DAVAO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways here on Tuesday denied Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon’s claim that several flood-control projects in this city are incomplete. Ridon said that riverbank protection projects on the Talomo and Matina Rivers were unfinished. He...
Public policy group Infrawatch PH is calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to close enforcement gaps on unlicensed crypto exchanges amid the recent launch of the Commission’s strategic surveillance and enforcement sandbox (StratBox). The group said that while StratBox marks...
Terry Ridon (Facebook) Former Kabataan Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon is prodding the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to immediately resolve the long overdue tariff review of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco), the country's biggest power...
Terry Ridon (Facebook) A former congressman has raised concern over the possible negative message that the proposed splitting of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) franchise could impart to foreign investors. Terry Ridon, Infrawatch PH convenor and former...
(Unsplash) A former congressman, Infrawatch Convenor Terry Ridon, is calling on lawmakers in the country to help explain to Filipinos the true reason why local power rates are costly. This came in the wake of a proposal in the House of Representatives to split the...
The 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution may have failed to totally eradicate corruption in government, but two presidential candidates in the upcoming May 2022 polls offer hope for good governance that the country deserves. People Power Monument Former ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio and...
An infrastructure-oriented think tank has called on the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to intervene in the delays in implementing Republic Act No. 11202 or the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) Act. Infrawatch PH, a public policy think tank focusing on major public infrastructure and...
An infrastructure-oriented think tank is calling on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to implement a "no contact apprehension" system in the country's major tollways as more Metro Manila cities embrace technology in managing traffic. Bocaue barrier at the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX). (FILE...
A public policy thinktank on Friday, Sept. 10 called on the National Telecommunication Commission to strictly observe transparency in the conduct of technical audit of telecommunications firms. NTC logo Former Kabataan Partylist Rep. Terry Ridon of Infrawatch PH said the NTC should reveal the...
A public policy thinktank on Monday, August 9 called on Malacañang to consider a revamp of the leadership of the National Task Force on COVID-19 for its failure to expand the country’s testing capability that is a big factor in in the new upsurge in cases. COVID 19 TESTING The rise in COVID-19...
An infrastructure-oriented think tank on Tuesday, July 13 said that unless former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV can present solid proof on his allegations against the construction firm owend by the family of Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, Trillanes cannot debunk the aboveboard record of the...
The Infrawatch PH is disputing President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that free socialized housing for the poorest families is unfeasible because government lack funds to finance it. Infrawatch PH convenor and former Kabataan Partylist Rep. Terry Ridon said distributing free housing units to the...
