President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. highlighted the importance of better coordination mechanisms between the national and local governments in the area of food supply. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the President) Marcos said this during his meeting...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Strengthening collaboration between the government and the private sector has always been relevant in nation building. President Bongbong Marcos has said that Public Private Partnerships (PPP) hold great potential for the expansion of infrastructure development and for...
The Department of Finance (DOF) ordered the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to fast-track its digitalization program to enable the government exceeds its revenue targets. Speaking at the BIR anniversary celebration, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the bureau, which contributes about...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. unveiled his administration's plans to ensure that no Filipino will be left behind as the country enters the age of exponential technology adoption. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) In his first State of the Nation Address (SONA),...
The Social Security System (SSS) said on Monday, July 18, that the digitalization of services remains one of the state-run pension fund’s top priorities in the coming years. SSS FB “In 2021, out of the 52.62 million transactions we received, excluding inquiries, 43.52 million or 82.7 percent...
On 'techglomerate' rebirth Aboitiz recasts competitive playing fields By MYRNA M. VELASCO Businesses worldwide are all pacing for a very fragile post-pandemic recovery and they’re in that crossover while competitive playing fields of corporates are also undergoing tectonic shifts. By far, the...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) announced Friday, July 8, that it has temporarily shelved its digitalize audit program which is supposed to minimize corruption in the service. Bureau of Internal Revenue BIR Commissioner Lilia C. Guillermo told field officials in a virtual Zoom meeting that the...
Globe Telecom Inc. welcomes the new administration’s goal to streamline government service through digitalization, President and CEO Ernest Cu stated Friday, July 1. “This will ultimately improve public service– an aspiration that Globe deeply shares with the government as we serve a customer...
In order to combat the continuing widespread corruption in government, state agencies should pursue digitalization or accelerate digitization in their processes and transactions, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Friday, June 10. “All government collections should be paperless or done through...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) recently held its annual stockholders meeting with the theme of reinvention as the Ayala-led bank outlined a strategy focused on customer obsession, digitalization and sustainability. BPI President and CEO Jose Teodoro “TG”...
A trio of pro-digital transformation bills will all be on Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte's mind once sessions resume in the House of Representatives after the May 9 polls. (Sergey Zolkin/ Unsplash) Villafuerte said further digitalization should preoccupy lawmakers in the remaining...
To make communities more resilient, pro-environmental group Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship (PBEST) urged the national government Thursday, March 10, to incorporate digitalization into their climate change initiatives. The expanded climate finance ambition is a key element of...
