Gov’t backs Paleng-QR cashless payments

By Vince Lopez

THE administration is 100 percent behind a program developed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), which aims to maximize the use of digital payments using devices such as mobile phone apps in markets and tricycle hubs.

Marcos, NEDA Board approve TPLEX extension

STRONGER TIES. Speaker Martin Romualdez and his counterpart, South Korea National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo, exchange tokens of appreciation during a dinner hosted for the House delegation to the ASEAN-Korea Leaders Forum in Jeju, Korea. Romualdez also gave Kim a signed copy of House resolution No. 82 which seeks to further strengthen bilateral relations through the Philippines-Korea Parliamentarians Friendship Association. Ver Noveno

Speaker urges closer ASEAN-Korea ties

By Maricel V. Cruz

SPEAKER Martin Romualdez has asked leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and South Korea to work closer together for peace, stability, and prosperity in the region.

Romualdez made the call during the opening ceremony of the

By Vince Lopez

THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board on Friday approved

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed his support for the Paleng-QR Ph initiative on Thursday during a meeting at the Palace with the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) Digital Infrastructure Cluster to discuss recommendations to further improve the country’s digital infrastructure.

"President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. fully supports the Paleng-QR Ph Plus Ini-

By Rey E. Requejo and Charles Dantes

JUSTICE Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Friday said detained suspects were allegedly offered P8 million each to recant their testimonies that implicated Rep. Arnolfo A. Teves Jr. in the March 4 killing of Gov. Roel Degamo and nine other people.

tiative and wants government agencies to educate Filipinos on the use of e-wallet and other digital payment apps to prop up economic activities, particularly with the inclusion of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)," said Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil. PSAC member Ernest Cu, president and CEO of Globe Telecom, who met