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E-GOVERNANCE BILL GETS SENATE OK ON 2ND READING

The push to transform government services through digitalization, led by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, is now just one step away from Senate approval after passing the Second Reading. During the plenary session, Cayetano, the bill’s sponsor, introduced his amendments to Senate Bill No. 2781, also known as the proposed “E-Governance Act,” along with the changes […]

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E-GOVERNANCE BILL SET FOR SENATE PLENARY DEBATES

The move towards a fully digital government took a significant step forward with the formal filing of the Committee Report consolidating Senate Bills on e-governance, led by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano. Cayetano, who chairs the Senate Committee on Science and Technology, introduced Senate Bill No. 2781 under Committee Report No. 297 which aims to enhance […]

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E-GOVERNANCE BILL GETS HOUSE OK

The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill that institutionalizes the government’s shift to E-Governance for faster and improved delivery of services to the public. House Bill (HB) No. 7327 is titled, “An Act institutionalizing the transition of the government to E-Governance in the digital age, creating for the purpose the […]

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E-GOVERNANCE BILL TO BOOST GOV’T DATA SHARING – GO

An advocate for the welfare of Filipino farmers and agricultural workers, Senator Bong Go reiterated his push for his filed Senate Bill No. 194 or the E-Governance Act of 2022 which mandates the government to establish an integrated, interconnected, and interoperable information and resource-sharing and communications network spanning the entirety of the national and local […]

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VILLAFUERTE TO CONGRESS: OK E-GOVERNANCE BILL NOW

Owing to the emergence of more transmissible COVID-19 variants that could necessitate more lockdowns, Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte said Congress could help the national government fast-track its digital transformation by approving the e-governance law, which will facilitate contactless transactions and ensure the uninterrupted delivery of basic services.  Villafuerte noted that his proposed e-governance law, […]