Bill creating unified gov't transaction app gets House panel's approval
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Approved by the panel Thursday afternoon was the substitute bill to House Bill (HB) No. 6303, titled, “The Government Mobile Applications (GMA) Act of 2020.” It was filed by Deputy Speaker and Cebu 3rd district Rep. Pablo John Garcia. Garcia himself made the motion to approve the unnumbered substitute bill during a virtual hearing of the Information and Communications Technology committee. The presiding officer, Negros Occidental 3rd district Rep. Kiko Benitez carried the motion without much discussion. The original measure defines GMA as “a software program...