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VERSION 2.5 ENHANCEMENTS TO THE GOVERNMENT PORTAL
 In 2002, Softrigger Interactive implemented various enhancements to improve the usability and utility of the Government Portal. These are the following:
- A powerful content-management system for easy updating of News, Government Directory, PGMA Speeches, Current Issues and Policies, Voting Poll, and Categories, to name a few.
- EDSA DOS and EDSA Uno Anniversary celebrations were presented live via streaming video over the Government Portal for the benefit of overseas Filipino workers. Technology partners for this activity were Radio Television Malacanang (RTVM) with the assistance of private firms Bitstop Computers of Dagupan, Pangasinan and Eastern Telecommunications Philippines, Inc..
- "The Working President" radio and television show are occasionally presented over the Government Portal via streaming video.
- Membership options, such as free newsletter subscriptions and access to the message board;
- Support for mobile devices, such as GSM cellular phones through WAP and SMS, and for Pocket PCs
- Additional content features, such as the segmented News and Special Feature categories:
- Agriculture - no one assigned to-date-
- Defense - no one assigned to-date-
- Economy and Finance - DOF PIO Lourdes Recente and DTI PIO Minerva Fajardo
- Education - DepEd PIO Demetria Manuel
- Energy - no one assigned to-date-
- Environment - no one assigned to-date-
- Foreign Affairs - DFA PIO Vic Lecaros
- Health - DOH PIO Dennis Magat
- Justice - DOJ PIO Monica Pagunsan
- Labor and Welfare - DOLE PIO Oscar Rosal and DSWD PIO Marina Tabamo
- Local Government - DILG PIO Teresa Vergara
- Public Safety - no one assigned to-date-
- Science and Technology - NCC Director Tess Roberto
- Transportation - MMDA PIO Gerardo San Gabriel
- Travel and Tourism - NAIA PIO Judith Dolot
- For quicker access, global mirroring of the Government Portal was implemented in major cities around the world, i.e. Singapore, Hongkong, Sydney, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Jose/San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, Miami, Washington DC, New York, Boston, Toronto, London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris, Zurinch and Stockholm (courtesy of website hosting technology partner Bitstop Computers)
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