Pasa. Talaan.
Pananagutan.
SALIN · System for Accountable LGU Information & Navigation.
From outgoing office to incoming office — without the gaps, the lost folders, or the "ask the previous administration" excuse. Built so institutional memory survives the election.
salin (verb, Filipino)
to pour from one vessel into another.
to pass on.
to translate.
to transfer.
It is the most natural Filipino word for what a transition is — a careful, deliberate pouring of state, obligations, and trust from one administration to the next.
Pasa. Talaan. Pananagutan. · Pass on. Record. Accountability.
Every three years, institutional memory walks out the door.
When a new mayor or governor assumes office at noon on June 30, they inherit a city — but rarely inherit the truth about that city. Budgets are half-disclosed. Project files live in someone's personal drive. Payroll lists don't match plantilla. COA findings sit in a drawer.
Lost records
Documents disappear with outgoing administrations. DILG has explicitly flagged the LGTT as a deterrent against document destruction.
Hidden liabilities
Unliquidated cash advances. COA Notices of Disallowance, Suspension, Charge unresolved. Contracts whose end-dates the new mayor learns of by accident.
Personnel chaos
Holdover officials, last-minute appointments, casual contracts ending mid-July, no single roster of who is actually authorized to sign.
Service disruption
Permits stall. Suppliers stop delivering. Beneficiaries fall off rosters. Citizens lose trust in the first 90 days — the most politically expensive window.
The cost: lost programs, repeated audit findings, citizen disillusionment, and — increasingly — administrative liability for officials who failed to comply with DILG MC 2025-016.
This isn't a wish list. It's an existing legal mandate.
SALIN does not create new obligations — it operationalizes what DILG, COA, and the Local Government Code already require. Every module maps to a specific issuance.
Local Governance Transition Team (LGTT)
Mandates LGTT formation at least 2 months before end of term. Chaired by incumbent LCE. Inventory of properties, preservation of records, Final Transition Report to DILG-BLGS. Non-compliance = administrative liability.
Full Disclosure Policy (FDP)
Mandatory posting of 14 financial documents — Annual Budget, Quarterly Cash Flows, SRE, SEF, 20% NTA, GAD, Debt Service, APP, Bid Results, etc. Backed by COA monitoring.
Local Government Code of 1991
Officials are accountable for all LGU properties and records (§§ 288, 354). Term ends at noon, June 30. New officials assume office immediately.
Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) Act
Performance criteria across 7 governance areas — financial housekeeping, disaster preparedness, social protection, business-friendliness, environmental management, peace & order, tourism.
Government Procurement Reform Act
Disclosure of bid invitations, awards, contracts. PhilGEPS integration required.
Ease of Doing Business / ARTA
Continuity of Citizen's Charter, service standards, and processing times across administrations.
A single platform. Three audiences. One Final Transition Report.
Citizen Layer
Bantay-LGU portalPublic dashboards · Project map · Feedback inbox · FDP-compliant disclosures
SALIN Core
Modules M1–M8Each module produces structured outputs that auto-roll into the Final Transition Report (FTR).
Integration Layer
National systems — live API where available, scheduled feed elsewhere.
Every module maps to a DILG mandate.
Each one produces structured outputs that auto-assemble into the Final Transition Report. The system refuses to finalize the FTR until every required field passes a completeness check.
Transition Readiness Package
Verified financial snapshot, project pipeline, sunshine document checklist.
New administration learns about unliquidated cash advances and continuing obligations the day a supplier knocks on the door.
- Fund-by-fund snapshot auto-pulled from LGU accounting
- Pre-built TRP template with required fields — not optional
- Trust fund & SEF reconciliation (where most COA findings cluster)
- 20% Development Fund utilization tracker with photo evidence
- Continuing appropriations register
- LDRRMF status · 70-30 mitigation/quick-response split
- Pending COA Notices (ND, NS, NC, AOM) by official and amount
- DILG field officer sees live readiness % per LGU
Human Resource & Position-Level Handover
Position-by-position roster with appointment type, end-dates, signing authorities.
Co-terminus staff stay illegally. New mayor signs nothing for a week because no one knows the BAC chair changed.
- Single plantilla-linked roster with appointment type, salary grade, end-date
- Color-coded alerts: 90-day expirations, holdovers, 45-day pre-election freeze violations
- CSC-aligned skills matrix — "who can sign what?" in one click
- Designation-vs-appointment audit
- Specimen signatures & signing authorities matrix (bank, BAC, approving)
- Access & credentials inventory (email, PhilGEPS, FDP, social media, domain)
- Pending administrative cases per personnel (CSC, Ombudsman, internal)
- Outgoing mayor's confidential staff — co-terminus, ends noon June 30
Digital Document Trail & Version Control
Immutable, hash-chained document store with freeze mode at term's end.
A late-night edit changes a contract amount. No one can prove what the original said. COA cannot rule.
