A CONSUMER advocacy group cautioned lawmakers against a blanket ban on social media access for minors even as it pushed a “balanced, proportionate regulation”...
Internet services in the Philippines have become more affordable due to increased competition and infrastructure investment, but sustaining these gains requires a policy shift...
The consumer advocacy group CitizenWatch Philippines has urged lawmakers to tentatively cease deliberations on pending data rollover bills to allow for wider consultations, warning...
CitizenWatch Philippines is calling on the Senate to amend pending legislation seeking to update the obsolete National Building Code to explicitly require broadband connectivity...
Consumer advocacy group CitizenWatch Philippines on Wednesday called on government regulators to ensure that the envisioned influx of new internet service providers (ISPs) prioritizes...
Consumer advocacy group CitizenWatch Philippines called on the government to actively support and encourage more investments in low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity, saying...
Civic watchdog CitizenWatch Philippines urged authorities to secure and dispose of recently seized illicit cigarettes to prevent them from returning to the market, warning...
A consumer advocacy group has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to closely monitor how lending companies comply with its new memorandum circular...
“If we want real consumer protection, we cannot adopt measures that will feed people to loan sharks”
The proposal to cap the effective interest rate...
CitizenWatch Philippines warned that the SEC’s proposed interest rate cap for small loans could trigger a credit crisis for the country’s most vulnerable borrowers,...
Civic advocacy group CitizenWatch Philippines expressed full support for House Bill No. 5207, a measure filed in the House of Representatives that seeks to...
A CONSUMER advocacy group urges policymakers to prioritize legislation that addresses regulatory blocks hindering the country’s digital infrastructure rollout.
In a statement, CitizenWatch Philippines emphasized...
CONSUMER advocate CitizenWatch Philippines on Tuesday expressed full support for the newly forged partnership between the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Federation of...
A CONSUMER group has urged the government to implement a “more balanced and forward-looking approach” in regulating online gambling rather than shutting down the...
