Roxas City, Capiz Vice Mayor Teresa H. Almalbis (second from right) buys fruits, using quick response (QR) codes during the Paleng-QR Ph Plus program launch at the city’s Paseo del Rio Teodoro Arcenas Trade Center on 05 December 2024.
The program aims to promote e-payments in markets, public transportation, and other businesses via QR Ph, the national standard for QR codes.
Also present during the launch is Councilor Fernando Luis A. Viterbo (not in photo), representative of Mayor Ronnie T. Dadivas and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Acting Area Director Victor Ariel S. Dey (second from left).
CARD Bank, a BSP Currency Exchange Center, also exchanged unfit and mutilated money for new banknotes or e-wallet credits under the BSP’s Piso Caravan program, while financial service providers helped the public open bank or e-wallet accounts that they can use for QR Ph transactions.
