Category: News and Articles
Health resilience through the implementation of health laws
July 21, 2020As the government aims to eradicate the crisis and prevent future ones, the different stakeholders should be enjoined to ensure a resilient health system for all Filipinos.
Prioritize appropriations for health laws
July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 by Orlando Oxales originally published in The Manila Standard “Stay safe and healthy!” has become the new customary closing in every personal and business correspondence we send every day. This seemingly small gesture of courtesy and sincerity reflects how this global pandemic from Wuhan is changing our very culture and behavior. For every Filipino, […]
As citizens we stand for our sovereignty. It’s time to push back!
July 17, 2020CitizenWatch Philippines calls on our government to listen to the will of the people. Our fight against this pandemic is in itself a fight for our sovereignty.
Growing resistance to Beijing aggression
July 13, 2020The Philippine government must complete its re-pivoting by asserting our national interests and help solidify ASEAN and the international community to resist Beijing’s aggression.
Hindsight on the electric bill confusion
July 6, 2020We have seen several missteps as the government continues to grapple with the pandemic and, despite the still increasing number of new Wuhan virus infections, must now slowly and cautiously get the economy going to avert complete economic ruin.
The Adapting Society Calls for Digital Innovation
July 3, 2020CitizenWatch Philippines believes that the interconnectedness of society in the post-pandemic era is through digital connection. The best way to move forward from this pandemic is to strengthen our capacities through digital transformation. Let us forge a future fortified with digital infrastructures!
Paths to green economic recovery
June 29, 2020Let us not repeat the mistakes that have led us to this planetary mess. It must not be business as usual.
The health of humans, environment, and the economy
June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 by Orlando Oxales, published in The Manila Standard “We must all change for the better.” Economic experts and the International Monetary Fund predict the onset of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. It will push hundreds of millions into poverty.Here in the Philippines, the Department of Labor disclosed during the recent Senate hearing […]
Demolish the Bureaucratic Walls that impede Philippine Digital Infrastructure Development
June 15, 2020The government must enable the telco industry to help build a future proof digital infrastructure network to meet the fast-growing demand of a digitized society linking the ecosystems of government, private industries, and consumers to cloud-based services that are secure, stable, and fast. This fits well with the all of society approach to recover from this crisis.
Bureaucratic barriers to digital infrastructure development
June 15, 2020As we now rush into a society-wide digital transition, there will obviously be an exponential rise in demand for wireless broadband services which the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) says will need some 50,000 new cell towers. Hence, building these towers should be a top priority.