News and Articles
Mass testing will flatten outbreak for work resumption
April 1, 2020This is an urgent call to all sectors, both government and private, to continuously unite in order to manage and finally suppress the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
CitizenWatch Philippines supports Project Ugnayan
March 23, 2020CitizenWatch Philippines calls on business enterprises to step-up and join the growing movement for humanitarian service.
Cold Cash Chinese Creeping Invasion?
March 3, 2020CitizenWatch Philippines fully supports Senator Richard J. Gordon in his initiative to convene a Senate Blue Ribbon Hearing to get to the bottom of this issue that is of serious national interest.
WHO WILL BE NEXT?
February 14, 2020The government’s moves to destroy a dominant media network such as ABS-CBN perceived to be unfriendly to the administration should be a cause for serious concern for all big enterprises on how power can be used no matter what the repercussions are for stakeholders.
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!
Cancer assistance fund needs more GAA funding
October 14, 2019We must remind all our lawmakers that millions of Filipinos affected by the catastrophic financial effects of cancer are counting on them to ensure that initial funding for the Cancer Assistance Fund is secured in the 2020 General Appropriations Act.
SC ruling will raise water rates up to P16
August 29, 2019Consumer advocacy group CitizenWatchPH warns of water rates spiking P12 to P16 per cubic meter because of “the Aug 06 decision of the Supreme Court that will cause serious consequences to consumers”.
New Freshwater Resources NOW!
August 28, 2019The recent water crises in the Manila Water concession area is a serious warning to government to move fast in developing new freshwater resources to meet the fast-growing demand of Mega Manila.
Why privatization and PPPs work
August 26, 2019Decades of the country’s experience with privatization has taught very valuable lessons. Among them, that certain utilities cannot be managed by the government on its own; it should thus stick with regulation.