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Economic recovery via a digitized landscape
December 12, 2020As COVID-19 continues, consumers and businesses have turned to the accelerated trend of digital transformation in financial services to ensure business continuity and meet their day-to-day financial needs. As such, there is an even greater need to build Philippine digital infrastructure. In a recent virtual town hall discussion of Stratbase ADR Institute entitled “Secure and Reliable Cloud Banking […]
Crises and corruption
December 7, 2020by Orlando Oxales published in The Manila Standard “We must demand transparency and accountability.” Before the weekend, news broke out that the country’s government debt has reached P10.03 trillion and based on data from the Department of Budget Management is anticipated to hit a mind-blowing P10.16 trillion before the new year. The Department of Finance assures […]
Suspicious
November 30, 2020by Orlando Oxales originally published in The Manila Standard “Wouldn’t it be more credible if the same kind of probe were done on other gencos?” As a consumer advocate, I am always attentive to issues raised on power and energy. Last week, news reports of some militant party list representatives and lawyers calling for an investigation of […]
Enable public and private sector collaboration towards economic recovery and a fully digitized Philippines
November 28, 2020The economic downturn brought about by the pandemic has been complicated by the onslaught of the recent typhoons that hit Luzon. These natural calamities, typhoons, floods, and landslides, have put many Filipinos at increased risk, destroyed crops and infrastructure, and disrupted vital supply lines. All of this happens while ordinary consumers struggle to make ends […]
Pilipinas Conference 2020
November 23, 2020Let’s think beyond the political noise and focus on real solutions to move forward.
Filipinos believe in the private sector
November 16, 2020We need a style of governance that encourages meaningful partnerships rather than an antagonizing regime that reinforces gatekeeping and rent seeking.
COVID-19: An Opportunity for Growth & Collaboration
November 11, 2020COVID-19 has brought pain and challenges, but also an opportunity to work together as citizens uniting as a nation to rebuild better. This crisis should not be an opportunity for an authoritarianism experiment. On the contrary, it should be a powerful impetus for democracy to go on.
Digitalization builds economic momentum
November 9, 2020To meet the exponential rise in demand for wireless broadband services, a nationwide expansion and upgrade of our digital infrastructure should be a top priority in the government’s economic recovery strategy.
No Sector Left Behind: Collaborating with the Public Sector in Future-Proofing the Philippine “New-Normal” Economy
November 8, 2020Let us continue promoting a whole-of-society approach to hasten the Philippines’ transformation into a globally competitive nation!
Our democratic duty
November 2, 2020by Orlando Oxales originally published in The Manila Standard “Elections are our opportunity to correct mistakes and vote for leaders who have the integrity, qualifications and competence to run our country.” Filipinos take elections passionately especially when it is the Presidency and a change in administration is at stake. Though it is still a year before the […]