- Hash-chained immutable store with uploader, timestamp, IP, device fingerprint
- Digital signature (PKI / e-sign) required for approvals
- Freeze mode at 11:59 AM, June 30 — no edits or deletes
- Outgoing admin retains 30-day read access for COA cooperation
- Cryptographic timestamping (RFC 3161 / public log)
- OCR + full-text search across scanned COA notices and contracts
- Pre-defined tags aligned to DILG MC 2025-016 inventory list
- Chain-of-custody for physical originals (cabinet, records office)
- Redaction layer: full version for officials/COA, redacted for Bantay-LGU
DILG-Specific Compliance & Reporting Streams
Built around DILG and BLGS forms — not adapted to them.
LGU loses SGLG, loses access to the SGLG Fund and PCF, and stays on the COA watch list.
- Final Transition Report auto-assembles from M1–M8
- FDP Portal-ready files for all 14 mandatory disclosures
- SGLG-indicator readiness across all 7 components
- BLGF LIFT / eSRE submissions on schedule
- Certification of Completeness signed digitally before FTR locks
- SGLG self-assessment dashboard with gap report
- LGTMR auto-feed: pre-filled draft for DILG Regional Directors
- Devolution Transition Plan (DTP) status — function-by-function
- RA 11032 Citizen's Charter / ARTA compliance continuity
- Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) eligibility tracker
Internal Controls & Risk Flags
Rule-based detection running continuously — not just at audit time.
Ghost projects, ghost employees, and ghost suppliers — discovered only after the next election.
- Each flag generates a case file visible to LCE, LGTT, DILG officer
- Officials cannot dismiss a flag — only respond to it
- Supplier concentration index (>30% to firms sharing address/owner/bank)
- LCRB deviation: written justification demanded as a field
- Realignment fatigue index (3+ realignments in a fiscal year)
- Pre-election spending velocity spike detector (2× baseline = flag)
- Geotagged accomplishment vs liquidation cross-check
- Separation-of-duties checks (same person approving budget + release + supervision)
Multi-Stakeholder Handover Protocols
A three-signature ceremony in the system for every office.
Outgoing administration claims "we already turned over everything." No proof. Public trust collapses.
- Outgoing head + incoming head + DILG witness sign every turnover
- DILG-prescribed turnover form + audit-grade ceremony log generated
- Bantay-LGU public portal opens automatically July 1
- Citizen reports route to triage queue with SLA timers
- CSO/PO representative built-in with dissent-recording field
- Mandaue-style ceremony pack with physical handover photos
- Citizen complaint heatmap surfaces neighborhood-level gaps
- Media & FOI request queue handed over as live tickets
- Inter-LGU and provincial MOAs surfaced explicitly
Change Management & System Governance
Built-in LGTT workspace and role-specific transition manual.
Plan launches, no one is trained, the data is garbage, the FTR fails — and DILG cites the LGU.
- LGTT workspace: roster, RACI matrix, milestones, checklist, meeting log
- Role-specific Transition Manual (Treasurer sees what Treasurer must upload)
- Policy Sync pushes updated DILG templates within 24 hours
- LGTT capacity-building tracker (DILG-LGA trainings completed)
- Knowledge-transfer interview module (30-min video + transcript per dept head)
- Vendor neutrality: DICT-accredited PH cloud, government-licensed source code
- DICT cybersecurity baseline, RBAC, logged session reviews
- Incident response runbook tied to NPC and DICT-CERT
- Sandbox / pilot mode with verified dry-run FTR before go-live
Assets, Liabilities & Litigation Registry
The biggest gap in most transition plans — the things outside the data, documents, and people.
New mayor walks into surprises that can cost millions and years — lawsuits, loans, ghost beneficiaries.
- Immovable property: land, buildings, infrastructure — geotagged, with title status
- Movable property: vehicles (plate, mileage), heavy equipment, IT, furniture, weapons
- Financial assets: bank accounts per fund, trust deposits, investments, RPT/business arrears
- Loans & debt service schedule — lender, principal, interest, amortization
- Active litigation: case number, court, counsel, contingent liability estimate
- Contingent & unbooked obligations: labor cases, unpaid suppliers, retiree benefits
- Pending franchises & permits in process
- Beneficiary databases (4Ps, senior, PWD, scholar) reconciled vs DSWD records
Bantay-LGU — the public face of accountability.
DILG keeps one back-end. Two products: SALIN for officials, Bantay-LGU for the public. Same data — redacted for privacy, exposed for trust.
- Public dashboard: FDP disclosures & project pipeline
- Geographic project map with status pins
- Citizen feedback inbox with SLA timer
- Geotagged accomplishment vs liquidation verification
- Redacted public versions of contracts & bids
- Citizen complaint heatmap (publicly visible)
The things most plans miss — listed honestly.
Items I would not let an LGU pitch without — either because DILG already requires them, or because their absence has historically been the exact thing that wrecks transitions.
Physical asset inventory
DILG MC 2025-016 requires a full inventory of immovable + movable property with photos, location, condition.
System access & credentials handover
Email, social media, eSRE/LIFT, PhilGEPS, FDP Portal, domain registrar. Universally forgotten until day 3.
Active litigation register
The LGU is always party to several cases. Contingent liabilities can dwarf the annual budget.
Loans & debt service schedule
Outstanding LGU borrowings with amortization. BLGF certifies debt-service capacity.
