24/09/2026
MONCAST SIMS NAMED AMONG BEST PRACTICES IN DILG BAHAGINAN DOCUMENTATION
A digital initiative designed to improve service delivery at Monkayo College of Arts, Sciences, and Technology (MonCAST) was highlighted as one of two local government best practices LGU Monkayo documented under the BAHAGINAN Documentation of LGU Good Practices on Digital Governance of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
The MonCAST School Information Management System (SIMS) was presented alongside the YK CARES Program (Your Kindness to Client Accessible Response Electronic System) under the Office of the Municipal Health Officer as the two recognized best practices of the Municipal Government of Monkayo.
The BAHAGINAN Documentation was facilitated by DILG Region XI, represented by LGOO VI Jade Baylon and LGOO II Lyster Dwayne Taculod of DILG Davao de Oro.
MonCAST was represented by Dr. Gary P. Lagatiera, College President; Teresito Jr. R. Delos Reyes, LPT, MEAL, Planning and Quality Assurance Director; Adolfo Adeber, Computer Programmer; and Rufel John Tutor, LPT, MAED, together with the Supreme Student Government (SSG) headed by Elizer Jay Labador.
Also present were Municipal Administrator Evelyn Dinopol, MGLOO Kim G. Pedro, and Jazzy Lobo-Puga, Public Information Officer.
The recognition of MonCAST SIMS supports the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, through digital innovation in education; SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, through more accessible and technology-enabled institutional services; and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals, through collaboration between MonCAST and the Municipal Government of Monkayo in advancing digital governance.
The documentation highlights MonCAST SIMS as a digital governance initiative supporting technology-enabled services for students and other stakeholders.