EGov PH app to add new features

The government’s flagship super app, eGov PH, is set to have new features to further boost ease of access to bureaucratic services.

This was announced by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA), according to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).

In particular, the eGov PH app will soon have additional features such as application and renewal of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) clearances, Beep Card integration for Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) commuters, and access to the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) electronic Taxpayer Identification Number (eTIN) system. 

The eGov app was developed to eliminate long-standing inefficiencies in public service—such as long lines, fixers, and repeat visits to multiple agencies—by delivering key government services through a single digital platform. 

Currently, the app allows users to renew driver’s licenses, access PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, and GSIS services, process immigration and customs documents for overseas Filipino workers, retrieve digital copies of the PhilSys National ID, create biodata for job applications and many more. 

The app also provides official government news and advisories to help Filipinos stay informed and avoid misinformation.

Marcos has described the flagship app as a central pillar of his administration’s efforts to bring government services closer to the people via digital transformation.

Launched in 2023, the eGov PH app has so far recorded over 14 million registered users and facilitated over 200 million digital transactions nationwide. 

In his SONA, the President cited the app’s growing global recognition, citing its receipt of the United Nations E-Government Award from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the 2025 GovMedia Digital Transformation of Year and E-Governance Project of the Year awards in Singapore—accolades that he said reinforce the Philippines’ emergence as a regional leader in digital public service innovation. — RF, GMA Integrated News