DAR launches online legal monitoring system

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has implemented a system that will record and monitor various agrarian cases.

DAR Undersecretary Anthony Parungao said the Legal Case Monitoring System (LCMS) is a Web-based internal system for recording and monitoring various kinds of agrarian cases at the provincial, regional and central offices of the DAR, including those lodged at the adjudicators’ offices, as well as cases where DAR lawyers represent and defend clients before judicial and quasi-judicial bodies.

“With this system, we have fundamentally changed the way we work, the way we measure our accomplishments, and even the way we prepare our budgets,” Parungao said.

He said the system would enable DAR to monitor and track down the movement of high-profile cases and provide them with real-time reports on the status of cases that can be accessed anywhere by authorized DAR officials.

The system utilizes barcode technology to ensure easy tracking and integrity of documents, he added.

“It is not just a comprehensive database, it is also a management and planning tool, a personnel performance indicator, and a new (Web-based) work sharing or work coaching environment, all rolled into one,” Parungao said.