Month: September 2020
Safety and efficacy of vaccines is paramount
September 30, 2020In the selection of a potential vaccine, the country’s decision makers must choose a vaccine based on sufficient evidence of quality, safety, and efficacy. Given the political and economic pressures, there must be no compromise in the safety of the vaccine that our limited resources will be investing in to defeat this pandemic crisis. There must be transparency and accountability of the government’s procurement and distribution operations.
Connected threats
September 28, 2020There is still a disconnect with the administration’s preferential and unbalanced relationship with China. How the government will be acting to address these connected threats of digital warfare, violations of our sovereignty, national security, harassment of our fisherfolk, and the rule of law, will tell us if these are just words or a real shift in foreign policy.
Alarming connections
September 21, 2020These are alarming connections with consequences that will go beyond this pandemic crisis.
For a Safe and Reliable Digital Transformation
September 19, 2020As we continue to face the pandemic, the accelerated digital transformation of society needs increased and sustained support from the public and private sectors. Digital innovation and adopting new technologies have been a vital part of surviving the pandemic and our crisis response. Moving forward, these same tools can revive and future-proof our economy, create jobs for the unemployed, and ensure business continuity.
Tragic abandonment
September 14, 2020by Orlando Oxales, originally published in The Manila Standard “Studies have also shown that cancer patients who get COVID-19 are 16 times more likely to be in the severe and critical categories, the Cancer Coalition of the Philippines said.” In Wednesday’s Pre-Budget Briefing on the Department of Health’s (DOH) proposed 2021 budget conducted by the House […]
Digital Innovation Needs Public and Private Support
September 12, 2020In the most recent Global Innovations Index, the Philippines jumped up by four places, putting it in the top 50 list. This report was published by the World Intellectual Property Organization, an agency within the United Nations that covers matters concerning copyrights, trademarks, patents, and other intellectual property issues. The country’s upturn in the index […]
VACCINE SAFETY PLEDGE
September 9, 2020VACCINE SAFETY PLEDGE Half a year into the global response to the public health crisis and economic fallout brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the virus from Wuhan, it has become clear that the only long-term solution that will address the large-scale health and economic issues is a safe, effective, and widely deployed […]
EO 79 policy blunder
September 7, 2020This is an enormous policy blunder that I hope our policy makers will resolve with urgency.
CitizenWatch Philippines Statement: Digitization of bureaucracy to fight COVID-19 corruption
September 1, 2020CitizenWatch Philippines calls for digital transformation in government. This progressive development must be citizen-centric, guided by the objective of curbing corruption and adapting to the accelerated transformation toward a digitized society. The goal is the efficient and effective delivery for government service anchored on transparency and accountability.