Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (left), DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla (Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan is 100 percent in favor of newly-installed Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed its full support to the Supreme Court’s (SC) initiative to transition towards electronic filing of civil cases before the trial courts since the new procedure would make the legal process more accessible for everyone. SC Spokesperson lawyer...
The national government is planning to build a national fiber backbone that would connect Ilocos Region to Metro Manila—and that is only for Phase I of the project as the two other phases would further go down the southern part of Luzon. In the Build Better More Infrastructure Forum in Tarlac,...
President Marcos said that the country's power and internet services are continuously being upgraded in terms of capacity and connectivity as he noted that information technology (IT) capabilities should be at par with the Philippines' economic growth. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr....
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) partnered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to create an interagency data-sharing system to expedite the verification of registered businesses in the country. BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. and SEC Chairperson Emilio B. Aquino signed a...
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto admitted the daunting challenge of digitizing the government's tax system, prompting the need to explore non-tax revenue sources for additional funding. Recto told Manila Bulletin on Tuesday, May 28, that the Marcos administration's digitalization initiatives to...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) said its digitalization initiative has reduced the corruption issues within the agency. BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. said that the lessening of physical interaction of clients with the agency’s employees due to new digital processes has also...
Photo from Unsplash The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has received a pledge from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to provide technical assistance to the Commission's digital transformation (DX) program. CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles and Commissioner Aileen Lourdes Lizada led the kick-off meeting...
Philippine businesses are big on verbalizing mindset shift toward decarbonization across their business operations and supply chains as the central action points on their net zero goals for them to meaningfully contribute to tempering global warming as cast in the Paris Agreement. In a...
An Australian company that deals with finance, technology, and risk management has expressed interest to invest in the Philippines' renewable energy, value-added mining, and digitalization. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with Macquarie Group Managing Director and CEO Shemara...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the government's lack of a unified approach to digital transformation has slowed down efforts to make business easier, streamline processes, speed up responses, and deliver public services promptly. In a statement on Saturday, Feb. 3, Finance Secretary Ralph G....
In 2023, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) was immersed in addressing hacking incidents, bolstering cyber defenses, and channeling significant efforts into transforming the government system into a digital platform. Photo credit to Pixabay The country's ICT...
