MISSION:

The Provincial Information Technology Office is committed to:

• Enhanced efficiency and accuracy
• Improve the delivery of basic services to the people
• Provide a mechanism for transparency and accountability in government transaction
• Increase government capability for planning, policy formulation and program implementation

VISION:

A Provincial Government whose computerized operations are responsive to the challenges of Local Governance National Growth and Globalization through its Bulacan Information System

MANDATES AND FUNCTIONS:

To effectively achieve the objectives, PITO functions are grouped into specific areas of concerns:

IMPLEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM PLAN OF THE PROVINCE

• Design and implement a corporate-wide information system plan that is consistent with the goals of the PGB;
• Implements the Bulacan Information System (BIS);
• Identifies requirements, and develops and maintains component application systems;
• Conducts trainings to operating department personnel and ensures smooth operations of the developed component application systems; and
• Recommends the purchase of latest software and peripherals, and the upgrading of computer hardware.
• Continuous evaluation and upgrading of existing information system plan to address changing information and process requirements.

ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS

• Continuous evaluation of PITO functions, policies and guidelines for better organization of its resources and for more professional services.
• Continuous PITO staff training and skills upgrading to cope with technology trends.
• Performing other related functions as may be directed by the Governor and/or by the Provincial Administrator.
• Develops, implements, and maintains an efficient and effective integrated system-wide-e-based information system ("paperless bureaucracy") including the development, installation and operation of network services
• Links, coordinates with other offices and makes available technical assistance in the development, implementation and sustenance of e-based information system

SERVICES:

The PITO is designed to provide organized information to support operations at all levels of the organization and provide systems for organized, accessible, timely and accurate information.

Thus, the Provincial Information Technology Office was established to computerize strategic operations of the Provincial Government, namely, revenue generation, fiscal management, supply and property management, development planning and management, records management and to achieve inter-LGU information linkages for greater efficiency.

PROGRAMS:

Strategic Operations of the Provincial Government:

• Fiscal Management & Revenue Generation

  1. Financial Management Information System (FMIS)

• An integrated system used by the three (3) financial offices namely the Budget Office, Accounting Office and Treasury Office.

   2. Real Property Tax Information System (RPTIS)

• Provides an updated and accurate assessment roll of all real property units
• Generates assessment notices, tax bills, and list of past due accounts

                 3. Geographic Information System (GIS) for “Reclassification of Real Properties for Land Use”

• Links the real property records and assessments of the Real Property Tax Information System (RPTIS) to a digital map
• Establishes a complete inventory and identifies ownership of every piece of real property
• Combines the functions of both text-based and graphical media

• Bureaucratic Innovations (Human Resource Management, Supply And Property Management, Development Planning And Management, Records Management)

    1. Personnel Management Information System (PMIS)

• Operated in the Provincial Human Resource Management Office (PHRMO)
• Maintains all employee records including service records, trainings and other pertinent information
• Integrates payroll and timekeeping modules

    2. District HospitalInformation System (DHIS)

• Developed for the Provincial and District Hospitals of Bulacan
• Tool to monitor the status of medical supplies in the hospitals
• Maintains patients' records

    3. Aid Monitoring System (AMS)

• Tracks records of aids and assistance provided by Provincial Government of Bulacan to its clients (Bulakeños)

    4. Property Management System (PMS)

• Tool for consolidation of all office supplies and other items for procurement of the different offices of the provincial government
• Application for record keeping and reporting of the items of capital inventory controlled by each department

    5. Financial Document Tracking System

• Delivers the specific and precise location of a financial document
• Integrated in the Financial Management Information System (FMIS)

    6. Bulacan Polytechnic College Registrar Information System (BPCRIS)

• Maintains records of students' profiling and academic information, class history, schedules, and tuition fees

    7. Disaster Management Information System (DMIS)

• Facilitates computerized record-keeping and report generation of disaster-related data used by the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC).

    8. Environmental Permit and Monitoring System (EPMS)

• Facilitates Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO)'s computerized filing, issuance and retrieval of mining and environmental permits, tracking of current status of applications, and computerized issuance of delivery receipts.

