15 Republic af the Philippines. PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE 299% Laoag City OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN Dratt Provireial Resolution No 2668= dy "= 16 pnnsnerd hy Abd Kristian R Apia, Bi Manan W War and Committee on Vays & Means Ds I A RESOLUTION CALLING ON ALL 1°, 2™ and 3" CLASS MUNICIPALITIES GF THE PROVINGE OF ILOCOS NORTE TO APPLY AND AVAIL OF THE E-GOVERNANCE FOR MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECI UF IME Liir, mc, NCC AND CANADIAN EXECUTIVE SERVIGE ORGANIZATION (CESO), IN ORDER TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND MAXIMIZE REVENUE COLLECTION WHEREAS, the Local Government Code of 1991 (RA 7160) empowered Local Gavernment Units {LGUs} to genevate their own revenues so that they are nal dependent a7 their Internal Revenue Alintment (RA) shares: WHEREAS, tho major sources of income nf LGLIs which are its b1.siness brensing and real properly tax collections. are not maximized due to the usual oureaucratic red tape, the inaticianaige ih manual praeeesing, and rent-seeking practices of cornipt public of cals; WHEREAS, there 1a. a necd to reform the prasces of generating income tram local saurces by improving the LGUs financial management information systems by investing 1 infyrination and comvnunication technolagies and sulding the technical capacities of treasury staff; WHEREAS, the League ot Murvecipalities of the Pailppines (LM) and the Mayars Development Genter (MUL) have teamed up witn the Ganadian Exeeuilve Service Organization (CESO) and the Commission on Information and Communication Technology of the National Computer Center (CICT-NCC) to establish the E-Governance tor Municipal evelopment (e- Gov4MD} Project, a program which addiesses all a these concems WHEREAS, the qoal of the e-Govd MD Pro.ect is Lo improve local governance sneluding ingreasing effisiency of public service delivery ard revenue generation, by oramoting human resource development in the fied of ICTs: WHEREAS, the o-GowlMD Project provides LGUs, preferably 1” to 3" Class municipalities, with a package of users and technical trainings for ts municipal personnel and advicory services wondered by CESO's Volunteer Advisers using NEC's @lGL! software package, WHEREAS, the orograrm, which stares in Aprl 2007, is on its 3" Phase and has benefited @ lulal of 46 municipalities “am all over Luzon, including tea fran loeoe Mors, namely. Batas and Pagay, WHEREAS, after implementing the e-GovaMD Project for one year. the municipality of ‘Tagualin, llocos Sur naliead a 41.24% revenve Increase for its Elect ons Business Pesnil and Licensing System (¢-BPLS} and a decrease of processing we to just 5 minutes; WHEREAS, the LMIP is accesing applications for Phase 4 of the program waich wl commenee in September 2008. WHEREAS, acceolance of e-Governanoe by all LGUs will nat only benefit {he Hravincial Govamment bul the local community as wel oe beNOW, THEREFORE, Ge tl Resa yea, as is hereby Resa ved to call on all 1 2" and 3° Glass Laval Government Units af ihe Privinge st ligses Nome, 16 doply and avai at ihe &- 3 Governance for Municipal Development te-GovdMIDi Peoject of the LMP, MDC NCC and 4 CESL Im oraer to improve their sernces and maximize revenue coliectiar, 4 RESOLVE FURTHER to transmul copies of this resolution 12 the lacal cnief éatcutives of the runtapalities of vinta, Bacarra, Badoc, Dingras and San Nicolas | Abe Aletcag-