Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _________ 
Introduced by 4Ps Partylist Representative 
JONATHAN CLEMENT M. ABALOS II 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
E-Government and innovation can provide significant opportunities to
transform public administration into an instrument of sustainable development. E-
Government is “the use of ICT and its application by the government for the provision 
of information and public services to the people”. More broadly, e-government can be 
referred to as the use and application of information technologies in public 
administration to streamline and integrate workflows and processes, effectively 
manage data and information, enhance public service delivery, as well as expand 
communication channels for engagement and empowerment of people. 
E-government can have a significant impact on public administration,
changing the environment in which the public service operates, adding new concepts 
and methods to its operations, and changing the relative weight and relationships 
among established elements of public administration. Specifically, this law aims to 
provide citizen-centered service, use information as a public resource, develop new 
skills and relationships in public administration, as well as revolutionize 
accountability and management in the government. 
Thus, in light of all these positive prospective developments, this law 
mandates the government to establish an integrated, interconnected, and 
interoperable information and resource-sharing and communications network for 
national and local government. It calls for the digitization of paper-based and other 
traditional modes of workflows for a more efficient and transparent public service. It 
has the goal of being able to provide government service to every single Filipino. 
This bill was filed in the 18th Congress by Representative Villafuerte and was 
passed by the House of Representatives, and received by the Senate.  
To this end, the approval of the bill is earnestly sought. 
JONATHAN CLEMENT M. ABALOS II 
Representative, 4Ps Partylist 
July 28, 2022
5:17 pm
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Republic of the Philippines  
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
 First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _________ 
Introduced by 4Ps Representative 
JONATHAN CLEMENT M. ABALOS II 
AN ACT 
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ESTABLISHING THE E-GOVERNMENT, DEFINING ITS POWERS 
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AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, 
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AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
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assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "E-Government Act". 
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SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. — The State hereby adopts the following 
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policies. 
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1)
The State shall provide effective leadership for the government to
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develop and promote electronic government services and processes;
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2) 
The State shall provide increased opportunities for citizen participation
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in government;
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The State shall promote inter-agency collaboration in providing
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electronic government services;
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4) 
 The State shall promote the use of the Internet and emerging technologies
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within and across government agencies to provide citizen-centric government
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information and services;
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6) The State shall ensure that costs and burdens are reduced for businesses
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and other government entities;
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7) The State shall promote better-informed decision-making by policy
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makers;
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8) The State shall promote access to high quality government information
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and services across multiple channels; and
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9)  The State shall make the government more transparent and accountable. 
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SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. — As used in this Act, the following terms 
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are defined as follows: 
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(a)           Information and Communications Technology or ICT shall mean the 
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totality of electronic means to access, create, collect, store, process, receive, 
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transmit, present and disseminate information, 
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(b)           Electronic Government or E-Government shall mean the use of ICT by 
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the government and the public to enhance the access to and delivery of 
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government services to bring about efficient, responsive, ethical, accountable 
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and transparent government service; 
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(c)           ICT-Enabled Services shall mean those engaged in providing services 
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that require the intrinsic use of ICTs including engineering or architectural 
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design, informatics service providers, offshoring and outsourcing service 
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providers such as call centers, back office processing, software development, 
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medical or legal transcription, animation, game development, and other 
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services that require the intrinsic use Of a networked information 
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infrastructure; 
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(d)           Chief Information Officer or CIO shall mean a senior officer in all 
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national government agencies (NGAs), including constitutional offices, state 
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universities and colleges (SUCs), government-owned and —controlled 
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corporations (GOCCs), and government financial institutions (GFls) 
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responsible for the development and management Of the agency's ICT 
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systems and applications; 
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(e)           Interoperability shall mean the ability of different operating and 
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software systems, applications, and services to communicate and exchange 
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data in an accurate, effective, and consistent manner. 
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SECTION 4. E-Government Master Plan. — The Department of Information 
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and Communications Technology shall establish and promote an E-
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Government Master Plan to encourage excellence in facilitating the 
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development and enhancement of all electronic Government services and 
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processes. The E-Government Master Plan shall be reviewed and revised 
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every three years. 
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SECTION 5. E-Government Programs. - The E-Government Master Plan shall 
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include, but not limited to, the following programs: 
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1)             Philippine Government Interoperability Framework. — A Philippine 
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government interoperability framework shall be developed to guide and 
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govern basic technical and informational interoperability of government ICT 
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systems. Such a framework will guide all shared operations and services of 
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the Philippine government—between and among its various agencies, as well 
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as for these agencies in dealing with their various constituencies. 