    9. Commercial Spaces Monitoring System (CSMS)

• Integrates Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) Lessee Information Archive, Payments Monitoring of Commercial Spaces with Standardized Amount on Deposit and Cash Advance, Quick Search facility on List of Active, Inactive and Expiring Contracts, List of Delinquent Clients, and Projected and Actual Income, into one complete system package for the PGB-owned commercial spaces.

    10. Jail Management Information System (JMIS)

• Packages Prisoner Information and Subsistence Data recording, Quick Search facility on Prisoner's Data, Subsistence Voucher, Subsistence History, List of Committed Detainees, List of Transferred Detainees, List of Released Detainees, Youth Offenders, Listing of Detainees by Gender and Listing of Detainees by Address to provide fast and efficient generation of reports and records management.

    11. Case Tracking of Illegal Drugs Information System (CTIDIS)

• This Automates the recording and monitoring of illegal drug cases in the province
• Developed for the Philippine National Police (PNP) – Bulacan

    12. Provincial Cooperative and Enterprise Development Office Record-Keeping System (PCEDO-RKS)

• Maintains records of all cooperatives in Bulacan. Provides online updating and retrieval of records using the internet technology.

    13. Bulacan Local Blood Council Information System (BLBCIS)

• Integrates both desktop-based as well as web-based functions of an application system to deliver an “always-on” inquiry system regarding blood donation availability and blood donor's laboratory findings.
• Provides Fequently Asked Questions (FAQ) feature for site visitors regarding blood and blood donation information.

    14. Network and Communications

• Each department can have simultaneous communications with the other departments Inter-office communications are sent and received through electronic connection
• Employs structured architecture for the local area network (LAN) with fiber optic technology as the backbone.
• Facilitates Internet Protocol (IP) Telephony technology to enable better communication medium among offices at least cost and making room for integrated voice, data, and video telephony .

• Websites and Multimedia

    1. Provincial Government of Bulacan (PGB) Official Website

• http:///www.bulacan.gov.ph contains vital information about the province of Bulacan

    2. Governor Josie M. dela Cruz Official Website

• http://www.josie.ph is the personal website of Governor Josefina M. dela Cruz

    3. North Food Exchange (NFE) Website

• serves as an information technology network in Bulacan Cooperatives
• features e-commerce where business activities like production, consumption and marketing of agro food products and basic commodities shall lay the groundwork for the setting up of the NFE Complex and of the Ko-op Marts in each of the 24 municipalities and cities of Bulacan.

    4. Bulacan Polytechnic College (BPC) Website

• Incorporates the whole services of the school and serves as a facility for communication particularly with students' corner, academic programs and other pertinent services provided by BPC.

    5. Techical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-Bulacan Website

• An electronic way of reaching out to the stakeholders of TESDA, utilizing the state of the art information and communication technology, towards a sustained improvement of their services and partnerships.

    6. Bulacan Local Blood Council (BLBC) Website

• Provides Fequently Asked Questions (FAQ) feature for site visitors regarding blood and blood donation information.              

    7. Panlalawigang Komisyon Para Sa Kababaihan Ng Bulacan (PKKB) Website

• Contains the inspiring history of the province with significant recognition to the Women of Bulacan and stands to commemorate the greatness of their courageous services transpired by the advocacy of our venerable Bulakeñas with golden hearts to serve.

    8. Bulacan Local Blood Council (BLBC) Website

• An electronic means where municipal governments promote and open to the world their variants for infrastructure development and the delivery of basic services.
• Websites of the twenty-two (22) municipalities, two (2) cities, and seven (7) barangays were being developed and published.

    9. Bulacan Promotional CD-ROM

• Provides informative data about Bulacan through an encyclopedic, digitized medium

    10. Bulacan Information Kiosk

• A Touch-Screen version of the Bulacan Promotional CD-ROM with an added help desk feature in digital format

    11. Governor Josie M. dela Cruz Digital Business Card

• A high- technology medium of the governor's profile, programs, and achievements contained in a very diminutive CD-ROM

CONTACTS:

	Mr. Rex M. Mangalindan Department Head

Mailing Address:
Provincial Information Technology Office
2nd Floor Nicolas Buendia Hall
Capitol Building, Capitol Compound
Malolos City, Bulacan, Philippines 3000
Tel.: +63(44) 791-8137
Email: pito@bulacan.gov.ph
            rexm@bulacan.gov.ph