CALOOCAN CITY, Aug. 27 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government-National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) on Tuesday organized a virtual meeting to familiarize key local government units (LGUs) with the online systems of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) designed to intensify efforts in the monitoring and containment of COVID-19
The DILG-NCR heads Metro Manila's Regional Task Force COVID-19 NCR (RTF-NCR) Governance Cluster.
Present in the meeting were Makati City Mayor Abby Binay, City Administrators Oliver Hernandez of Caloocan, Atty. Voltaire Dela Cruz of Malabon, Ernesto Victorino of Mandaluyong, Atty. Dennis Pamintuan of San Juan, Fernando Soriano of Parañaque, Atty. Dennis Bernard Acorda of Pasay, Edgar Noel Castillo of Pateros, Atty. Jeronimo Manzanero of Pasig, Chief of Staff Jimmy Isidro of Mandaluyong, Assistant City Administrator Alberto Kimpo of Quezon City, City Health Officials, City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) heads, City Information Technology Officers, and DILG-NCR City Directors.
The LGUs were introduced to four systems – the KIRA (Katuwang na Impormasyon para sa Responsableng Aksyon) and Tanod COVID, both of which are citizen reporting platforms. KIRA is a bot that provides the latest information on COVID-19 and guides users via Facebook chat and Viber messaging, while Tanod COVID can be accessed for free through SMS.
The Department of Health’s Telemedicine for virtual consultations was also discussed. The system which has been existing before the pandemic is useful in providing continuous healthcare and helping decongest hospitals for consultations.
Another system introduced is the FASSSTER COVID, which aims to create a hub for different data sources to help provide understanding in the spread of COVID-19. FASSSTER was created by the Department of Health, Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health Research and Development, and the Ateneo de Manila University.
The said systems are part of the technology architecture managed by the IATF-ICT Sub-Technical Working Group on Information and Communication Technology solutions (STWG-ICT) tasked to create systems that will enable scaled and secured free-flow of information that will enable stakeholders to take prompt action on COVID-19. The IATF-ICT also aims to harmonize its systems to existing systems in the LGUs to make information exchange seamless.
Prior to the orientation, the systems were piloted in Quezon City, where it has been instrumental in the contact tracing efforts and provision of assistance to residents seeking guidance from the LGU for management of suspected COVID-19 cases, as well as the provision of other health services.
Meanwhile, the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT), for its part, ensured its support for the NCR LGUs in the use of the systems and is currently working on a schedule for LGU visits to check on capability on existing systems. It will also provide recommendations for integration to the technology architecture of IATF. (PIA NCR)
Source: Philippines Information Agency (pia.gov.ph)
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