30/05/2026
๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ: ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ข ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ, ๐ญ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐
Yesterday, May 29, 2026, marked a defining moment for public service and digital innovation as ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ (๐๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ & ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐) was officially launched in the Municipality of San Antonio, Zambales.
Standing at the forefront of this technological breakthrough, the ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฏ ๐๐ teamโcomposed of students under the BSIT Program, Marina Camaso, Paulo Cordova, Earl Romeo Ordovez, Nikolai Roman Nepomuceno, Aaron Paul Sario, and Seann Patrick Tamondong. The team was accompanied by the leadership of the College of Computer Studies at Gordon College, including Prof. Ronnie D. Luy, College Dean, Prof. Armilyn T. Martinez, College Assistant Dean, and Mr. Reynaldo G. Bautista Jr., BSIT Program Chair
The program opened with a forward-looking welcome address from ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ, who underscored the critical role of digital solutions in modernizing local governance. The event gained further momentum with insightful, empowering messages delivered by ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง, ๐๐ซ๐จ๐. ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ and ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ, ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐. ๐๐ข๐ณ๐จ๐ง.
At its core, Project METRO is engineered to redefine market inspection and compliance tracking. By transitioning manual, paper-based enforcement into a centralized digital ecosystem. For the community, this means enhanced regulatory enforcement, heightened transparency, and a more secure, consumer-friendly local economy.
A breakthrough of this magnitude is the result of relentless hard work and cross-sector collaboration. Heartiest congratulations to the OneDev PH team, the College of Computer Studies, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Local Government Unit (LGU) of San Antonio for bridging the gap between innovative code and community impact.
Project METRO stands as a powerful testament to what can be achieved when academic talent aligns with civic duty. This launch does not merely mark the deployment of a new application, but rather it establishes a scalable blueprint for smarter and more transparent governance across the entire province.
๐ธ๐ผ๏ธโ๐ป: Marina C. Camaso | Vice President for External Affairs