LINGAYEN– The provincial government of Pangasinan has taken the first stop towards a paperless management system with the launching of its automated teller machine (ATM)-supported payroll system.

Last Monday, Gov. Amado Espino Jr. led the inauguration of the ATM use for the withdrawals of the provincial employees’ respective salaries.

“All their (employees) payrolls, allowances, and other monetary benefits will be credited to their Land Bank visa debit card,” said Liza Melendez, Land Bank of the Philippines- Lingayen Chapter manager.

The provincial government’s payroll system was converted into full automation to ensure a more systematized procedure in withdrawing employees’ salaries and allowances.

“Mas maganda kase makukuha agad ‘yong sweldo at mismong sa Capitol lang,” remarked Corazon Patulan of the Provincial Accounting Office of their new payroll system.

He said the conversion of the traditional payroll system into full automation provides employees the protection against loan sharks who take advantage of them.
“We will install CCTV camera,” he added, to ensure that only employees withdraw their salaries from the ATM.

Espino said they “will institute proceedings against the employees” if they let other people such as the “loan sharks” hold and process their ATM cards.

Initially, 957 employees have received their ATM cards.

The ATM machine is located in front of the Finance Building within the Capitol complex. Another ATM machine will be installed at the Capitol Building soon.

Apart from the ATM, the bank manager said they will propose another “paperless system”- the Land Bank mobile loan saver program- to the Capitol employees.

The program will allow eligible employees to avail of salary loan through text and online (electronic mail) application. – (Johanne R. Macob /PNA/PIO)

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