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UPHOLD THE FREEDOM OF OUR MEDIA!
February 13, 2020CitizenWatch Philippines expresses its outright protest against the usurpation of the mandate of Congress to grant or reject ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal. It also voices its empathy to the thousands of families to be affected by the non-renewal of its franchise.
STATEMENT ON WATER SITUATION
December 16, 2019We call on government, the regulators and the concessionaires stop the destructive rhetoric and instead focus on rationale and practical solutions to quickly address a looming WATER SUPPLY CRISIS!
Citizen Watch seeks solution to FIT deficit
June 15, 2018Consumer advocacy group Citizen Watch called on the government to explore ways to address the ballooning deficit of the feed-in tariff fund’s and review the feed-in tariff allowance to lessen the burden to consumers.
SUMMER IS POWER PLANT WATCH SEASON
April 26, 2018As we seek to protect rights of the consumers to have reliable, accessible and affordable for the Filipinos, CitizenWatch Philippines pledges to continue its initiative, Power Plant Watch where the group closely monitors the performance of power plants and identifies shutdown of power plants by name to increase transparency in the generation side.
CA ruling on WESM price spike to cost consumers P17 B
December 15, 2017(Originally published on December 14 by the Philippine Star) MANILA, Philippines — Customers are expected to bear the brunt of the Court of Appeals’ decision reversing the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) order which voided the sharp spike in spot market rates in December 2013. Advocacy group Citizen Watch said the CA decision would pass on […]
Sugar sweetened beverage taxes too much for ordinary consumers
November 20, 2017CitizenWatch Philippines stands firm in defense of the rights of Filipino consumers. As an advocacy group that aims to empower ordinary consumers on their primary right to avail of basic commodities at affordable prices, we strongly urge the members of the Congress to minimize the impact of the sugar sweetened beverage taxes as it will […]
Sweetest compromise: Cutting sweetened beverage taxes and its consequences
November 20, 2017(Originally published on November 17 by Philippine Star) On Nov. 7, 2017, Sen. JV Ejercito, in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means Senator Sonny Angara, proposed amendments to Senate Bill 1592, otherwise known as the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN). The amendments for approval and consideration […]