that would update the country’s policies more compatible and adaptable to fast evolving technological innovations of a global digital economy” When the world had to enforce quarantine measures to fight the COVID 19 pandemic, the global shift towards digital technologies for […]
No reason for delay in passage of anti-piracy bills
January 12, 2024Allowing cyberthieves to profit from the hard work of others and incentivizes more theft of intellectual property. We call on our good legislators in the Senate to act expeditiously on the Online Site Blocking Act.
Strategic push to agro-industrialization
October 23, 2023Agro-industrialization is a strategic move towards a sustainable and resilient agricultural sector that benefits both producers, consumers, and the national economy.
War vs. brutal specter of terrorism
October 16, 2023by Orlando Oxales originally published in Then Manila Standard It is now that we must beckon our allies to stand united in steadfast commitment to the rule of law and the inviolable rights of every human being In the quiet of dawn, as the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah was being celebrated, Southern Israel was suddenly […]
Critical Infrastructure requires a robust and pro-active cybersecurity posture
October 10, 2023Critical Infrastructure requires a robust and pro-active cybersecurity posture CitizenWatch Philippines urges the government to partner with the private sector in adopting a robust cybersecurity posture to protect the country’s critical infrastructure sector from cyberattacks. Such attacks by state or nonstate actors can undermine national security and disrupt economic activity and our way of life. […]
A masterplan in peril: Ramming a questionable JVA down Subic’s throat
October 9, 2023Christopher Belmonte – Philstar.com The mention of “Subic” brings to mind a bustling port, an active community and catalyst of economic mobility and prosperity among its people. Decades after a volcanic eruption and the exit of a US military base, the businesses that have set up shop in Subic have been able to provide jobs for […]
Junction to progress, or to failure
October 2, 2023If there are no clear answers to these questions, then the path forward is evident. The SBMA must remember its primary duty to serve the people of Subic.