Excel Philip B. Guidang
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7080-8230
rieann12@gmail.com
Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology
Lagangilang, Abra, Philippines
Petronilo D. Elveña
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5996-4332
asistpcsmt@admin
Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology
Lagangilang, Abra, Philippines
ABSTRACT
Good governance is essential for a nation to achieve comprehensive, equitable, and sustainable development. It involves collaboration between the government, civil society, and the private sector to uphold the rule of law, promote transparency, ensure accountability, and protect human rights. The study aimed to establish an e-governance platform for the local government unit of Malibcong, Abra and consequently determine its usability. Specifically, it achieved the objectives that follows. a) to determine the information that must be published in the LGU Malibcong website; b) to develop LGU Malibcong website: A platform for E-governance, and c) to determine the usability of LGU Malibcong website: A platform for E-governance along readiness and awareness. Generally, this study is descriptive in nature. The LGU Malibcong its e-governance platform to have about the municipality, maps and locations, news, events, business profile, processing of business permit, transparency seal and among others. The official name of the website is lgumalibcong.ph. It is known that majority of the residents of Malibcong, Abra is not aware on the existence of the website and its tenability. This is the challenge post hoc to the LGU of whereas e-governance needs to be regarded as part of governance, not as an add-on. Technology-related decisions are increasingly being made at the political level. While this trend is to be applauded as a necessary component of the system, it shouldn’t compromise efforts to make government more accessible to the public or the right of the constituents of the municipality of Malibcong to access information technology. It should be noted on a responsible governance that e-governance cannot be deemed successful until the LGU of Malibocng drops the “e” and talks again about governance
KEYWORDS
Governance, Development, Local Government Unit
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