Month: May 2021
A tax policy threat to the private educational ecosystem
May 31, 2021At this time of economic hardship and with elections coming next year, the government must act fast on this very fixable revenue provision in RR 5-2021 before it explodes into yet another crisis that may have political repercussions for this administration.
Politicization of pandemic response will not help with recovery
May 30, 2021As the 2022 national elections draw closer, we can expect that some politicians will exploit immunization programs and distribution of social amelioration funds to advance their personal political objectives. CitizenWatch Philippines condemns such self-serving and shameless acts that insult the integrity of efforts that are supposed to be genuinely altruistic. We must reject and expose […]
Put in place safeguards to ensure greater transparency in the implementation of Bayanihan 3
May 21, 2021As the second regular session of the 18th Congress resumed last May 17, the House Committees on Economic Affairs, on Social Services and on Ways and Means have approved a P405.6-billion Bayanihan 3 package. While CitizenWatch Philippines lauds and supports efforts in mitigating hunger and other devastating effects brought about by the pandemic to the […]
Anti-piracy alliance to boost Philippine creative industry
May 20, 2021In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and with 4 million unemployed Filipinos, it is imperative that we address piracy as a legitimate concern so that we may not only uphold intellectual property rights, but also safeguard the livelihood of thousands of Filipinos working in the film and television industries.
Chinese corrosive investments have bred simmering distrust and hostility
May 17, 2021Beijing’s belittling of our sovereignty and legal territorial rights, and its destructive raids into our EEZ have pervasively provoked a simmering distrust and hostility from our people.
DICT moves to invest in common towers but tower permitting delays persist
May 13, 2021DICT moves to invest in common towers but tower permitting delays persist. We laud the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) recently reported plans to invest in common towers for missionary sites, complete with radio access network and Internet Protocol to expand mobile services to underserved areas in the country. While the Joint Memorandum […]
Digital insights from a 12-year-old
May 10, 2021The aggressive capital spending of the private sector is not enough for the tens of thousands lag in telecommunications towers.
Commentary: Care for our healthcare heroes
May 8, 2021The government, particularly the DOH should take immediate action and give what is due to our healthcare heroes.
Our most important national asset
May 3, 2021Let me end by recognizing our Filipino labor force, our most important national asset who must now exert heroic fortitude to cope with the risks and difficulties of this deep recession. I also appeal to the private sector to continue supporting your workers by using your dynamism and innovativeness to sustain continuity while learning to live with this virus.