Category: News and Articles
Paving the road for economic partners
June 19, 2023As our government continues to fulfill its duty and mandate to promote and protect our interests as a nation, we must reciprocate by actively participating as responsible citizens contributing the best we can for our collective success.
Telco Tower electrification delays will bog down digital economy
June 5, 2023by Orlando Oxales originally published in The Manila Standard Further feet dragging from these parties will be unacceptable and a serious disservice to their constituents whose welfare and interests they are supposed to serve The Department of Information and Communications Technology led by Secretary Ivan Uy has kicked off the National ICT Month in ceremonies with […]
The Cervical Cancer Elimination Movement
May 29, 2023The key message of this advocacy is that no one has to die of cervical cancer for the simple reason that vaccines are available.
Push systemic digitization, adopt a connectivity rating system
May 24, 2023CitizenWatch Philippines calls on the government to work with the private sector in establishing an easy-to-understand connectivity rating system that will serve as a benchmark for property owners and government institutions in providing the right level of connectivity to the volume of their user traffic.
Connectivity metrics for all public and private establishments
May 22, 2023by Orlando Oxales originally published in The Manila Standard “This means everybody inside an institution’s area of operations will have quality broadband access to all digital services they need to be productive” According to the February 2023 report on internet usage in the Philippines published by STATISTA, improvements in internet infrastructure is driving the growth of […]
Paleng-QR PH Plus is a grassroots enabler
May 15, 2023All local government leaders should help enable their constituents…by working with the BSP in rolling out the Paleng-QR PH Plus in their local ecosystems
Digital economy should be inclusive
May 9, 2023CitizenWatch Philippines urges local government executives across the country to introduce cashless payments to their constituents in the grassroots economy.
Deepening US-Philippine alliance
May 8, 2023It will be interesting how negotiations on the US-Philippine civil nuclear cooperation agreement will move forward.
ADR’s legacy of excellence, courage, and honor
April 24, 2023We must sustain Ambassador Albert del Rosario’s mission to safeguard our national security amidst the current challenges in the Indo-Pacific
EDCA: Activating the US–Philippine mutual defense posture
April 17, 2023As the government continues to pursue the path for peace and sustaining regional stability in a rule-based international order, complementing this with a clearly defined and demonstrable defense posture with our allies is a language that Beijing might better understand.