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Phl pushes for digital gov't transactions to cut red tape
The Freeman
|November 20, 2025
The Philippines is intensifying efforts to eliminate red tape and strengthen accountability across the public sector, as key government agencies and mobile wallet giant GCash move to expand digitalization of government transactions.
BSP Deputy Governor Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said trust remains central to financial and digital adoption. EHDA M. DAGOOC
At a recently held workshop, Anti-Red Tape Authority's (ARTA) officials along with top officials from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and GCash outlined measures to fast-track the shift to paperless, cashless, and fully traceable public services.
This story is from the November 20, 2025 edition of The Freeman.
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