Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 26) – More local government units (LGU) have been integrated into the eGov PH Super App designed to consolidate multiple services, the Department of Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary (DICT) said on Monday, as it also allayed fears of possible data breaches using the platform.
“Mayroon na tayong 200 mahigit na LGU na na-integrate doon sa super app, at tuloy-tuloy kaming nag i-implement and nag i-integrate ngayon sa iba pang mga LGUs,” DICT Undersecretary David Almirol Jr. said during the Laging Handa briefing.
[Translate: We have more than 200 LGUs that are integrated into the app, and we continuously implement and integrate to other LGUs]
Almirol said more than 400 other LGUs also want to be integrated into the app.
The eGov app was launched on Friday. It can be downloaded at the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
It is a platform that streamlines processes and transactions of at least 26 national government agencies.
READ: PH launches ‘super app’ for govt transactions
Almirol also clarified that it is the government agencies’ job to secure their cybersecurity, not the DICT.
“Yung maintenance ng data, hindi sa DICT ‘yan,” Almirol said. “Ang trabaho lang ng DICT ay para maging mas simple at iisa na lang ang [transaction] ng mga mamayanan, pero ang pangangalaga ng information ay dapat sa mga government agencies pa rin.”
[Translate: DICT does not handle the maintenance of data. DICT’s job is to consolidate services and make transactions simple for our countrymen, but the government agencies should be the ones handling the information.]
