Rule of Law and a Victory for Democracy
We at Democracy Watch Philippines laud the Supreme Court’s decision to follow due process and junk the electoral protest filed by Vice-Presidential hopeful Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. After nearly four years of litigation and attempts to inhibit justices from the proceedings, the Supreme Court of the Philippines, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, unanimously dismissed […]
Commentary: From list to mechanism that supports Philippines’ economic recovery
by Paco Pangalangan originally published in Philstar.com The National Economic and Development Authority recently presented four priority areas that it wanted the private sector to have more investments to help in the country’s economic recovery. These four areas were: health, food resilience, education continuity and digital transformation. The reason these are priority areas is clear. Learning continuity […]
Commentary: The prerequisites for digital competitiveness
The Philippine’s digital competitiveness is key to the country’s economic recovery.
Commentary: A closer look at 2021 budget
The government’s rhetoric may paint the picture of a budget that shifts its focus to responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, but numbers don’t lie, and a closer look at the 2021 GAA shows where the government’s priorities truly do.
Vaccine-based recovery: Transparent plans and accountable execution
We at Democracy Watch Philippines urge the Philippine government, and especially the Department of Health and procurement officials, to be aware of the risk of corruption and take an effort to ensure transparency in vaccine acquisition and distribution, all the way from the selection of suppliers and specifications to the actual service delivery.