Makati Mayor Abigail Binay said the city government will distribute the all-in-one Makatizen Card to around 300,000 residents, students and city government employees by the end of the year. We have also started to roll out the Makatizen Universal Card System to the city’s 33 barangays with the goal of registering around 300,000 residents by the end of the year,” Binay said. The Makatizen Card is a public private partnership (PPP) between Makati and G-xchange and iBayad Online Ventures, Inc. The Makatizen Card can also be used to pay fees and taxes, personal remittances and other financial transactions. “The Makatizen Card project represents this year’s theme: Technology and Innovation is Key to Competitiveness.

Source: Manila Times August 18, 2017 17:03 UTC