The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Finance (DOF) of the Philippines issued the Joint Department Administrative Order No. 10-01 last March 24, which provides the guidelines in the use of access devices for the payment of government fees that would not require face-to-face contact with a personnel of the government agency concerned. This would include payments made via the internet and mobile devices like cellular phones. Modes of payment include credit cards, debit cards, and electronic money.Most of the payments made to the Philippine government are still done manually, meaning you have to queue to a cashier at the agency's office. One of the exception would be the Electronic Tax Filing System of the Bureau of the Internal Revenue, wherein corporations can make their payments via their BIR-accredited bank.
Utilizing technology for government payments can provide the benefits of speed and security. However, the challenge would be the setting up of the necessary infrastructure to support such a payment system, as well as educating the public enough on the benefits of using the system. It's still unclear to me at this point who is the target market for this project. But I am guessing that this would primarily be for the corporations and other businesses. That is plausible and practical since they would probably be dealing with the government quite often in the normal course of their businesses. That may probably be the reason why the guidelines were issued by DTI and DOF, which deals with both trade and finances. Hopefully this initiative will be a step forward in the development of payment systems in the Philippines.
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