To foster a faster and more stable encoding of Family Assessment Forms (FAFs), the offline encoding was installed in the makeshift encoding station in the conference hall of DSWD Field Office 2 last July 10, 2015.
Compared to an online connection which can get affected by outside forces such as the distance of the laptop to the router and the weather outside the building, the offline encoding renders these factors ineffectual.
The installation was headed by Tomas Ramiro, the National Household Targeting Office’s (NHTO) Information Technology Officer I and Teresa Enalisado, NHTO’s Computer Operator II who both had to fly all the way from DSWD Central Office to install the much needed database.
Mr. Andres Abong, DSWD Field Office 2’s Computer Management Technologist 1 of the Regional Information and Communication Technology Management Unit (RICTMU) and John Paul Tion, the Computer Management Technologist 2 of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, the ones in-charge with installing the internet cables to be used for the offline encoding said that the cables will really improve the efficiency of the encoders in encoding information from the Family Assessment Forms (FAFs) to the Listahanan database.
“Para stable ang connection at para di na paputol-putol yung connection nila sa internet,” Mr. Abong said when asked what the installation of offline encoding can enhance when it is finally used in laptops.
As a result, encoders feel that they can do more with the time given for them to encode data and the more chances for them to earn more too.
Mr. Ricky Panganiban, an encoder from, said that he can encode more information to the database now because of the more stable cable connection.
“Ngayon po sa tingin ko mas marami pa po akong ma-e-encode kasi nga wala nang problema sa connection at talagang mabilis (yung connection),” Mr. Panganiban said.
With the installation of the said cables, the Listahanan team in the region is confident that it can further expedite the process of encoding the information on the FAFs to the database. ### Written by Chester Carlo M. Trinidad, Listahanan Information Officer