Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE KRISTINE SINGSON-MEEHAN 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING THE E-GOVERNMENT, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This measure supports the House leadership in its efforts at aligning with the 
administration’s objective of using and taking advantage of information and communications 
technology (ICT) for the purpose of increasing efficiency and productivity in the government’s 
delivery of public service. Effectively providing citizen-centric government information and 
services can be achieved with greater efficacy through meaningful inter-agency collaborations and 
partnerships, coupled with the proper utilization of the internet and other emerging technologies 
within and across government agencies. 
During the pandemic the demand for digital transactions ballooned as the government had 
to continue to provide public service, amidst the series of lockdowns which forced the public to 
stay indoors. If at all, one can consider this a silver lining of the Covid 19 pandemic. The 
government was forced to innovate in order to continue providing the basic needs of the Filipinos 
as the treacherous threat of Covid 19 continues to plague our country. On the other hand, people 
began to appreciate the conveniences and ease of availing of government services digitally, 
remotely and online. Thus, public clamor for the establishment of more convenient, digitally-
accessible, and user-friendly government processes had intensified. For these reasons, this bill 
seeks to mandate the creation of an E-Government Master Plan, which would lay the foundation 
for our goal towards a fully digital economy. 
A similar measure was filed in the 18th Congress by Representative Luis Raymond F. 
Villafuerte, Jr. It was approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives and transmitted 
to the Senate. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
August 9, 2022
5:00 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE KRISTINE SINGSON-MEEHAN 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING THE E-GOVERNMENT, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “E-Government Act”. 
SEC 2 Declaration of Policy. – The State hereby adopts the following policies: 
(a)
The State shall provide effective leadership for the development and promotion
of electronic government services and processes;
(b) The State shall provide increased opportunities for citizen participation in
government;
(c)
The State shall promote inter-agency collaboration in providing electronic
government services;
(d) The State shall promote the use of the internet and emerging technologies within
and across government agencies to provide citizen-centric government
information and services;
(e)
The State shall ensure that costs and burdens are reduced for businesses and other
government entities;
(f)
The State shall promote better-informed decision-making by policymakers;
(g) The State shall promote access to high quality government information and
services across multiple channels; and
(h) The State shall make the government more transparent and accountable.
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SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. – As used in this Act: 
 
(a) Information and Communications Technology or ICT shall mean the totality of 
electronic means to access, create, collect, store, process, receive, transmit, 
present and disseminate information. 
 
(b)  Electronic Government or E-Government shall mean the use of ICT by the 
government and the public to enhance access to and delivery of government 
services to bring about efficient, responsive, ethical, accountable and transparent 
government service. 
 
(c) ICT-Enabled Services shall mean those engaged in providing services that 
require the intrinsic use of ICTs including engineering or architectural design, 
informatics service providers, offshoring and outsourcing service providers such 
as call centers, back-office processing, software development, medical or legal 
transcription, animation, game development, and other services that require the 
intrinsic use of a networked information infrastructure. 
 
(d) Chief Information Officer shall mean a senior officer in all national government 
agencies, including constitutional offices, state universities and colleges, 
government-owned and controlled corporations, and government financial 
institutions responsible for the development and management of the agency's ICT 
systems and applications. 
 
(e) Interoperability shall mean the ability of different operating and software 
systems, applications, and services to communicate and exchange data in an 
accurate, effective, and consistent manner. 
 
SEC. 4. E-Government Master Plan. – The Department of Information and Communications 
Technology (DICT) shall establish and promote an E-Government Master Plan to encourage 
excellence in facilitating the development and enhancement of all E- Government services 
and processes. The E-Government Master Plan shall be reviewed and revised every three 
years. 
 
SEC. 5. E-Government Programs. – The E-Government Master Plan shall include the 
following programs: 
 
(a) Philippine Government Interoperability Framework. A framework shall be 
developed to guide and govern basic technical and informational interoperability 
of government ICT systems. Such framework shall guide all shared operations and 
services of the Philippine government - between and among its various agencies, as 
well as for these agencies, in dealing with their various constituencies. 
 
