Think Pieces

Browse Think Pieces and other opinion articles published on G-Watch as well as other websites. 


25 July 2024
Accountability education transforms society to one that creates good governance

By Joy Aceron

The Philippines has once again experienced a disaster that shows how messed up is the country’s governance and development planning. The disastrous flooding brought about by typhoon Carina and the monsoon rains proves that disaster risk reduction and management remains the least priority of the government.


7 August 2023
Co-Constructing Accountability

Opening Remarks in the Multiply-Ed National Multisectoral Conference

Marco Polo | 7-8 August 2023

 

Magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat.

Thank you to all our guests for honoring us with your presence, and thank you and congratulations in advance to all who form part of the growing movement of Multiply-Ed. Ang lawak at lalim na ng ating gawain at lalo pa natin dapat itong pag-ibayuhin. 


20 May 2023
Solidarity Message during the Multiply-Ed Regional Multi-Sectoral Conference

By Mayor Vico Sotto

19 May 2023

Magandang umaga po sa ating lahat.

Napakasaya ko po ngayong umaga dahil dito po sa ating conference, at sa ating ‘ika nga ni Ms. Joy kanina, sa ating pagtatagpo ngayong umaga. Napakaganda po ng mensahe sa atin.


19 May 2023
Synergy is the New Direction to Strengthen Public Accountability

(Opening Remarks in the Multiply-Ed NCR Regional Multisectoral Conference)

Joy Aceron

Pasig, 19 May 2023

To our partners, allies and champions in government…

To our partners in civil society and the private sector…

To my colleagues and comrades in Multiply-Ed and the core organizations that constitute its managing coalition, namely CYAN, SCAP, Bukluran UP System and G-Watch….

To the students, barangay officials, parents and other participants in this conference…. 

Magandang umaga. (Good morning.)


30 June 2022
NO ONE X-cluED! The Department of Education Has a Plan to Continue Learning Amid COVID-19. The Youth Are Making Sure It Gets Implemented.

By: Francis Isaac

Dirk Tamayo was doing well in his studies prior to the pandemic. Enrolled in a private school in Pangasinan, he was at the top of his class, but was also looking forward to the end of the term like any grade four pupil.

“I was excited to attend our Recognition Ceremony,” Dirk remembered. “And I was hoping my mom would also allow me to attend our school's three-day summer camp after that.”

But anticipation gave way to disappointment when classes were suspended in early 2020 due to the growing number of COVID-19 cases.


30 March 2022
On Freedom of Information: A Message to Government

I write this piece to give an unsolicited advice and needed reminder to government offices and officials on their access to information practices. This particularly becomes crucial at this time after years of rollback in key governance reforms and threats to civic spaces, and given the need for accurate information to fight fake news in the elections and as a centerpiece agenda for the new administration to improve the responsiveness and efficiency of governance.


9 March 2022
Make the 2022 Elections an Accountability Platform! A Statement of Government Watch (G-Watch) on the Upcoming May Polls

Make the 2022 Elections an Accountability Platform!  

A Statement of Government Watch (G-Watch) on the Upcoming May Polls

 


10 February 2022
Scaling Textbook Count, Youth-Led Style

Scaling Textbook Count, Youth-Led Style

Remarks in the Launching of Multiply-Ed

By: Joy Aceron

Pasig | 7 February 2022

 


5 August 2021
Rollback on Participatory Reform Gains in Government Procurement?

By: Joy Aceron*

 

After attending the online two-day training of the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) for Civil Society Organization (CSO) observers last July 29-30, I can’t help but reflect on whether there has been a significant rollback in the participatory reforms in the country’s government procurement.


8 July 2021
Making Elections an Accountability Platform (MEAP): Explaining the Idea

By: Joy Aceron and Francis Isaac

 

Introduction

In the past weeks, G-Watch local sites have started conducting their citizenship education sessions to make the elections an accountability platform. The said initiative aims to provide a safe and open platform for citizens, citizen groups and communities to collectively reflect on the situation of the country, reaffirm basic democratic values and processes and try to identify shared agenda in engaging the upcoming elections to get back on track on the agenda of democratic deepening in the Philippines.

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