Responsible, active participation in the 2019 polls

Let us all use this time to prepare for elections so that we may elect those that will truly address corruption and encourage development.

Consumers’ and Voters’ Rights and Welfare Issues in the 2019 Elections: Voters’ Education

Consumers’ and Voters’ Rights and Welfare Issues in the 2019 Elections: Voters’ Education

Thinking Beyond Politics

By Claudette Guevara We have a deeply rooted, overwhelming governance problem. What surveys show as the citizen’s waxing and waning support for the national leadership has a continuously dark undertone — the people have a generalized distrust of government. This is unsurprising as most of those in power are not merely ineffective, they are dysfunctional. […]

Commentary: How citizens can participate in 2019 elections

Claudette Guevara, Secretary General of Democracy Watch Philippines, writes on the Philippine Star:

“Elections serve as a prime opportunity to correct the mistakes of past governments. Corrupt practices usually begin at elections as the desperation to win takes hold of the candidates. Therefore, to cut it at its roots, people need to select the right officials and demand for better practices.”

Two Years of Duterte

Democracy Watch Philippines Lead Convenor, Dindo Manhit, on Channel NewsAsia‘s show “Insight”, which talks about Duterte’s two years in office. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/video-on-demand/insight/two-years-of-duterte-10844952?fbclid=IwAR2C60dFTqGbhPEjHrObTY3x8xyGrgLSJ8Jr-NT0FcnhTsqqJ46GL-q4moY