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problem of traffic congestion in the country, as specified in the Joint Position Paper, attached as
Annex A of this Resolution and made an integral part hereof;
Resolved, that representatives from the private and public sector participating in this Summit
commit to implement ICT-based solutions in order to mitigate traffic;
Resolved, that representatives from the private and public sector participating in this Summit
are encouraged to develop ICT-based solutions in order to mitigate traffic;
Resolved, that the private and public sector as represented in the Summit adopts the following
ICT solutions:
1. Broadband as the minimum internet connectivity standard;
2. Cloud computing as the preferred ICT deployment method;
3. Use of remote access ICT systems in order to allow officials, employees, and workers to
access their work files outside of the office, provided that proper security measures are in
place;
4. Use ICT systems that are accessible via fixed and mobile devices, to facilitate
telecommuting;
5. Adoption of other productivity, communications, and collaboration tools to allow both
management and employees to create, modify, store files in collaboration with other
officers or employees telecommuting remotely;
6. Adoption of comprehensive enterprise resource planning ICT systems, which shall include
Business Intelligence, e-Commerce, Enterprise Asset Management, and other matters,
which shall include ICT systems covering procurement, production, distribution,
accounting, human resource management, corporate performance and governance,
customer services, sales, and others;
7. Adoption of virtual private networking, encrypted transmission of data and messages, and
other mechanisms to ensure that telecommuting is done in a way that retains the security,
confidentiality, and safety of the data, files, and other information handled by officers and
employees who are telecommuting;
8. Use of ICT-based traffic management which provides, among others, synchronized traffic
signal prioritization schemes and real time alternate routes information;
9. Installation of broadband connectivity in major highways, roads, and thoroughfares to
allow commuters to access email and work while on the road;
10. Use of applications and solutions which will reduce the number of vehicles on the road;
and
11. Seriously consider implementing telecommuting as an alternative work arrangement for
their employees, insofar as it may be applicable considering the nature of their duties and
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functions, the area of their assignment and the existing infrastructure in place, without
unduly compromising their work productivity.
Resolved, that the private sector commits to assist the government in developing and providing
identified ICT solutions and infostructures necessary for its implementation;
Resolved, that the public sector, as represented by the government agencies that have
participated in the summit, commits to the following:
1. Recommend the formulation of tax-based and other appropriate incentives for (a) entities
that participate in implementing ICT-based solutions and (b) service providers,
technology providers, and applications developers that will create ICT-based solutions
specific for traffic and congestion problems;
2. Digitization of government databases, assets, resources, and real-time traffic data,
whenever possible, to allow remote access, which in turn shall facilitate ICT-based
solutions;
3. Review and evaluate, and in appropriate cases amend, policies and determine positions
suited for implementation of ICT-based solutions, including telecommuting; and
4. Facilitate access to, and the provision of, government services, especially frontline
services, easier and more convenient to the private sector, by making it available online
and by strictly implementing the provisions of applicable laws, rules, regulations, and
orders on the streamlining of services, including but not limited to the RA No. 9485,
known as the Anti-Red Tape Act and DILG Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 2016-104,
series of 2016, in order not to hamper or impede private sector operations.
Resolved, that the proposed Executive Order, attached as Annex B to this Resolution and made
an integral part hereof, governing ICT-based solutions in the Philippines shall be submitted to
the President for approval;
Resolved, that a Special Working Group shall be formed from representatives from the private
and public sector participating in this Summit, to facilitate the implementation of these
resolutions within their respective offices.
DONE, this 8th day of November, 2016, City of Manila.
Annex B
MALACAANG PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. ____
Adoption of Telecommuting and Other ICT- based Solutions to Mitigate Traffic Congestion
in the Country
WHEREAS, the worsening traffic situation in the Philippines has reached a compelling need for
the National Government, led by the President, to effect policies and plans that will address traffic
congestion in the long term;
WHEREAS, the traffic problem in the country, especially in Metro Manila, now requires workers
and employees in both the public and private sector to spend substantial hours on the road in
order to commute from home to work or to school and vice versa;
WHEREAS, the amount of time spent on the road causes fatigue, decreases work productivity,
while the enormous number of vehicles necessary to ferry the commuters results in massive
carbon dioxide and other emissions which negatively impact both human health and the
environment;
WHEREAS, the traffic scheme creates business losses amounting to billions of pesos daily, based
on studies, which can be redirected to savings, investments, income and other productive uses
for both the government, the private sector and the general public at large, if traffic is
decongested;
WHEREAS, the Philippine Government recognizes the potential and power of information and
communications technology (ICT) in remedying current social, economic, and environmental
problems, including the inter-related problems of urban sprawl and traffic congestion;
WHEREAS, the expeditious approval and release of permits for telecommunications towers,
facilities, and equipment by the pertinent national government agencies (NGAs), local
government units (LGUs), and other government agencies play an indispensable role in the
successful implementation of ICT solutions for the efficient flow of internet and vehicular traffic
in particular and economic and social progress in general;
WHEREAS, the Philippine Government, through the Department of Information and
Communications Technology (DICT), has the policy and resource capacity to use ICT to address
traffic congestion;
WHEREAS, the President is vested with the power under Section 2, Chapter 2, Book III of the
Administrative Code of 1987 to issue executive orders, or acts of the president providing for
SCOPE
This Executive Order shall be mandatory for the major participatory government
entities as follows:
1. National Government Agencies (NGAs), including instrumentalities under
their control;
