Category: News and Articles
DICT moves to invest in common towers but tower permitting delays persist
May 13, 2021DICT moves to invest in common towers but tower permitting delays persist. We laud the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) recently reported plans to invest in common towers for missionary sites, complete with radio access network and Internet Protocol to expand mobile services to underserved areas in the country. While the Joint Memorandum […]
Digital insights from a 12-year-old
May 10, 2021The aggressive capital spending of the private sector is not enough for the tens of thousands lag in telecommunications towers.
Commentary: Care for our healthcare heroes
May 8, 2021The government, particularly the DOH should take immediate action and give what is due to our healthcare heroes.
Our most important national asset
May 3, 2021Let me end by recognizing our Filipino labor force, our most important national asset who must now exert heroic fortitude to cope with the risks and difficulties of this deep recession. I also appeal to the private sector to continue supporting your workers by using your dynamism and innovativeness to sustain continuity while learning to live with this virus.
The sustainability movement
April 26, 2021Let us all be part of the sustainability movement to save our planet.
We have friends ready to help us
April 19, 2021The President’s policy of “appeasement” has allowed China’s reckless disregard of our sovereign rights, and immeasurably drained and damaged our exclusive maritime resources. China’s aggression must be stopped, the rule of law must prevail, and we have friendly nations ready to help us.
The private sector must lead the push for digital transformation
April 14, 2021We at CitizenWatch encourage and fully support the amplified role of the private sector in the sustained development of the digital sector in the country. This will greatly bolster our country’s competitiveness and stimulate new business ventures that our economy needs to help the country recover from this deep recession.
Kaliwa Dam Project exposes Filipinos to undue Risk
April 7, 2021We at CitizenWatch are raising serious concern over the apparent corner-cutting and missing permits of the proponents of the Kaliwa Dam project which could cause delays and other issues that could put not only the future of Metro Manila’s water supply at risk but will also affect our economy, environment, and the welfare of indigenous […]
Rallying for a digitally revitalized recovery
April 5, 2021by Orlando Oxales originally published in The Manila Standard “The private sector has consistently proven its value during national emergencies.” We are again on Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) mode. This is the second summer when most of us had to forego our traditional Holy Week break activities to dodge the now more virulent variants of COVID-19 that, […]
ECQ again! Mind your power consumption
March 29, 2021Try to be mindful of how you use your appliances to avoid a self-inflicted spike in electric bills.