The House Committee on Trade and Industry has approved a consolidated version of the "Internet Transactions Bill". Batangas 5th district Rep. Mario Mariño presided over the panel hearing on Wednesday, Aug. 24, with the agenda of deliberating over 12 House bills (HBs) all pertaining to Internet...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has filed a bill providing for the equal use of Filipino and English languages in such documents to make sure ordinary Filipinos understand the contents of all government issuances. In Senate Bill 228, Padilla lamented that while Section 6, Article. XIV of the...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid has filed a measure seeking to mandate government offices to adopt digital systems to expedite transactions and enable them to pay and receive digital currency. The proposed “Use of Digital Payments Act” is part of the initial bills filed by the senator in the...
To promote the efficient delivery of services, especially amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Malacañang has ordered all government offices to adopt digital payments for their respective disbursements and collection. Photo from PIXABAY Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea signed President...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on Wednesday, Jan. 26, that it will use blockchain technology to make cross-border securities transactions in Asia and the Pacific more efficient and secure. In a statement, the Manila-based multilateral institution said the ADB is working with leading...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday assured that problems about rude customers would also be addressed under the bill that seeks to protect delivery riders. Gatchalian is referring to Senate Bill No. 2302 or the proposed “Food, Grocery and Pharmacy Delivery Services Protection Act” which seeks...
The Philippine Economic Zona Authority (PEZA) will temporarily shift its transactions to online while conducting mass swab testing for all its personnel and disinfection of its offices amid the rising number of COVID-19 infections in Metro Manila. (Jansen Romero / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In...
Editorial Responding to an advisory of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) that all government and private entities should accept the Philippine Identification Card (PhilID) as proof of identity, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ordered all banks and financial institutions under its...
Crafting the rules governing internet-based transactions are not expected to be an easy one. The hurdles are high and the opposition from various e-commerce platforms is strong. Even the legislature is having a hard time that the measure is no longer in the running for passage in this Congress. The...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has expressed support for Senate Bill (SB) 1764 or the proposed Use of Digital Payments Act that allows the digital collection of taxes and fees, payments, and other disbursements. File photo SB 1764 mandates the use of digital payment in the collection of taxes,...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque finds nothing wrong with the government's dealings with Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. despite the alleged shady background of a company official in Tony Huang. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque and Risa Hontiveros (Photos from Facebook, Senate) "Madam...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said it was targeting that all 1,600 local government units (LGUs) will have their electronic Business One-Stop Shop (e-BOSS) before President Duterte's term expires on June 30 next year. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo from...
