Website for digital needs of work-from-home gov’t employees launched

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Information and Communication Technology has launched a website where government employees can have access to remote work tools and other learning materials and resources on digital literacy.

In a statement on Tuesday, the DICT said the “Work From Home” website aims to help government agencies continue with their work online for the duration of the public health emergency amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“The launch of wfh.gov.ph serves to support the President’s agenda of unhampered and efficient service to the people,” DICT Secretary Gregorio Honasan said.

“We encourage our government employees to visit the website and find the right resources to help guide them transition into a remote working lifestyle,” he also said.

According to DICT, the website features instructions on how government employees can avail of various telecommuting software for video conferencing, document processing, e-mail, and digital certificates.

The website aims to help government employees manage the new virtual working environment in accordance with the Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circular No. 10, Series of 2020, which provides guidelines for implementing alternative work arrangements for government workers affected by the community quarantine.

The DICT said the website will be updated regularly and was created at no additional cost to the government. It added that the creation of the website complements the public health management measures of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.

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