Category: News and Articles
Digital Innovation Needs Public and Private Support
September 12, 2020In the most recent Global Innovations Index, the Philippines jumped up by four places, putting it in the top 50 list. This report was published by the World Intellectual Property Organization, an agency within the United Nations that covers matters concerning copyrights, trademarks, patents, and other intellectual property issues. The country’s upturn in the index […]
EO 79 policy blunder
September 7, 2020This is an enormous policy blunder that I hope our policy makers will resolve with urgency.
CitizenWatch Philippines Statement: Digitization of bureaucracy to fight COVID-19 corruption
September 1, 2020CitizenWatch Philippines calls for digital transformation in government. This progressive development must be citizen-centric, guided by the objective of curbing corruption and adapting to the accelerated transformation toward a digitized society. The goal is the efficient and effective delivery for government service anchored on transparency and accountability.
To fight corruption, go digital
August 31, 2020by Orlando Oxales originally published in The Manila Standard “There are no more excuses in delaying the transformation of our national and local government systems.” It’s National Heroes’ Day but unlike the traditional parades and patriotic celebrations during normal times, we will have to make do with a virtual observance of this holiday through whatever default device […]
Economic frontliners
August 24, 2020All our capital resources, our human resources, and our mineral resources must be harnessed and maximized to their full potential. When the big industries start kicking in, the rest of the ecosystem will follow quickly.
Is the government weaponizing the law?
August 17, 2020by Orlando Oxales originally published in The Manila Standard The sudden cease-and-desist order stopping the broadcast of ABS-CBN, followed by the disapproval at the committee level of the pending bills to renew the ABS CBN franchise, the conviction of Maria Ressa for libel, and the quick signing into law of the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) despite […]
Weaponizing the law weakens the people’s confidence
August 14, 2020The adverse impact of the pandemic is not only felt in the worsening economy but also in the turbulent governance and political landscape that have shaken societal norms. During the pandemic, we have witnessed controversial government actions through the shutdown of ABS-CBN network, the conviction of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, and the signing of the […]
The ‘oligarchy’ smoke screen
August 10, 2020One of the President’s most quoted digressing remarks during his penultimate SONA, an expected element every time he speaks in public, was his renewed tirades against the two telcos, threatening to “expropriate” their operations because of, “less-than-ideal service that the public is getting” and reprising his anti-oligarch theme.
Get priorities straight
August 3, 2020The benefits of digital transformation to enterprise level operations and most especially how government bureaucracy and front-line services can become very efficient and transparent with the integration of cloud-based technologies is not a new idea. All we need to do is to get our priorities straight.
Cutting the cost of electricity
July 27, 2020I hope that there will be more cost-cutting measures to be initiated by the regulators and the power industry especially while we are all grappling to survive this global crisis.