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Uphold healthy competition and consumers’ right to choose
March 8, 2021We at CitizenWatch Philippines urge the PCC to act swiftly and put a stop to these illegal and exploitative practice. Every consumer has a right to a free and open market environment where competition is based on the quality of products and services.
Philippine digital irony
March 8, 2021Though we are hearing all these exciting pronouncements of going digital and our potential as a digital economy, it is time for the government to put its money where its mouth is. Top priority should be the immediate implementation of the National Broadband Plan wherein a national fiber-optic backbone will be operationalized using the existing transmission assets of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines. It’s a great plan that, if adequately funded and properly harmonized with the telecommunication assets of the private telcos, will spur countrywide economic growth that we badly need to get out of this deep recession.
Provincial transportation policy is more expensive and poses greater health risk
March 5, 2021We at CitizenWatch Philippines call on the DOTr to immediately change its current provincial bus policies to allow terminal to terminal bus routes.
Urgency to transform fragmented health system
March 3, 2021Let us work together to rebuild our healthcare system. The implementation of government’s health policies and programs are more likely to succeed and to be sustained when different stakeholders work together towards the achievement of universal healthcare.
Stop exploitative practices
March 1, 2021by Orlando Oxales originally published in The Manila Standard “Imagine being prevented from obtaining the Internet service of your choice.” Getting infected by COVID 19 and losing one’s livelihood are, what I think, two of the top worries of every Filipino. Managing to dodge these two, the third worst thing that can happen is having bad or […]
Healthy people, healthy economy
February 22, 2021The best technologies must be utilized to empower our healthcare institutions with digital solutions for pooled procurement of health technologies to maximize limited funding resources. The digital transformation of our health ecosystem will ensure transparency, efficiency, and accessibility of healthcare services.
Healthy people equals healthy economy
February 21, 2021“Stay safe and healthy!” This has become the new customary closing in every personal and business message 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, or any inhabitant of this planet for that matter, […]
War vs Child Porn needs Systemic Approach instead of sanctions and more regulations
February 15, 2021While ordinary consumers have accelerated the adoption of digital tools for business and daily transactions, their safety in cyberspace has also been threatened by cyber criminals. A growing societal threat is online child pornography. Recently, the government announced that it will impose sanctions against Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and telcos that have failed to adhere […]
Sanctions and blame games won’t stop child porn
February 15, 2021by Orlando Oxales originally published in The Manila Standard “It is a societal malady that needs commitment from all sectors.” The arrest of Filipinos exploiting their own children to engage in online pornography sparked another knee-jerk reaction from the President to impose sanctions on telcos and internet service providers (ISPs) for failing to stop online child pornography. […]
A Call for strict compliance in Meralco Competitive Selection Process
February 14, 2021As consumers trying our best to get thru the daily difficulties of this crisis, we need affordable and uninterrupted electricity to power the digital technologies that are now our indispensable tools.