Foundation · Ligon, Proven, Built by Hand
31 years in Pagadian City government 26-year production record on a system he wrote Programmer + developer in-house Zero external vendor in the path
Built and maintained by Edgardo Dingal Caseñas, an in-house Pagadian City government employee with a career arc that explains why this portal behaves the way it does: three years at the City Accounting Office as a casual employee (where the discipline for money, ledgers, and audit trails came from), then twenty-eight years — and counting — at the Office of the Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Pagadian, the office where every legislative record, decision, and approval gets handled. Public servant since 1994.
Proof, not promise. One of the records systems Edgar programmed and built has been in continuous production since 2000 — that is 26 unbroken years of real, government-grade use, audits, password changes, hardware migrations, and policy updates. The same design discipline that kept it running carries straight into this portal. He does not just talk about computerization — naa nay working proof.
Technical foundation: trained informally first by his amigo, kababata, and Sto. Niño Village, Pagadian City silingan Mario Luisma — the chess partner from their high-school days, who later introduced Edgar to programming long before any classroom did. In 2000, sent by the City of Pagadian to a National Computer Center seminar in Zamboanga City — out of 33 participants from across the Philippines, Edgar finished in the top 3 of the final exam. Sent again in 2019 to a paperless-system seminar in Zambales, which fed directly into Pagadian's Paperless Session Program for the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Bentley-trained CAD / structural designer (Revit / Civil 3D / Archicad / STAAD Pro), with certifications across low-rise, mid-rise, and high-rise building design. Lead designer of the adopted Official Sangguniang Panlungsod Emblem and Seal. Builder of the Pagadian Sangguniang Panlungsod Legislative Tracking System — the 26-year reference above — and most recently of the PACIGEA member portal, additional proof that the skill is current, not nostalgic.
“Makapasalig ko: kining sistema gibuhat aron ligon, secure, stable, ug long-term. Dili lang saad — naa nay working proof. No external vendors in the path. No shortcuts. No surprises.”