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2)             Archives and Records Management Information System. — An archives 
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and records management information system shall be designed to 
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systematically and efficiently manage government documents and records. 
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This includes the digitization of paper based documents and records and the 
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development of systems that will manage these documents — from creation, 
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routing, tracking, and archiving to disposal — while adhering to existing 
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policies, laws and ISO standards. 
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3)             Government Online Payment System. — An Internet-based electronic 
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payment facility and gateway that will enable citizens and businesses to remit 
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payments electronically to government agencies shall be created. It shall 
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render services through various delivery channels, which include debit 
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instructions (ATM accounts), credit instructions (credit cards) and mobile 
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wallets (SMS), 
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4)             Citizen Frontline Delivery Services. — Services that are needed to 
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facilitate business registration-related transactions shall be made efficient by 
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integrating all agencies involved in business registration, such as the 
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Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Securities and Exchange 
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Commission (SEC), Cooperative Development Authority 
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(CDA), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Social Security System (SSS), Home 
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Development Mutual Fund (PaglBlG), Philippine Health Insurance 
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Corporation (PhilHealth), Local Government Units (LGUs) and other 
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permit/license-issuing agencies. 
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5)             Public Financial Management. — Various financial systems in 
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government (e.g. taxation, payment systems, accounting, business registries) 
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shall be harmonized and managed 
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6)             Procurement System - An online and real-time service that encompasses 
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all procurement processes involving bidding, contract agreements, and 
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payment for services or supplies shall also be developed. 
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The E-Government Master Plan shall likewise include the following: 
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1.              Inventory and purchase of hardware and software of all government 
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offices. 
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2.              Utilization of servers, network connections and data centers in all 
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government offices. 
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3.              Security, disaster recovery plans and archiving considering existing 
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services and capabilities already available as well as future information 
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systems. 
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4.              Standardization of systems across government agencies to promote 
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interoperability and database management. 
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SECTION 6. DICT Secretary as E-Government Head. —The Secretary of the 
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Department of Information and Communications Technology shall head the 
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EGovernment initiative. The Secretary is expected to spearhead all aspects of 
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accomplishing the implementation of the E- Government Master Plan to 
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catalyze the optimum use of ICT in government to expand and improve public 
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services, government operations and capabilities. 
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SECTION 7. Chief Information Officers. — Chief Information Officers will be 
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assigned and deployed to national and key governmental units with the 
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function of: 
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1. Advising agencies on how best to leverage ICTs to optimize the delivery of 
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public services, and achieve efficient and cost effective operations; 
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2.             Developing, maintaining and managing the agency’s information 
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systems; 
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3.             Managing and supervising the implementation of ICT-based projects, 
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systems and processes; 
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4 Formulating and implementing processes in relation to the adoption of CT-
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based solutions as provided by the E-Government plan; 
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5.             Managing operational risks related to ICT in coordination with the 
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agency's management and stakeholders; and 
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6.             Ensuring that the ICT programs and operations are consistent with 
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national policies and standards. 
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SECTION 8. LGU ICT Officers. - Each Local Government Unit shall have an 
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Information Officer assigned to manage and supervise its adoption of the E-
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Government Plan. The LGU ICT Officer is likewise tasked to spearhead 
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seminars and other means of educating the community to maximize E-
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Government initiatives. 
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SECTION 9. E-Government Status Report. - Each agency and local 
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government unit shall compile and submit an annual E-Government Status 
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Report on— (A) the status Of the implementation of electronic government 
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initiatives; (B) compliance by the agency with this Act; and (C) performance in 
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delivering programs through the E-Government to constituencies. 
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SECTION 10. Appropriation. — The amount needed for the initial 
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implementation of this Act shall be taken from the current fiscal year's 
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appropriation of the ICTO and all agencies herein absorbed by or attached to 
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the Department of Information and Communications Technology. 
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SECTION 11. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — The DICT shall issue 
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within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the necessary rules and 
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regulations for the effective implementation of this Act. 
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SECTION 12. Separability Clause. — If any provision of this Act shall be 
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declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not otherwise 
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affected shall remain in full force and effect. 
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SECTION 13. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules 
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and regulations and other issues or parts thereof which are inconsistent with 
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this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
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SECTION 14. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
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after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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