(b) Archives and Records Management Information System. A system shall be 
designed to systematically and efficiently manage government documents and 
records. This includes the digitization of paper-based documents and records and 
the development of systems that will manage these documents, - from creation, 
routing, tracking, and archiving to disposal,- while adhering to existing policies, 
laws and the standards of the International Organization for Standardization. 
 
(c) Government Online Payment System. An Internet-based electronic payment 


 
facility and gateway that will enable citizens and businesses to remit 
payments electronically to government agencies shall be created. It shall render 
services through various delivery channels, which include debit instructions accounts 
(debit cards), credit instructions (credit cards) and mobile wallets (SMS). 
 
(d) Citizen Frontline Delivery Services. Services that are needed to facilitate business 
registration-related transactions shall be made efficient by integrating all agencies 
involved in business registration, such as the Department of Trade and Industry, 
Securities and Exchange Commission, Cooperative Development Authority, 
Bureau of Internal Revenue, Social Security System, Home Development Mutual 
Fund, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, Local Government Units (LGs) 
and other permit/license-issuing agencies. 
 
(e) Public Financial Management. Various financial systems in government such as 
taxation, payment systems, accounting, business registries; shall be harmonized 
and managed. 
 
(f) Procurement System. An online and real-time service that encompasses all 
procurement processes involving bidding, contract agreements, and payment for 
services or supplies shall also be developed. 
 
The E-Government Master Plan shall likewise include the following: 
 
(a) Inventory and purchase of hardware and software of all government offices; 
 
(b) Utilization of servers, network connections and data centers in all government 
offices: 
 
(c) Security, disaster recovery plans and archiving considering existing services and 
capabilities, as well as future information systems; and 
 
(d) Standardization of systems across government agencies to promote interoperability and 
database management. 
 
SEC. 6. DICT Secretary as E-Government Head. – The Secretary of the DICT shall head 
the E-Government initiative. The Secretary is expected to spearhead all aspects of 
implementation of the E-Government Master Plan to catalyze the optimum use of ICT in 
government to expand and improve public services, government operations and capabilities. 
 
SEC. 7. Chief Information Officers. – Chief Information Officers shall be assigned and 
deployed to national and key governmental units and perform the following functions: 
 
(a) Advise agencies on how best to leverage ICTs to optimize the delivery of 
public services, and achieve efficient and cost-effective operations; 
 
(b) Develop, maintain and manage the agency's information systems; 
 
(c) Manage and supervise the implementation of ICT-based projects, systems and 
processes; 
 
(d) Formulate and implement processes in relation to the adoption of ICT-
based solutions as provided by the E-Government plan; 


 
 
(e) Manage operational risks related to ICT in coordination with the agency's 
management and stakeholders; and 
 
(f) Ensure that the ICT programs and operations are consistent with national 
policies and standards. 
 
SEC. 8. Local Government Unit (LGU) ICT Officers. – Each LGU shall have an ICT 
Officer assigned to manage and supervise its adoption of the E-Government Plan. 
 
The LGU ICT Officer is likewise tasked to spearhead seminars and other means of 
educating the community to maximize E-Government initiatives. 
 
SEC. 9. E-Government Status Report. – Each agency and LGU shall compile and submit an 
annual E-Government Status Report on: 
 
(a) the status of the implementation of electronic government initiatives; 
 
(b) compliance by the agency with this Act; and 
 
(c) performance in delivering programs through the E Government to constituencies. 
 
SEC. 10. Implementing rules and regulations. – The Department of Information and 
Communications Technology, in coordination with relevant offices, agencies, and 
instrumentalities of the national and local government, shall promulgate the necessary rules 
and regulations to properly and efficiently implement this Act within sixty (60) days from the 
effectivity of this Act. 
 
SEC. 11. Separability clause. – If any provision of this Act shall be declared invalid or 
unconstitutional, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of 
this Act. 
 
SEC. 12. Repealing clause. – All provisions of laws, presidential decrees, letters of 
instruction and other presidential issuances which are incompatible or inconsistent with the 
provisions of this Act are hereby deemed repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
 
SEC. 13. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen days (15) after its publication in two 
(2) newspapers of general circulation. 
 
Approved,