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To Make a Dent on the Flood Control Plunder, We Need Meaningful Citizen Participation and Political Reform
By Joy Aceron
By Joy Aceron
Supplemental Report: G-Watch Pilot-Spot-checking of Flood Control Projects
To test its spot-checking tool in flood control projects in a provincial setting, the Government Watch (G-Watch) conducted a spot-checking of flood control projects (FCPs) in La Union, specifically in the Municipalities of Bacnotan and Luna, on October 21, 2025. This report, which supplements the earlier report on Pasig, highlights key findings, insights and recommendations from the La Union pilot run of G-Watch’s spot-checking of flood control projects.
To test its spot-checking tool in flood control projects in a provincial setting, the Government Watch (G-Watch) conducted a spot-checking of flood control projects (FCPs) in La Union, specifically in the Municipalities of Bacnotan and Luna, on October 21, 2025. This report, which supplements the earlier report on Pasig, highlights key findings, insights and recommendations from the La Union pilot run of G-Watch’s spot-checking of flood control projects.
G-Watch Report on Pilot Spot-Checking of Flood Control Projects
Government Watch (G-Watch) conducted a pilot spot-checking of infrastructure projects in Pasig on September 23-24, 2025 to answer whether and how citizens can monitor flood control projects (FCPs). A total of 19 projects in Pasig City were checked by a 7-person team consisting of four G-Watch Center team members, two volunteer-engineers and one staff of the Pasig local government.
Government Watch (G-Watch) conducted a pilot spot-checking of infrastructure projects in Pasig on September 23-24, 2025 to answer whether and how citizens can monitor flood control projects (FCPs). A total of 19 projects in Pasig City were checked by a 7-person team consisting of four G-Watch Center team members, two volunteer-engineers and one staff of the Pasig local government.
TPA Now! Special Policy Edition: Strengthening Accountability in Nutrition Governance
TPA Now! Paper Series is back. This time, we zero in on cross-cutting health and education policies. This new special series is a collection of news features and policy briefs on education and health. It covers actions, issues and agenda central to two ongoing major initiatives of G-Watch: PRO-Health and Multiply-Ed.
TPA Now! Paper Series is back. This time, we zero in on cross-cutting health and education policies. This new special series is a collection of news features and policy briefs on education and health. It covers actions, issues and agenda central to two ongoing major initiatives of G-Watch: PRO-Health and Multiply-Ed.
PRO-Health Advocacy and Engagement off to a strong start in 2025
PRO-Health continues its strong streak of multi-level advocacy and engagement activities early in 2025. Local G-Watch sites have begun to regroup on how to follow up on commitments generated during their PRO-Health Problem Solving Sessions. Eight (8) regrouping workshops with core groups and key volunteer-monitors were conducted in Puerto Princesa, Naga, Bohol, Dumaguete, Pasig, General Santos with Student Council Alliance of the Philippines (SCAP) and Cebu and Tacloban with Samahan ng Nagkakaisang Pamilyang Pantawid (SNPP).
PRO-Health continues its strong streak of multi-level advocacy and engagement activities early in 2025. Local G-Watch sites have begun to regroup on how to follow up on commitments generated during their PRO-Health Problem Solving Sessions. Eight (8) regrouping workshops with core groups and key volunteer-monitors were conducted in Puerto Princesa, Naga, Bohol, Dumaguete, Pasig, General Santos with Student Council Alliance of the Philippines (SCAP) and Cebu and Tacloban with Samahan ng Nagkakaisang Pamilyang Pantawid (SNPP).
Ako, Ikaw, Tayo May Pananagutan 2025: Making the 2025 Elections A Vote for Health, Education, and TPA
Elections allow citizens to choose duty-bearers who can represent their needs and interests. The electoral process is one of the ways citizens hold government officials accountable for the power and responsibility that are given to them. Decisions made by the elected have long-term implications for the succeeding years, and whoever wins in 2025 will determine the direction the country will take, especially for health, education, and transparency, participation and accountability (TPA).
Elections allow citizens to choose duty-bearers who can represent their needs and interests. The electoral process is one of the ways citizens hold government officials accountable for the power and responsibility that are given to them. Decisions made by the elected have long-term implications for the succeeding years, and whoever wins in 2025 will determine the direction the country will take, especially for health, education, and transparency, participation and accountability (TPA).
