The municipality of Guagua, Pampanga joined the Paleng QR PH Plus program to foster safer and convenient cashless transactions in the community.
Led by former President and now Pampanga 2nd District Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, alongside Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) North Luzon regional office director Noel Neil Malimban and Guagua Mayor Anthony Joseph Torres, the program was officially launched on June 14, 2024 at the Guagua National College.
Paleng-QR Ph Plus is a joint program of the BSP and the Department of the Interior and Local Government to promote e-payments by using QR Ph, the national standard for quick response or QR codes. It is a priority initiative under the National Strategy for Financial Inclusion 2022-2028.
The former president expressed commitment to supporting Paleng-QR Ph Plus.