News and Articles
Digital technology is for the good of every Filipino
September 24, 2022Digital readiness may sound like a high-minded and lofty national goal, but in truth, it finds its way into every Filipino home, family, and individual.
A state funeral for former Japan PM Shinzo Abe
September 19, 2022Abe’s legacy as a unifying spirit has contributed to the peace and prosperity of the international community.
An urgent appeal to use the Cancer Assistance Fund
September 19, 2022The World Health Organization reported that there were around 92,000 Filipinos who died of cancer in 2020. This translates into an alarming 252 deaths every day. Reducing deaths due to cancer and lessening cancer patients’ out-of-pocket expenditures were the main objectives of the National Integrated Cancer Control Act passed in 2019. Funds allocated for the […]
Healthy competition is best for consumers
September 13, 2022We have to ensure that workers and students would be able to return to a semblance of normalcy without being weighed down by mobility challenges.
Stop the bleeding of the creatives industry
September 13, 2022There is no doubt that talent and excellence are two words that apply to Filipinos. Our government should protect and support them so they can reach their full potential and transform our damaged creative industry into a global powerhouse of artistic geniuses.
Our French connections
September 5, 2022The uncertainties consequent to the global pandemic crisis aggravated by the economic fallout of the war in Ukraine and the emerging geopolitical challenges in the Indo-Pacific calls for a renewed commitment to democratic values and the rule of law that have been the bedrock of stability that braces the engines of economic development.
Doing good by our commuters
August 31, 2022CitizenWatch Philippines lauds Grab’s acquisition of motorcycle taxi company Move It.
Implement Creatives Industry Law as envisioned, crack down harder on piracy
August 26, 2022We need to act with urgency and stop rampant online piracy. It is threatening the collapse of the creatives industry.
The Philippines as a global creative powerhouse
August 22, 2022House Bill 0799 has the strong support of creative industry stakeholders, the telcos and internet service providers and should be one of the top priorities of Congress because of the strategic value of developing our talent rich human resources into a global creative powerhouse.
TV5-ABS CBN: A welcome alliance
August 15, 2022I believe that realizing a successful synergy between ABS-CBN and TV5 must be seen from a developmental lens that would result a new level of quality, discipline, and trust in public service programming.