Strengthening Accountability in Nutrition Governance
On August 16, 2024, Multiply-Ed conducted another session of its E-Skwela Forum Series that takes on critical policy issues on education, this time focusing on nutrition.
On August 16, 2024, Multiply-Ed conducted another session of its E-Skwela Forum Series that takes on critical policy issues on education, this time focusing on nutrition.
A call for Representation of Mothers and Students in the National and Local Nutrition Councils
A Position Paper of Multiply-Ed and PRO-Health While there has been a significant decline in incidences of malnutrition and stunting in the country, the decline has been slow. Likely, the progress made will be overtaken by population growth. Recognizing the critical link between nutrition and education outcomes, the Education Commission zeroed in on the need for a “unified agency action to fix nutrition programs in early years.”
A Position Paper of Multiply-Ed and PRO-Health While there has been a significant decline in incidences of malnutrition and stunting in the country, the decline has been slow. Likely, the progress made will be overtaken by population growth. Recognizing the critical link between nutrition and education outcomes, the Education Commission zeroed in on the need for a “unified agency action to fix nutrition programs in early years.”
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.
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.
G-Watch makes first move for PRO-Health in Pasig CIty
Last April 29 and 30, 2023, Government Watch conducted its first briefing orientation seminar for their Promoting Rights Organizing for Health project (PRO-Health) in the Pamantasang Lungsod ng Pasig Hotel with the Pasig City CSO Help Desk.
Last April 29 and 30, 2023, Government Watch conducted its first briefing orientation seminar for their Promoting Rights Organizing for Health project (PRO-Health) in the Pamantasang Lungsod ng Pasig Hotel with the Pasig City CSO Help Desk.
Bangsamoro Youth Commission and Multiply-Ed convene BARMM Ministries in a Policy Forum
A policy forum was recently held The Bangsamoro Youth Commission (BYC) and Multiply-Ed (X-Ed) on April 18, 2023. It was attended by the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (MBHTE), Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD), Ministry of Health (MOH), and Ministry of Interior and Local Government (MILG).
A policy forum was recently held The Bangsamoro Youth Commission (BYC) and Multiply-Ed (X-Ed) on April 18, 2023. It was attended by the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (MBHTE), Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD), Ministry of Health (MOH), and Ministry of Interior and Local Government (MILG).
2nd National Learning Exchange with Accountability Frontliners
2nd National Learning Exchange with Accountability Frontliners Iloilo City | 6-9 January 2022 Government Watch (G-Watch), in cooperation with Accountability Research Center (ARC), is undertaking an initiative to learn with, from and for accountability frontliners. Entitled Accountability Frontliners Learning Initiative (AFLI) in the Philippines, the aim of the said effort is to reflect, learn, document and share the innovative, adaptive and/or effective approaches employed by G-Watch during the pandemic.
2nd National Learning Exchange with Accountability Frontliners Iloilo City | 6-9 January 2022 Government Watch (G-Watch), in cooperation with Accountability Research Center (ARC), is undertaking an initiative to learn with, from and for accountability frontliners. Entitled Accountability Frontliners Learning Initiative (AFLI) in the Philippines, the aim of the said effort is to reflect, learn, document and share the innovative, adaptive and/or effective approaches employed by G-Watch during the pandemic.
Documentation Report on the 2022 G-Watch National Meeting and Learning Exchange: Learning With, For and About ‘Accountability Frontliners’
Last March 3-8, 2022, Government Watch (G-Watch), in collaboration with Accountability Research Center, convened its leaders all over the country for its first national in-person event: the 2022 G-Watch national meeting and learning exchange held in Pasig and Baguio.
Last March 3-8, 2022, Government Watch (G-Watch), in collaboration with Accountability Research Center, convened its leaders all over the country for its first national in-person event: the 2022 G-Watch national meeting and learning exchange held in Pasig and Baguio.
BAGSAK! A Comprehensive Review of Independent Performance Assessments on the Philippine Government’s COVID-19 Response
We looked at all readily-accessible independent assessments done on the response of the Duterte administration to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with G-Watch’s monitoring reports on the social amelioration program, vaccination and citizen health entitlements. The general mark given by the 49 reports reviewed in this paper on the Duterte administration’s COVID-19 response is: ‘Bagsak.’