2. Government Financial Institutions (GFIs);
3. Government-Owned and-Controlled Corporations (GOCCs); and
4. Inter-agency collaborations, programs, and projects;
5. Public schools & training centers.
The following bodies are encouraged to adopt this Executive Order:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Constitutional bodies;
The Judiciary;
Congress;
Local Government Units (LGUs) and instrumentalities under LGU control;
and
5. Other autonomous branches of the government, including State Universities
and Colleges (SUCs).
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DEFINITION OF TERMS
animation, game development, and other services that require the intrinsic use of a
networked information infrastructure; and
6. Chief Information Officer or CIO- shall mean a senior officer in all national
government agencies (NGAs), including constitutional offices, state universities
and colleges (SUCs), government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), and
government financial institutions (GFIs) responsible for the development and
management of the agencys ICT systems and applications.
Section IV.
consumption of fossil fuels which can significantly reduce pollution from carbon
dioxide and other emissions.
Section V.
Section VI.
necessary for the effective implementation of this Order and consistent with
existing laws.
The National Telecommuting and ICT-based Solutions Committee, hereinafter
referred to as the Committee, is hereby established to support the DICT in the
implementation of this Order. The Committee shall be composed of the Secretaries
of the following agencies:
1. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) - Chairman
2. Commission on Higher Education (CHED) - Member
3. Department of Education (DepEd) - Member
4. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) - Member
5. Civil Service Commission (CSC) - Member
6. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) - Member
7. Department of Transportation (DOTr) - Member
8. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) - Member
9. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) - Member
10. Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board (LTFRB) - Member
11. Department of Budget and Management (DBM) - Member
12. National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) - Member
13. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - Member
14. National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) - Member
15. Department of Health (DOH) - Member
16. Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) - Member
17. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) - Member
18. Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) - Member
19. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) - Member
20. Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group (PNP HPG) - Member
The Committee may tap the CIO Council, created under RA No. 10844, to help in the
implementation of telecommuting and the adoption of ICT-based solutions to
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mitigate traffic congestion. The Committee may also create Technical Working
Groups as necessary.
The DICT-Office of the Secretary shall act as the Secretariat and shall provide
technical and administrative support to the Committee and the Technical Working
Groups.
Section VII. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUTING AND
ICT-SOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
The following shall be the roles and responsibilities of the Committee:
1. Submit general policy, technical & administrative guidelines on the use of
telecommuting and adoption of ICT-based solutions to the DICT within sixty (60)
days from the effectivity of this Order. Upon review and approval of the same, the
DICT shall promulgate the guidelines for implementation;
2. Act as the support mechanism assisting the DICT in the implementation of
telecommuting and adoption of ICT-based solutions to mitigate traffic in the
Philippines;
3. Establish partnerships with LGUs to plan manage and promote telecommuting and
the adoption of ICT-based solutions to mitigate traffic in their respective areas;
4. Extend advisory services and overall assistance to other government
instrumentalities in the preparation, development, and policy implementation of
telecommuting and use of ICT-based solutions to mitigate traffic, in their respective
areas;
5. Harmonize and advance plans on telecommuting and use of ICT-based solutions to
ensure information and resource sharing;
6. Set the Transition Period and prepare a Transition Program, as well as the
Roadmap for the DICT and other agencies concerned as guidelines to achieve the
objectives of this Order and for its proper and speedy implementation;
7. Develop standards for benchmarking and measuring the degree of performance of
telecommuting and use of ICT-based solutions to mitigate traffic in the Philippines;
and
8. Espouse, advocate, and hold consultations with the private sector on
telecommuting and the use of ICT-based solutions to mitigate traffic congestion.
Section VIII. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES
1. DICT - shall act as the primary enabler in the adoption of telecommuting and the
use of ICT-based solutions to mitigate traffic congestion in the Philippines by
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typically be performed away from the office shall be required to work via
telecommuting at least one (1) day per workweek.
Section X.
Section XI.
DATA SECURITY
The DICT shall issue and update its cyber security measures, guidelines, and
standards as necessary.
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2. Promote lifestyles that support and complement telecommuting, such as homeschooling, adoption of work-at-home options for private sector employees, and the
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) concept;
3. Educate and encourage the private sector to take advantage of telecommuting and
ICT-based solutions to mitigate traffic congestion;
4. Identify incentives that may be given to the private sector for adopting
telecommuting and using ICT-based solutions to mitigate traffic congestion; and
5. Identify policy, regulatory, and statutory obstacles to the implementation of
telecommuting and ICT-based solutions to mitigate traffic congestion, and submit
proposals to remove, remedy, or amend the identified issues.
