News and Articles
The Cervical Cancer Elimination Movement
May 29, 2023The key message of this advocacy is that no one has to die of cervical cancer for the simple reason that vaccines are available.
Push systemic digitization, adopt a connectivity rating system
May 24, 2023CitizenWatch Philippines calls on the government to work with the private sector in establishing an easy-to-understand connectivity rating system that will serve as a benchmark for property owners and government institutions in providing the right level of connectivity to the volume of their user traffic.
Connectivity metrics for all public and private establishments
May 22, 2023by Orlando Oxales originally published in The Manila Standard “This means everybody inside an institution’s area of operations will have quality broadband access to all digital services they need to be productive” According to the February 2023 report on internet usage in the Philippines published by STATISTA, improvements in internet infrastructure is driving the growth of […]
Paleng-QR PH Plus is a grassroots enabler
May 15, 2023All local government leaders should help enable their constituents…by working with the BSP in rolling out the Paleng-QR PH Plus in their local ecosystems
Digital economy should be inclusive
May 9, 2023CitizenWatch Philippines urges local government executives across the country to introduce cashless payments to their constituents in the grassroots economy.
Deepening US-Philippine alliance
May 8, 2023It will be interesting how negotiations on the US-Philippine civil nuclear cooperation agreement will move forward.
ADR’s legacy of excellence, courage, and honor
April 24, 2023We must sustain Ambassador Albert del Rosario’s mission to safeguard our national security amidst the current challenges in the Indo-Pacific
Extend SIM card registration period, exhort telco users to register for their own protection
April 20, 2023We hope the DICT and NTC will grant the extension for SIM card registration and work with telcos in launching a more aggressive information campaign.
EDCA: Activating the US–Philippine mutual defense posture
April 17, 2023As the government continues to pursue the path for peace and sustaining regional stability in a rule-based international order, complementing this with a clearly defined and demonstrable defense posture with our allies is a language that Beijing might better understand.
Looming legislation that will harm private school stakeholders
April 17, 2023We support the appeal of COCOPEA and urge our legislators to defer the deliberations until all stakeholders in the private education stakeholders are heard.