Think Pieces

By: Dr. Ralph Marco Flores, City Health Office - Puerto Princesa City

Allow me to first acknowledge Ms. Joy Aceron and the entire G-Watch team, our partners from G-Watch LANIAG, PRO-Health, our colleagues in government, members of civil society organizations, fellow health professionals, community leaders, and everyone joining us today.

Thank you for inviting me to be part of this year's State of Health Report.

Joy Aceron, 24 July 2026

We come together today to talk about something most important to all of us: health.

We are here to recognize the problem, but not stop there. We are here to account for wins and persisting gaps to offer and work towards long-term systemic solutions. That’s what accountability means. It brings us closer to the truth that guides and anchors actions.

Not all health access is a right

Our key call: health is a human right. 

What does it mean if it is a human right? 

By: Diomerard James H. Cabintoy (Marangal National High School San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan)

Maayong hapon po sa inyong tanan.

Dalawang araw. Madaming boses. At isang tanong na sumasalamin sa lahat ng narinig at nakita natin dito: sino ba talaga ang responsable sa kalidad ng edukasyon na natatanggap ng bawat kabataang Pilipino?

By Joy Aceron | 30 June 2026

When I delivered a message in the formal launching of Multiply-Ed on February 7, 2022 in Pasig City, I said: 

“Obviously, this is just the beginning. There is a huge work ahead. But if the recent past efforts of the team were of any indication, the road ahead will surely be vibrant, productive and full of lessons on accountability and citizen empowerment towards a resilient learning environment in public education system.”

POSITION PAPER OF MULTIPLY-ED ON THE WATER CRISIS IN BULACAN   

By: Joy Aceron

By Joy Aceron

By: Joy Aceron, Government Watch (G-Watch)/ Accountability Research Center (ARC)

16 September 2025

Participatory audit is not new in the Philippines. The earliest participatory audit in the Philippines can be traced back in the early 90s, spearheaded by the Concerned Citizens of Abra for Good Governance (CCAGG) formerly headed by the late great Manang Pura Sumangil.

By: Joy Aceron 

Coachi, Colombia | 2 September 2025 

Warm greetings to everyone.

I feel very excited and happy that this is finally happening. For Prof. Jonathan and I, this is 2 or 3 years in the making.

I have been in a lot of international events and this group is hands down with the strongest link to and representation of the broadest people especially from the excluded who are always talked about in international events but never truly represented. That alone makes this event a success.

By: Mary Loida Jean Ramos 

Magandang araw po sa ating lahat.

Ang ating pagtitipon ngayon ay nagpapaalala sa atin ng isang mahalagang prinsipyo: mas nagiging makabuluhan at epektibo ang mga lokal na participatory bodies kapag aktibo ang mismong mga mamamayang direktang naaapektuhan ng kanilang mga desisyon. Walang mas nakakaunawa sa pangangailangan ng isang komunidad kundi ang mga taong nararanasan ito araw-araw.

By Jasper 'Jassy' Basilio

“Awakening.”

It was a word that captured not just a personal journey, but a collective realization.

My experience as a youth volunteer-monitor of Multiply-Ed during the school monitoring process profoundly opened my eyes to the harsh truths often hidden beneath the surface of everyday school life.

By: Glenford Leonillo*

We gather here tonight not only to mourn the loss of Manang Pura but to celebrate the remarkable life she lived—a life that left an indelible mark on the hearts of many and on the communities she served so selflessly.

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.

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. 

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.

(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.)

By: Francis Isaac

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.

Make the 2022 Elections an Accountability Platform!  

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

Scaling Textbook Count, Youth-Led Style

Remarks in the Launching of Multiply-Ed

By: Joy Aceron

Pasig | 7 February 2022