IT EQUIPMENT. The set of Information Technology equipment donated by the MORE Power firm to the Iloilo City government on Friday (Dec. 13, 2019). The donation will be used by the City Engineer's Office and the Office of the Building Official in processing certificates of Final Electrical Inspection and permits for Temporary Service Connection. (PNA photo by Perla G. Lena)
ILOILO CITY -- A set of Information Technology (IT) equipment donated to Iloilo City is expected to boost its plan to digitize the City Engineer’s Office (CEO) and the Office of the Building Official (OBO).
In his message following the turnover ceremony held Friday at the Iloilo City Hall, Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said there is a plan to separate the OBO from the CEO. The OBO receives 88 transactions every day, which means the city is “really booming”.
“We really have to be prepared for the boom. We will make sure that the office is prepared and ready,” Treñas added.
He said they are hiring and training encoders so that when the infrastructure is ready, the office has digitized. “This will jumpstart our effort to digitize the office,” he said.
The donation will be used by the CEO and the OBO in processing certificates of Final Electrical Inspection and permits for Temporary Service Connection.
The donation made by MORE Power firm consists of two computer sets and a printer for the OBO and one computer set for the CEO. The company has been granted a 25-year power distribution franchise in Iloilo City.
Roel Z. Castro, president and chief executive officer of MORE Power, said the donation is a “simple gesture” of their company to show support for the local government unit.
“We know that the local government of Iloilo is really poised to bring in the necessary infrastructure, especially its backbone infrastructure, to take care of the boom that will surely happen in the city,” he said in his message.
He added that the IT infrastructure would render transactions faster, more efficient and transparent.
Castro said they look forward to supporting other initiatives of the city, such as in the safety and crime prevention and response.
Treñas said the OBO is just one of the three offices in the City Hall that they would like to digitize.
The other two are the Local Civil Registrar and the Business Permits and Licensing Office. (PNA)