Section XIII. FUNDING SOURCES
Subject to existing accounting and auditing laws and procedures, the funding
sources for the amounts necessary to implement this Executive Order shall be as
follows:
1. For national government agencies funded through the General Appropriations Act
(GAA), the amount needed for the adoption in telecommuting shall be charged
against the appropriations in the GAA. Individual government agencies shall
incorporate the funds necessary to implement this Order in the proposed National
Expenditure Program of each agency;
2. For GOCCs, the amounts shall come from their respective corporate funds in the
corporate operating budgets approved by DBM; and
3. For LGUs, the amounts shall be charged against their respective funds in
accordance with RA No. 7160, known as the Local Government Code.
Section XIV. COMPLIANCE MONITORING AND REPORTS
The National Telecommuting and ICT-Solutions Committee shall monitor the
implementation of this order among government agencies covered, and shall
submit to the President annual reports on the status and implementation of this
Order.
To this end, an Evaluation and Monitoring Committee is hereby created which shall
be headed by a representative from the DICT as the chairman with six (6)
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members, three (3) thereof should come from the public sector and the other three
(3) should come from the private sector.
The Evaluation and Monitoring Committee shall have the following functions:
a)
b)
c)
REPEAL
All issuances, orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent
with any of the provisions of this Order, are hereby repealed, amended or modified
accordingly.
DONE, in the City of Manila, this 8th day of November in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and
Sixteen.
By the President:
SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA
Executive Secretary
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Movers: NAME
Seconders: NAME
We resolve: NAME
Public Sector
Private Sector
RODOLFO A. SALALIMA
Department of Information and
Communications Technology (DICT)
GIL B. GENIO
Globe Telecommunications, Inc.
MAR G. TAMAYO
Smart Communications, Inc.
LEONOR M. BRIONES
Department of Education (DepEd)
ALFREDO B. CARRERA
Philippine Long Distance
Telecommunications (PLDT), Inc.
ENRIQUE RODRIGUEZ
Cisco Systems, Inc.
ARTHUR P. TUGADE
Department of Transportation (DOTr)
FELIPE SD ORTEGA
Philippine Association of Private
Telephone Companies (PAPTELCO), Inc.
ISMAEL D. SUENO
Department of Interior and Local
Government (DILG)
ROY D. IBAY
Digitel Mobile Philippines, Inc.
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BENJAMIN E, DIOKNO
Department of Budget and Management
(DBM)
RAMON AESQUIVEL
Bayan Telecommunications
ERNESTO M. PERNIA
National Economic Development
Authority (NEDA)
GIL B. GENIO
Innove Communications
RAMON M. LOPEZ
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
CAESAR R. DULAY
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
THOMAS M. ORBOS
Metropolitan Manila Development
Authority (MMDA)
GUILING MAMONDIONG
Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA)
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Annex A
Regarding Telecommuting and Other ICT-based Solutions to Mitigate Traffic Congestion
The problem of traffic congestion in the country today is no longer confined to commuters.
Today, traffic congestion costs the country approximately PhP 2.4 billion every day. For
commuters, the traffic problem has resulted in many long hours spent on the road just to travel
from home to work or school, and vice versa. The amount of time spent on the road leads to
fatigue, decreased work productivity, and has even encroached on time that could otherwise be
spent with family, friends, or the community. In terms of environmental impact, the need for
daily commute has resulted in massive carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to
environmental degradation.
Representatives from both the public and private sector gathered at the Summit are unified in
identifying and recommending ICT-based solutions as determinative in resolving traffic
congestion. Through the use of ICT-based solutions, such as the use of telecommuting as a work
arrangement and the use of ICT solutions such as cloud computing, remote access systems,
productivity, communications, and collaboration tools, enterprise resource planning tools, ICTbased traffic management tools, and adoption of broadband connectivity, the public and private
sector can help mitigate the traffic problem and channel the PhP 2.4 billion losses into savings,
investment, and even income.
Based on the rigorous consultations with both the public and private sector, representatives from
the Summit have committed to seriously consider adopting telecommuting and other ICT-based
solutions as a strategy to address and mitigate traffic congestion.
Telecommuting as a strategy is already gaining ground in other countries and is being
implemented by both government, education institutions, and private corporations. Among the
top companies that have adopted telecommuting are Amazon, Dell, IBM, American Express,
Oracle, Nielsen, Red Hat, Adobe, and many others. India, Indonesia, Argentina, South Africa,
Turkey, and the United States are among the countries that have adopted telecommuting.
Telecommuting, in turn, is made possible through the adoption and use of ICT-based solutions,
which will allow workers, employees, and even students to work and study outside of the office.
In order to ease the transition into telecommuting and the use of ICT-based solutions to mitigate
traffic congestion, representatives from the Summit strongly recommend the Presidents
issuance of an Executive Order formally adopting telecommuting and ICT-based solutions in
mitigating traffic. The Executive Order is an appropriate tool for mandating the executive branch
of government and imparting weight and permanence on telecommuting and the use of ICTbased solutions as a policy. Representatives from the Summit also believe that the Executive
Order can utilize President Dutertes strong political will in ensuring compliance with the policy.
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