LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The province of Albay recently launched the electronic Local Government Unit (eLGU) system which is part of the government's effort to digitalize public transactions in every LGU.
THE Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) and Gov. Grex Lagman launched the electronic Local Government Unit (eLGU) system in Albay. (Photo via Nino Luces)
The launching here was attended by officials from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) – Undersecretary for e-Government Dave Almirol, Undersecretary for Support Services Heherson Asiddao, Assistant Secretary for Regional Development Maria Teresa Camba, Assistant Secretary for Free WiFi Philip Varilla, and Director June Vincent Manuel Gaudan of the Government Digital Transformation Bureau – provincial leaders, mayors, representatives of 15 towns and three cities of Albay, partners from different national government agencies (NGAs), and telecoms companies.
The event marked the roll-out of the eLGU system all over the Philippines after the launching in Isabela earlier this month.
Albay Gov. Grex Lagman graced the occasion and welcomed the launching of the eLGU system.
Lagman said that the presence of Albayanos in the event is a show of force as far as digital transformation is concerned in local government.
Albay has good internet connectivity so it is a good place to start implementing the eLGU, he said.
The eLGU system is a program of DICT under the leadership of Secretary Ivan Uy and main proponent Almirol.
It is only one of the many modules of the eGov program that seeks to digitalize public services all over the country, the DICT said, in accordance with the mandate of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to upgrade the eGov system and ensure that is being implemented on the local level, one LGU at a time.
The eLGU revolutionizes the way people access services like the filing of real property taxes, community taxes and business taxes, transacting for local civil registry concerns, occupational permits and health certificates, ordinance violation, business permit licensing and barangay clearance, the agency added.