PUSO and BULSA training held in the DMPCS Computer Lab

The PUSO-BULSA System Project Team representatives delivered user training for UP Mindanao personnel on September 25-27, 2024, for the upcoming implementation of the PUSO and BULSA UP System-wide in October 2024.

These acronyms stand for Personnel Unified System Outlook (PUSO) and Budget Utilization and Liquidation System and Analytics (BULSA). The Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research of UP Diliman built these information systems for UP.

On Day 1 the End-user Training was for the members of the Adhoc Committee and the heads of Accounting, Budget, and Cash, plus the Human Resources (HRDO) personnel.
Day 2 focused on PUSO for HR personnel and, in the afternoon, included the finance and key administrative personnel from the units. BULSA was introduced to the personnel in the afternoon, which was then continued on Day 3.

"We are the first among the UP Constituent Universities who are taking this training," said Prof. May Ann Mata, PUSO and BULSA Focal Person for UP Mindanao, in remarks to the UP Mindanao Management Committee delivered in Filipino. "It's good to see that everyone here is cooperating. The participants are pro-active," she said. "Because of this, UP Mindanao will most likely be the first in the UP System to adopt and implement these systems by October," she said.

Chancellor Murao expressed her appreciation for the update. "It's great to hear that feedback," she said. "It's good to know that UP Mindanao is trailblazing in adopting these systems," she said.