We looked at all readily-accessible independent assessments done on the response of the Duterte administration to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with G-Watch’s monitoring reports on the social amelioration program, vaccination and citizen health entitlements. The general mark given by the 49 reports reviewed in this paper on the Duterte administration’s COVID-19 response is: ‘Bagsak.’
G-Watch National Meeting & Learning Exchange 2022: Sustaining Citizen Monitoring Amid COVID
When COVID-19 hit in early 2020, the world stood still. The ill-preparedness of the Philippine national government to handle a pandemic as huge as COVID-19 was very clear from the onset. The country’s health workers ended up taking most of the brunt of the pandemic because they were at the frontlines. Yet, health workers persevered to provide the badly needed health care and assistance to the people, especially those who were sick.
When COVID-19 hit in early 2020, the world stood still. The ill-preparedness of the Philippine national government to handle a pandemic as huge as COVID-19 was very clear from the onset. The country’s health workers ended up taking most of the brunt of the pandemic because they were at the frontlines. Yet, health workers persevered to provide the badly needed health care and assistance to the people, especially those who were sick.
Have loans helped the citizen engagement and accountability mechanisms in Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to continue amid the COVID-19 pandemic?
This paper presents the findings of G-Watch monitoring on whether and how citizen engagement and accountability mechanisms of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) have remained active despite the pandemic. The research involved reviewing relevant loan documents with the World Bank to establish whether loans entered into by the government for 4Ps included prescribed citizen engagement and accountability mechanisms.
This paper presents the findings of G-Watch monitoring on whether and how citizen engagement and accountability mechanisms of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) have remained active despite the pandemic. The research involved reviewing relevant loan documents with the World Bank to establish whether loans entered into by the government for 4Ps included prescribed citizen engagement and accountability mechanisms.
G-Watch Report on the State of Vaccination in the Philippines
This report presents G-Watch’s multi-level scanning of the state of implementation of the government’s COVID -19 vaccination program at the national and local levels within the first few months of the rollout. While there have been status reports of aggregated data at the national level, there has been a gap of consolidated independent information on what is happening in the vaccination efforts on the ground.
This report presents G-Watch’s multi-level scanning of the state of implementation of the government’s COVID -19 vaccination program at the national and local levels within the first few months of the rollout. While there have been status reports of aggregated data at the national level, there has been a gap of consolidated independent information on what is happening in the vaccination efforts on the ground.
G-Watch Monitoring of Social Assistance in Lanao del Sur: A Report on Field Validation Findings
This report presents the findings of G-Watch independent validation of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) specifically in four (4) barangays of Marawi City and 1 barangay of Maguing, Lanao del Sur. Conducted in May to July 2020, the result of the field survey by accountability frontliners of G-Watch Marawi showed key gaps and challenges in the delivery of social assistance in Lanao del Sur. Non-compliance to standards were persistent, specifically the mandated process of filling-up the social amelioration card and the expected time the cash assistance was to be received.
This report presents the findings of G-Watch independent validation of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) specifically in four (4) barangays of Marawi City and 1 barangay of Maguing, Lanao del Sur. Conducted in May to July 2020, the result of the field survey by accountability frontliners of G-Watch Marawi showed key gaps and challenges in the delivery of social assistance in Lanao del Sur. Non-compliance to standards were persistent, specifically the mandated process of filling-up the social amelioration card and the expected time the cash assistance was to be received.
The Kids are Alright: 'Youth-Led' Initiatives on COVID-19
This TPA Now paper, the 5th in the series, answers what “youth-led” means based on existing literature and insights from G-Watch youth organizing work. It examines whether the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been truly youth-led and indicative of reform gains from the SK Reform Law.
This TPA Now paper, the 5th in the series, answers what “youth-led” means based on existing literature and insights from G-Watch youth organizing work. It examines whether the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been truly youth-led and indicative of reform gains from the SK Reform Law.
COVID-19 Citizen Entitlements Map 2.0: What citizens are entitled to in the government’s vaccination program
This COVID-19 Citizen Entitlement Map 2.0 (C-CEM 2.0) lists the key citizen entitlements in the vaccination program of the government and the responsible agencies for each entitlement. A space is also provided for those who intend to use the map as a tool.
This COVID-19 Citizen Entitlement Map 2.0 (C-CEM 2.0) lists the key citizen entitlements in the vaccination program of the government and the responsible agencies for each entitlement. A space is also provided for those who intend to use the map as a tool.