Several mayors in the National Capital Region (NCR) discussed in a forum on Thursday, Feb. 23, technological advancements and sustainability practices aimed at improving the lives of citizens and promoting a cleaner and better future for next generations.
Several mayors in the National Capital Region discussed in a forum on Thursday, Feb. 23, technological advancements and sustainability practices aimed at improving the lives of citizens and promoting a cleaner and better future for next generations.
“For these reasons, we have decided to devote all our Liveable Cities Labs this year to the rise of intelligent cities in the Philippines. Through our scheduled series of 9 Labs and at least 3 LocalLabs, we will be exploring different ways of building more intelligent systems for our cities – from Mobility to Public Health, Resilience, GovTech, and other aspects of modern urban management,” it added.
The partnership provided a digital disbursement facility for the expanded Makatizen Economic Relief Program which provided relief to city residents affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The mayor explained that the move will not just streamline the government’s processes in providing fast and efficient public services to its residents but also to ensure transparency of government transactions and prevent corruption in the city government.
“I would like to make sure that all of the money that should go to the city must go to the city because it should go to the people so that the lives can improve,” Belmonte said. Belmonte said that 74 QC e-Services kiosks manned by trained personnel were placed in different parts of the city to assist the citizens.
Belmonte said the city governmental also conducted about 209 caravans in different areas in the city since July 2022, providing access for around 249,000 citizens to medical and dental services, pet vaccination, scholarship and housing applications.Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie “Wes” Gatchalian shared that the city government will be launching more features of it recent innovation for social services called the “DotBot.
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