The administration is 100 percent behind a program developed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), which aims to maximize the use of digital payments using devices such as mobile phone app-
the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas , which aims to maximize the use of digital payments using devices such as mobile phone apps in markets and tricycle hubs.
PSAC member Ernest Cu, president and CEO of Globe Telecom, who met with the President, described the use of quick response codes and other digital payment apps as something like a “home run” for the government, saying that they are excited to start serving the public markets using QR codes. “We have to do it. It’s a grassroots level approach. There are also videos on YouTube and we also have Tiktok to get people to educate themselves. And if you use the app regularly, you will see it being offered to you on the app,” Cu said, noting the country’s very high rate of technology adoption.
Aside from rallying support for Paleng-QR Ph Plus Initiative, PSAC made new recommendations for the President’s approval. The Connectivity Index Rating, on the other hand, is patterned after the hotel industry’s star rating system, which allows citizens to rate public establishments on their internet quality based on criteria such as adequate infrastructure capacity and internet speed.
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