ILOILO – “We aim to go fully paperless in the next months,” according to Gov. Christine Garin, presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP).
The 13th SP conducted its first paperless session on July 16, browsing through the agenda with the use of laptop computers.
“This is just the start. Others are still adjusting to the system,” said Garin.
The system was proposed during the 12th SP yet but it did not materialize.
Garin said they also plan to make available online the ordinances and resolutions of the SP.
Students and researchers need not to go to the provincial capitol to access these documents, she said.
Meanwhile, the provincial board is set to turnover to all municipalities the codification project by the previous SP.
Codification is the process of organizing and recording all permanent ordinances into a code book in which the laws are arranged by subject matter.
Twelve sets of codes will be given to the municipal councils of the 42 towns and one component city, as well as to the provincial capitol department heads.
These include the revenue code, children code, environmental code, sanitation code and health code, among others.
“With the codification, it will be easier for municipalities and the legislative bodies to research on the ordinances because they are already grouped based on their functions,” Garin said.
The turnover is tentatively scheduled on July 30 at the SP Session Hall. (LHC, Capitol News/PN)
