Bulsu meneses camPus launches vmIs fOr Barangay matungaO frOm research tO extensiOn

Transactions were previously done manually, which was difficult for individuals and resulted in piles of paperwork, until the advent of databases and automated transactions. Some rural areas, processes in their respective barangay halls are still using manual methods, particularly in Matungao, Bulakan, Bulacan.

It had 11,646 people according to the 2015 census, which was 15.21% of Bulakan’s total population. It is difficult to respond to citizens’ questions in the barangay hall given the size of the community. There were frequent issues like lost records, sluggish data processing, and out-of-date files. The barangay hall employees had a difficult time maintaining the inhabitants’ records because it also raised the possibility of data handling errors.

The Barangay Captain and the other Barangay Matungao officials have made a specific request for the creation and implementation of a Village Management Information System (VMIS) to Bulacan State UniversityMeneses Campus (BulSU-MC) to improve their current procedure and provide an efficient means of storing and reporting on data from censuses, manual social health systems, the granting of barangay clearance, and katarungang pangbarangay.

As a response to this issue BulSU-MC developed VMIS for Brgy. Matungao. Th VMIS provide Administrative Functionalities, Report Generation, Data Management, and Automated Files. The developed solution with web based attributes serve as a centralized data bank for all of the files in the barangay hall. VMIS helps the staff to properly manage the files with ease, because creating, updating, and backing up of files will be digitized.

The system also has restrictions on accessing the files. It also has a feature that will filter residents who are eligible to request for barangay forms (e.g., cedula, barangay clearance, indigency form, etc.). The Quick Response Code or QR code is used for the verification, searching and releasing of documents requested by the resident. It has additional features such as access to view the record of the total number of the resident’s population, including their livelihood. The system produces an exact and accurate data to be processed throughout the system. Through this, it will lessen the work, cost, and time, which will help the staff of the barangay hall provide better, secure, and efficient service to its residents.

This funded research was also presented last September 20, 2021 at the 1st Multidisciplinary Faculty Research Summit for External Campuses held by Bulacan State University External Campuses Research and Innovation Office. This project was spearheaded by Sheryl Delos Santos Ellamil together with Michael John Mabanta as software designer and Criselle Valdez as software developer from BulSU-Meneses BSIT Department.

#lakasngBulsuan: Bulsu gOld gears finishes tOP 6 in acadarena alliance games sPlit 2

Have you ever heard of the line: “Kaka-computer mo yan?”–the line of your parents scolding you when you don’t get your stuff done while playing video games. But for these group of gentlemen, they turned it to an opportunity, and eventually banner the university’s varsity monicker, the ‘Gold Gears’ for the university’s official Valorant Esports team.

The Bulacan State University Gold Gears Valorant Team made history of finishing in the Top 6 in the Valorant Tournament of the recently concluded AcadArena Alliance Games (ALLG) Split 2 last December 2022.

The team were handed down two consecutive defeats in the hands of the 4-time defending champion De La Salle University (DLSU) Viridis Arcus in the Upper Bracket Semifinals; and to Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) Atomos Haribons in the Lower Bracket, to round out their journey in the tournament in the Top 6. Both matches ended in a 1-2 series score, in favor of the opposing teams.

The Gold Gears earlier went undefeated in the play-in stage with a 3-0 win-loss record; defeating iAcademy’s Elix Hydra, West Visayas State University (WVSU) Leviathans Ghost, and UP Diliman (UPD) Oblation Esports to qualify for the Group Stages in the process. The Group Stages saw the Golden Gears being grouped with De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (CSB) Romancon Gaming, University of Santo Tomas (UST) Teletigers, and Malayan Colleges of Laguna Warlocks. However, the team barged its way in the groups, defeating the Teletigers in their opening group assignment as they hacked out a 2-1 win, and a 2-0 victory over the CSB Romancon Gaming in the Winners’ Finals to secure a ticket to the Playoffs.

The team roster consisted of Team Captain Jefferson San Jose (Jep), along with Krhis Fernando (Guinsoo), Vincent Paul Lubio (Venzee), Ronan Vincent Martin (Cent), Nash Virrel Cruz (Eizuma), Mark Maglalang (Z3N), and King Mc Chester Tabing (Naksuu), with Head Coach Albert Kobe Conde Serrano and yours truly as the Team Manager, leading the pack. (Continued on the next page.)

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The Alliance Games, is the biggest collegiate Esports tournament held bi-annually, known for its prestige and competitiveness as universities and colleges around the country participate. The games are usually held online, but for the remaining finalists in the season, players will compete in a local area network (LAN) setup and are usually held around Metro Manila in a specific location. The previous season was considered the most prestigious in the country’s collegiate Esports scene, bragging a P1,000,000 prize pool along with the P375,000 worth of AcadArena scholarships that came with it for the champions of every tournament which included game titles such as Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Valorant, Call of Duty: Mobile, League of Legends, and League of Legends: Wild Rift. The games were also sponsored by one of the leading telco networks in the country, Globe at Home, and its peripherals partner, Logitech G.

The BulSU Gold Gears Esports Team is managed by the leading lifestyle student organization in the university, BulSU-The Otaku Philippines (BulSU-TOP), and is a proud member of the Alliance Program of AcadArena Technologies, Inc..

Want to be the next member of the BulSU Gold Gears to represent the university for the upcoming ALLG 2023 season?

We are encouraging all BulSUan gamers to shoot their shot in the next TOP Esports Tryouts and a shot to become the next set of BulSU Gold Gears Esports team to represent in ALLG, because in AcadArena and in BulSUTOP, we: #NotJustPlay!

For more information and updates regarding Esports inside the university, like and follow the BulSUTOP Esports official Facebook page (https://www. facebook.com/BulSUTOPEsports).