Mayor Ma. Isabelle Climaco-Salazar and officials of the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) formally launched on
Thursday afternoon the E-Peso ecosystem to jumpstart the implementation of
cashless transactions in the local government.
Roger Carlson, USAID Acting deputy mission director,
saidthat the launching activity was a very important step in a series of
initiatives underway to implement the partnership for growth established a few
years back between the Philippines and the United States.
Carlson said the E-Peso program is designed to support the Philippines
“It will provide wide range of financial services that can
help Filipinos build assets and participate in the formal economy which is a
key to achieving inclusive growth and in the long run hoping to eliminate
extreme poverty,” Carlson said.
He said the program will make the payment of taxes, permits
and other transactions easier and more accessible to all.
“E-payments can be made right at the convenience of your
home or office, saving you time from physically queuing or traveling just to
settle obligations,” he said.
Salazar thanked the USAID for considering this city as a
very vital place by helping and rolling out millions of dollars for projects
that will usher growth and development.
“The lesson we want to learn is how to capacitate Zamboanga City
Salazar expressed deep gratitude to the USAID for what she
termed as a fruitful beginning stressing that with USAID’s guidance and
support, this city will grow not only from rank 74 to 15 in the cities
competitiveness ranking but will make a dent, make a ripple and make a way not
only within the city but within Basilan, Sulu and the peninsula.
Edwin To, a representative of the local Chamber of Commerce,
thanked Salazar for leading the way in the implementation of cashless
transactions in this city stressing that “this is a manifestation of your
dynamic leadership.”
The highlight of the launching program was a presentation of
the E-Peso activity by USAID-E-PESO Chief of Party, the formal handover of the
Executive Order 129-2015 creating the local government unit (LGU) E-Peso
counterpart team by Salazar to Carlson and the signing of the Wall of Support.
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