RGS
Caloocan City
Status: Completed

• Wide Area Network (WAN) connecting the North City Hall to the automated RPTA at the Main City Hall, installed and implemented in 2001, consisting of –
  • Linux-based routers.
  • LAN in the North City Hall.
  • IBM Servers, IBM workstations, OKI printers, and modems.
  • Training and technical support & services.
• Hardware/LAN Upsizing. Multi-processor servers (IBM & Compaq), IBM workstations, 60-node structured network in 2000.
• Software Upgrade. Upgrade of Amellar RPTA, UNIX operating system (OS), relational database management system (RDBMS), and emulators in 2000.
• Data warehouse powered by Informix Metacube, which implemented in 2000.
• Website development and deployment in 2000.
• Computerized RPTA, installed and implemented in 1995, consisting of –
  • Amellar RPTA for the City Assessor’s Office (CAO) and City Treasurer’s Office (CTO).
  • Database migration from FoxPro to Informix format.
  • Software licenses.
  • Training and technical support.

• Identified a total of PhP600+ million worth of delinquent accounts in 1996 and 1997.
• Helped increase the real property tax collections by 52%, from PhP171 million in 1995 to PhP256 million in 1996.
• Identified more than 100,000 undeclared buildings with an estimated TAV amounting to PhP10 billion, which can yield a yearly collectible of PhP25 million.
• Shortened taxpayer payment transaction time from 1-2 hours to only 1-5 minutes.
• Improved the billing and collection process by promoting transparency, fairness and uniformity in assessment and payment of taxes.

• Hon. Reynaldo O. Malonzo, City Mayor
• Ms. Erlinda V. del Mundo, City Assessor (OIC)
• Ms. Numenia I. Obina, Asst. City Assessor
• Ms. Lourdes R. Jose, City Treasurer
• Ms. Lilian P. Balmores, Land Tax Division Chief