TOP THREE RECOMMENDATIONS

Philippines Digital Economy

Nature of the policy Expected

Reform Goals Reform Actions Responsible agency Timeline
action result/impact
STREAMLINE PERMITS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION, AND RATIONALIZE FEES IMPOSED BY NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AS WELL AS PRIVATE
SECTOR ASSOCIATIONS
Make fast internet • Passage of Public Services Act amendment and Open Legislature Improved mobile Congress 6 months
affordable and Access Bill and broadband
available for connectivity
Filipinos • Passage of Common Tower, Infrastructure Sharing and Memorandum Shared use of DICT 6 months
Pole Attachment Policies Circular (MC) infrastructure
• Passage of Joint Memorandum Circulars on streamlining Joint Memorandum Increased private ARTA, DICT, DILG, 6 months
of permits for cell towers, and cable laying Circular (JMC) investment in DHSUD, DOE,
telecom DPWH
infrastructure
• Passage of Spectrum Management Policy JMC More efficient use DICT 6 months
of spectrum
MANDATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO GO DIGITAL BY OFFERING E-PERMITS AND E-PAYMENTS
Digitalize • Policy mandating the use of electronic permit JMC Improved NEDA, DOF, ARTA, 3 months
government processing, including equivalence of scanned copies, administrative BTr, all government
processes to digital payments and electronic or scanned receipts efficiency, and agencies
promote social increased digital
distancing and adoption
administrative • Policy requiring all government agencies to utilize e- MC Greater digital DICT Immediate
efficiency signatures adoption
• Policy clarifying government rules on the acceptance of Issuances Clarification of legal BIR, COA, BTr, BSP 3 months
electronic payments and issuance of electronic or bases
scanned receipts as per government accounting
requirements
ESTABLISH STRONG CONSUMER PROTECTION FRAMEWORK AND REGULATIONS
Make e-commerce • Passage of Financial Consumer Protection Law (including Legislature Increased usage of Congress 6 months
transactions safer a consolidated ombudsman for financial services) digital transactions
and trustworthy (payments, financial
services)
• Strengthening a general consumer protection MC Increase use of DTI, NEDA 12 months
framework including grievance mechanism digital services (e-
 commerce, digital
content, etc)
• In addition to strengthen a general consumer protection, Issuances Increase usage of DOF, BSP, SEC, IC 6 months
policy and supervisory framework on financial consumer digital payments and PDIC
protection (coordinated among financial regulators and financial
(DOF, BSP, SEC, IC and PDIC) services