Gov’t digitalization bill OK’d on 3rd reading
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The House of Representatives has approved the third and final reading of the E-Governance Bill.
The bill which seeks to automate and digitalize the government is tagged as a priority bill of the administration.
With 304 affirmative votes and 4 negative votes, lawmakers approved House Bill 7327 or “An Act institutionalizing the transition of the government to E-Governance in the digital age, creating for the purpose the Philippine Infostructure Corp. and appropriating funds therefor.”
“The bill would make it easier for people to transact with and avail themselves of services from the government through digital platforms. It would make the delivery of services more effective, efficient, and transparent,” Speaker of the House Martin Romualdez and the principal author of the proposed law said.
According to Romualdez the measure aims to make government services accessible to the people.
HB No. 7327 is a consolidation of 21 related measures, including the first proposed E-Governance law filed in the House, HB No. 3, authored by the Speaker. His coauthors are Senior Deputy Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander Marcos and Tingog Party-list Reps. Yedda Marie Romualdez and Jude Acidre.