Devolution Transition Plan (DTP)
Post-Mandanas-Garcia, LGUs absorb national-government functions. DILG tracks this.
Pending COA Notices register
NDs, NSs, NCs. Real money. Real liability. Often hidden until exit conference.
Geotagged accomplishment verification
Cheap (a phone), high signal. Distinguishes paper projects from real ones.
Cash advances & liquidation register
Per accountable officer. Outstanding amounts. Aging.
Specimen signatures & signing authority
Banks, suppliers, BAC. Day-one operational essential.
Beneficiary databases reconciled
4Ps, senior, PWD, scholars — reconcile vs DSWD/agency. Ghost beneficiaries are common.
Confidential / Intelligence Fund (CIF)
Often a controversy magnet. Clean handover prevents months of headlines.
Knowledge-transfer interviews
30-min structured interviews with outgoing dept heads. Saves weeks of onboarding.
Six phases. One election cycle.
Scroll forward to advance the timeline.
Discovery & Pilot
Partner with 3 pilot LGUs (1 province, 1 city, 1 municipality). Co-design with DILG-BLGS. Build M1, M2, M3 first.
DILG Integration
Live API to FDP Portal, BLGF LIFT, PhilGEPS read-only. Final Transition Report template signed off by DILG.
Full Module Build
M4–M8 completed. Risk-flag rule engine. Bantay-LGU citizen portal beta. CSO and COA observer roles enabled.
Regional Pilot
Expand to 1 region (~30 LGUs). Stress-test under real budget cycle. Train LGAs as accredited trainers.
National Rollout
Phased rollout, region by region. Mandatory adoption signaled via DILG Memorandum Circular.
Transition Dry-run
Months before next local election, every onboarded LGU runs a dry-run FTR. SALIN proves itself.
What "good" looks like — in numbers.
What sceptics will say — and the honest answers.
Correct — which is why honesty is structural, not voluntary. Freeze mode, immutable logs, DILG witness signatures, CSO read-access, and citizen-facing disclosures make selective compliance visible. The cost of not using SALIN becomes higher than the cost of using it.
MC 2025-016 already carries administrative liability for non-compliance. SALIN doesn't require new law — it operationalizes existing penalties by making compliance measurable in real-time.
True for many. SALIN ships with a low-bandwidth mode, offline data-entry sync, SMS-based reminders, and on-site DILG field officer support during onboarding. DILG-LGA provides accredited training.
Government-owned source code. DICT-accredited hosting. Open data exports. The platform is procured once, not rented forever.
Same architecture, different module weights. Barangay version aligned with the Barangay Full Disclosure Policy (BFDP) — already at 97.7% national compliance as of late 2025.
Hard-coded into DILG circulars. Tied to SGLG (and therefore to PCF and access to incentive funds). Dismantling it costs more than maintaining it.
One platform. Five wins.
Incoming LCEs
Inherit truth, not surprises. Functional from noon, June 30. Public credibility from day one.
Outgoing LCEs
Documented legacy. Defensible record vs. post-term complaints. Lower personal exposure to administrative cases.
DILG
Real-time visibility across all LGUs. MC 2025-016 becomes enforceable. SGLG assessment cheaper and faster.
COA
Cleaner audits. ND/NS/NC tracked in-system. Reduced post-audit drag. Cooperation built into the platform.
Citizens
Bantay-LGU portal. Geotagged project verification. Real feedback loop. Trust restored where trust was lost.
"When institutional memory survives an election, governance becomes cumulative — not cyclical."
— The case for SALIN, in one line
LGU pricing tiers.
Transparent pricing tailored to the size and complexity of your LGU. Plus a one-time setup fee (PHP 250K–500K).
Municipal
4th–6th class & standard municipalities
- ✓ All 8 modules (M1–M8)
- ✓ Bantay-LGU citizen portal
- ✓ FDP + SGLG dashboards
- ✓ DILG & COA witness roles
- ✓ Up to 500 documents/mo
City
Component & highly urbanized cities
- ✓ Everything in Municipal
- ✓ Risk-flag rule engine (M5)
- ✓ Geotagged accomplishment verification
- ✓ Live API: PhilGEPS, BLGF LIFT
- ✓ Quarterly compliance review
Province
Provincial governments & capitols
- ✓ Everything in City
- ✓ Multi-LGU provincial console
- ✓ Devolution Transition Plan tracker
- ✓ SGLG self-assessment + gap report
- ✓ Dedicated success manager
Three asks. One window.
Before the next local election cycle.
DILG endorsement-in-principle
A short letter signaling that SALIN aligns with MC 2025-016 and will be evaluated for institutional adoption.
Three pilot LGUs
One province, one city, one municipality — chosen for SGLG history and willingness to host onboarding.
A 90-day co-design sprint
DILG-BLGS + pilot LGUs + technical team. Output: the FTR template signed off and the first three modules in production.
Pasa. Talaan. Pananagutan.
SALIN does not create new obligations. It operationalizes what DILG, COA, and the Local Government Code already require — in a way the next election can't erase.
Confidential pitch document · SALIN · Prepared by AlliedTech Solutions Corp