Month: December 2022
To address the great divide, double the drive for digital infrastructure
December 28, 2022The Philippines should double or even quadruple its drive to build telecommunications infrastructure to address the digital divide in the Philippines.
2022 retrospective perceptions
December 26, 2022We have been battered by extremely challenging times that have hit the world with hard lessons that I hope will guide all of us and especially the leaders of all sectors of our society to boldly move forward.
‘Tis not the season to take advantage of our commuters
December 24, 2022CitizenWatch deplores in the strongest possible terms the reported overcharging, illegal contracting, and cancellation schemes by motorcycle taxis amid the holiday rush this year.
EXPENSIVE DECISION FOR CONSUMERS
December 21, 2022The looming increase in the generation charge that consumers in Meralco’s franchise area will feel in their January billing could have been minimized with a more holistic approach when the Energy Regulatory Commission denied San Miguel’s petition for relief to cover huge losses incurred due to skyrocketing fuel prices consequent to the economic shock waves […]
To become a digital powerhouse
December 19, 2022The challenge to all sectors of our society is how we can synergize and harness our human, physical, and capital resources to convert our lead as a nation of technology consumers into a powerhouse of digital innovators and e-commerce players in the global digital economy.
Encourage investments in digital infra, upgrade the population’s digital skills
December 14, 2022Heeding the President’s call to embrace digitalization is a parallel effort – encouraging investments in digital infrastructure and upgrading Filipinos’ digital skills. Only these will ensure digital transformation across the board. There is no more argument that digital is the way to go. What we need to plan carefully and execute effectively is how we […]
Positioning in the community of nations
December 14, 2022by Orlando Oxales “The COVID-19 pandemic caused a global emergency that mobilized an unprecedented level of international cooperation to confront a global existential threat” In his marching orders to the newly appointed Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary during their meeting last Thursday in Malacañang, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. urged the envoys “to be very, very conscientious […]
Environment, Social, Governance, Resilience
December 6, 2022by Orlando Oxales “The private sector being the driver of economic trajectory of which emissions is an unavoidable by-product is in the best position to lead and mitigate the cause and build resilience to the consequences of climate change” n the COP27 summit in Egypt held last month, the United Nations Environment Program reported that the […]