Gensan Civil Registrar now fully automated

By IAN JOHN M. LAGARE

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (04 October 2014) - Transactions in the Local Civil Registrar (LCR) of the local government unit of General Santos City (LGU-GSC) is now easier, as the office processes are fully-automated.

The Information and Communication Technologies Division (ICTD) finally installed the Local Government Civil Registrar Information System (LG-CRIS) to LCR Thursday (October 2) which is expected to hasten and simplify the department’s processes and transactions.

City Mayor Ronnel Rivera, who was present during the installation of the LG-CRIS, expressed his delight for the full automation of LCR.

“The computerization of LCR is just a fulfillment of our desire to deliver government services fast and effective to the people. We have to upgrade so that we can deliver better outputs to our constituents here in the city,” the mayor said.

The LG-CRIS will specifically focus on the LCR’s data-banking, archiving, and document retrieval. The system will also allow all transactions in the office to be computerized.

Prior to the implementation of LG-CRIS, the office of LCR had used old typewriters in creating documents such as birth certificates and marriage certificates.

Their archives are all in paper and stored in cumbersome shelves and storage rooms, thus making data retrieval and banking more difficult.

Jen Gabayeron, Marriage Division head of LCR, divulged that their department is nearly running out of space for these documents to be stored, as they pile thousands of them every year.

“Aside from that, when we are trying to look for documents, it will really take us time since we have to scrutinize piles of paper before we can find them. Also it was really troublesome for us to use typewriters in making documents especially if we are catering to a lot of clients,” Gabayeron stated.

“Now that the LG-CRIS is here, we are now more confident that we can serve the people efficiently and effectively,” she added.

Currently, the LCR has a supplemental budget of P850,000 for the procurement of computers, printers, and scanners to complement the LG-CRIS.

Last September 1, during the birthday of the city mayor, the City Health Office also received their information system, making them the first office in the LGU-GSC to be fully automated. (Gensan CPIO/ Ian John M. Lagare)