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Cebu LGUs lag behind in Paleng-QR PH program implementation
The Freeman
|July 14, 2025
A national push for cashless, inclusive transactions is gaining ground across the Philippinesbut Cebu's local government units (LGUs) are trailing behind in implementation.
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Out of the 53 LGUs in the province, including its highly urbanized cities, only six have taken visible steps toward rolling out the Paleng-QR Ph Program, a digital payment initiative jointly spearheaded by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
Based on the data at the end of June 30, 2025, by the BSP that was retrieved by The Freeman, the six LGUs in Cebu that have so far made policy issuances and launching activities are the three highly urbanized cities---Cebu, Lapu-Lapu, and Mandaue, along with the cities of Talisay, and Naga, and Pinamungajann town.
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