Siniguro ni House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez na hindi maiiwan ang kababaihang Pilipino sa pagtutulak ng administrasyong Marcos sa digital public infrastructure.

“There should be no stopping women from being key players in this infrastructure. We will make sure to empower women in this regard through legislation, once we have laid down this digital public infrastructure,” aniya sa isang pahayag. 

Sinabi ni Romualdez na ang tagumpay ng kababaihan ay mahalagang parte ng lipunan matapos magbigay ng pahayag ang philanthropist at women advocate Melinda French Gates sa World Bank-International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings.

“Melinda French Gates also mentioned how important the digital public infrastructure is to women’s empowerment. DPI provides them access to capital and opportunities. It gives them dignity and respect and allows them to engage in more activities,” aniya.

“French Gates’ words ring true in that even in this day and age, women are still marginalized professionally. We cannot keep ignoring this unfortunate situation if we are to truly have an inclusive society. Luckily, digitization can be the great equalizer and place women on equal footing as men in terms of work opportunities, power, and influence,” pahayag ng mambabatas.

“Women empowerment has definitely worked in our collective favor in the House of Representatives. To see this replicated across all workplaces through the flywheel of digitalization, will make French Gates proud,” dagdag niya. 

Suhestiyon ni Romualdez na ipasok ang Pilipinas sa digital infrastructure partnership sa United States at India.

Idiniin rin niya na ang digitalization ay ang magiging sagot sa problema sa ekonomiya na dulot ng COVID-19 pandemic. Ayon sa mambabatas, ang pagtatayo ng public digital platforms ay tugma sa pangako ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na pabilisin ang digital transformation ng bansa.

“This is the reason why the House of Representatives has passed the E-Governance/E-Government Bill, which seeks to shift the entire bureaucracy to the digital space for faster and transparent delivery of services, and for better engagement with the public,” aniya.

Photo credit: PTV News Official Website