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...
The digitalization program of the Social Security System (SSS) has reduced the pension fund’s operating expense, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement released by the DOF, the department reported that SSS’ operating expenses amounted to P4 for every P100 of benefits paid in 2021,...
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Friday pushed for more digital transactions in government offices, saying this will help curb corruption. That is why, Bautista, said he will push for internet reforms should he win a seat in the Senate in the upcoming May 2022 elections. “We...
The distribution utilities (DUs) owned by Aboitiz Power Corporation will be migrating to cloud computing solutions for the build-up of their information technology (IT) infrastructure as a way to further improve their services to customers. The IT platform of their DUs will be moving away from...
65994 While the Philippines gained 12 million new digital users during the pandemic, the country still registered the lowest internet users transacting online in the region, at only 68 percent, according to the latest e-Conomy Southeast Asia (SEA) Report. Digitalization is vital, especially because...
SMART-PLDT Over 3.7 million customers of PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. shifted to paperless billing in the past two months as pandemic infections started surging. However, both telcos assured clients of continued service amidst the current tighter community restrictions. “We are fully...
iStock-1204762248-scaled The dark side of digitalisation surfaces as the pandemic surges, warned Data Protection Excellence (DPEX) Centre, the learning and research arm of Straits Interactive. DPEX, which issued the warning on Wednesday Jan. 6, has released its data protection trends report for the...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, August 24, appealed to concerned government agencies to double their efforts making their services accessible online, especially as COVID-19 cases in the Philippines continue to rise. Senator Grace Poe (Office of Sen. Poe) “Online transactions and services should be...
