News and Articles
Focus on stable power supply
July 11, 2022The economic aspirations of a robust economic upturn that will create quality jobs and a new era of growth pledged by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will be paced by the power capacity of the energy sector.
Supreme Court decision on ERC approval of staggered power rate charges benefits consumers
July 8, 2022We call on the ERC, the energy industry, and policy leaders to foster an attractive environment to attract the big investments needed for new power plants that are efficient and compliant to environmental regulations.
Geopolitical uncertainties
July 5, 2022The geopolitical challenges confronting the Philippines creates an opportunity for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to assert an independent foreign policy that prioritizes the welfare and security of Filipino citizens and uphold the legacy of the 2016 arbitral ruling.
For cancer patients and their families
June 20, 2022We strongly seek the immediate approval and execution of the Joint Memorandum Circular to activate the Cancer Assistance Fund.
CitizenWatch Philippines: IPOPHL needs rolling site-blocking powers
June 14, 2022Piracy brings tangible economic losses and missed opportunities. It kills our people’s spirit of innovation and creativity.
The Potential of a Creative Economy
June 13, 2022The success of our ASEAN neighbors in bumping out online pirates has yielded immediate benefits to the legitimate IP owners and stakeholders of their creative industries.
A good start in foreign policy
June 6, 2022(President-elect Marcos) would uphold the Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling, nullifying China’s so called ‘nine-dash’ claim of almost the whole of South China Sea.
Piracy takes great economic toll on Philippine industries, says citizen advocacy group
May 25, 2022Online piracy continues to take a toll on the Philippine economy, with losses running up to billions and thousands of workers in linked industries getting deprived of opportunities, advocacy group CitizenWatch said in a statement as it also urged the government to act fast to reverse these effects. “Many Filipinos have already lost their jobs […]
Digital policy unreadiness
April 18, 2022by Orlando Oxales originally published in The Manila Standard The behavior and culture of Filipino consumers have changed so fast since the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted our comfort zones. Things were so different three decades ago when we were just starting to use analogue cell phones and internet access was very slow and limited. Computer […]
Consumers Unite!
April 18, 2022CitizenWatch Philippines supports PBEST’s exhortation to the incoming administration to strengthen infrastructure modernization toward sustainability and resiliency. This is a challenge that our new leaders must accept at the outset of their term. Consumers ultimately bear the brunt and impact of climate change, specifically when services become unreliable and inaccessible, and goods become inaccessible, during […]