Manila, Sept. 11 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed a law institutionalizing the transition to e-governance to foster a digitally empowered and integrated government through a regulated, secure, and robust information and communications technology (ICT).
Republic Act (RA) 12254, inked by Marcos on Sept. 5, applies to all executive, legislative, judicial, and constitutional offices, including local government units (LGUs), state universities and colleges (SUCs), government-owned or -controlled corporations (GOCCs).
The new law also covers government instrumentalities located in the Philippines and abroad, which provide services covering business- and non-business-related transactions.
RA 12254 encompasses back-end operations ...