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eSANGGUNI

AI-Powered Local Governance for Every Municipality

"Para sa bawat Sanggunian, para sa bawat mamamayan."

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Co-developed by the BayanAIhan community

AI para sa Bayan — Solution Provider: Q101.ai, Inc.

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BayanAIhan

AI para sa Bayan

A community-powered movement
to democratize AI for
every Filipino

"When we lift together, we rise together."

Join us! Let's uplift AI capability & readiness
in your community.

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eSANGGUNI is a BayanAIhan project — deployed by Q101.ai, Inc. for the Municipality of Pitogo, Quezon

1,488

Municipalities in the Philippines

536
Sections in R.A. 7160
0
AI Legal Tools Available
₱10K–50K
Per Legal Consultation

Every one governs under the same 536-section law — most without a single lawyer.

Governing Without Legal Counsel

No Dedicated Lawyers4th–6th class municipalities cannot afford legal counsel for the Sanggunian
Information Overload536 sections of dense legal text to navigate before every session and ordinance
Ultra Vires RiskImproperly drafted ordinances get struck down; COA disallows funds
Citizen Access GapLegal information inaccessible after 5 PM, buried in jargon, no digital access
Institutional Memory LossKnowledge leaves when officials' terms end every three years
MS

Kag. Maria Santos

SB Member • Committee on Finance
4th Class Municipality, Province of Quezon

"Before every session, I spend hours searching through R.A. 7160 looking for the right section. I draft ordinances hoping they're compliant. If they're not, the province strikes them down and our constituents suffer."
3–5 hrs
Per session researching legal provisions
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What Inaction Costs

Legal Risk

Ultra vires ordinances struck down by the province. COA disallowances drain municipal funds that should serve citizens.

Lost Time

Hours per session on manual legal research. Delayed legislation. Backlogs that stretch weeks into months.

Citizen Trust

No 24/7 access to government information. Legal jargon creates barriers between the Sanggunian and the people it serves.

The gap between the law and the people it serves keeps growing.

eSANGGUNI

AI Legal Intelligence for Every Municipality

Three specialized AI modules for legal research, ordinance drafting, and citizen services — all grounded in the full text of R.A. 7160.

📚 E.L.L.A. — Legal Research 📋 O.B.R.A. — Ordinance Drafting 💬 Y.A.L.A. — Citizen Assistant

One Platform, Three Superpowers

📚

E.L.L.A.

Electronic Legal Legislative Assistant

Ask any R.A. 7160 question, get cited answers in under 30 seconds. Every response includes exact section references.

📋

O.B.R.A.

Ordinance Builder & Review Assistant

Draft compliant ordinances through a guided 4-step wizard. AI compliance review scores every draft against R.A. 7160.

💬

Y.A.L.A.

Your Accessible Legislative Aide

Citizens get 24/7 answers in plain Filipino or English. No login required. Business permits, taxes, barangay services.

Powered by RAG over 920 legal documents — not generic AI.

Built on Real Law,
Not Guesswork

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) ensures every AI answer is grounded in actual legal text — not hallucinated.

536 R.A. 7160 Sections
39 IRR Provisions
349 Pitogo Municipal Ordinances
920 Total Indexed Documents
User Query
BM25 Search
920 Legal Documents
AI + Matched Provisions
Cited, Verifiable Answer

Municipality of Pitogo, Quezon

Founded
January 25, 1681
Population
22,499
Barangays
39
Classification
4th Income Class

Province of Quezon • CALABARZON (Region IV-A)

Live and deployed today — working now, ready to scale.

Pitogo Landing Page

A Professional Municipal Website

Landing Page Hero

Professional, accessible, mobile-ready — the official web presence of your municipality.

Complete Municipal Information

About Section

About & Municipal Facts

Leadership Section

Sanggunian Leadership Directory

Ordinance Library

Public Ordinance Library (83 searchable)

Activities Section

Sessions & Activities

Dashboard

✅ One-click access to all three AI modules
✅ Knowledge base stats: 536 R.A. 7160 + 39 IRR + 349 ordinances = 920 documents
✅ Personalized welcome for each staff member
✅ Role-based access per position
Dashboard
📚 E.L.L.A.

Legal Research
in Seconds

Ask any question about R.A. 7160 in natural language. Get a complete answer with exact section citations — in under 30 seconds.

BEFORE
Hours
AFTER
<30 sec
E.L.L.A. Chat
📚 E.L.L.A.

Ask Any Legal Question

TAXATION

"What are the SB powers on local taxation?"

→ Sections 129, 130, 447
LEGISLATION

"Procedure for enacting a municipal ordinance?"

→ Sections 54–59, 444
COMPLIANCE

"R.A. 7160 sections for business permit fees?"

→ Sections 147–151

Every answer cites the law. Every citation is verifiable.

📋 O.B.R.A.

From Blank Page to
Compliant Ordinance

A guided 4-step wizard that takes any kagawad from blank page to compliant draft.

1 Template — Choose ordinance type
2 Details — Fill in title, provisions, scope
3 Draft — AI generates the full ordinance
4 Review — Compliance check with risk scoring
O.B.R.A. Templates
📋 O.B.R.A.

Template to Compliant Draft in Minutes

Step 1

Step 1: Choose Template

Step 2

Step 2: Enter Details

Step 3

Step 3: Generate Draft

Step 4

Step 4: Compliance Review

💬 Y.A.L.A.

24/7 Citizen Access
in Plain Filipino

Available on the landing page. No login required. Citizens ask questions and get clear answers anytime.

Example conversation:
"Paano kumuha ng business permit?"
Magandang araw! Narito ang mga requirements para sa business permit sa Pitogo...

No appointment. No jargon. No office hours.

Y.A.L.A. on Landing Page

Staff Analytics

Y.A.L.A. Analytics

Track citizen queries, resolution rates, and response times.

Public Ordinance Library

Ordinance Library

83 ordinances searchable by keyword and year — no login required.

Data-driven governance meets public transparency.

Works on Every Device

Mobile Hero

Landing Page

Mobile Leadership

Leadership

Mobile Menu

Navigation

Projector • Laptop • Tablet • Phone — E-Governance Act (R.A. 9485) compliant digital service delivery

Grounded in 920 Legal Documents

536
R.A. 7160 Sections
39
IRR Provisions
349
Pitogo Ordinances
920

Total Indexed Documents

Not a chatbot guessing about law. A legal research system that cites the law.

No One Else Does This

Capability eLGU (DICT) T-BIMS (DILG) Lawphil.net ChatGPT eSANGGUNI
AI Intelligence
R.A. 7160 Grounded Read-only
Ordinance Drafting Generic
Compliance Review
Citizen Chatbot Partial
LGU-Specific Brgy only

Zero AI legal platforms for Philippine LGUs exist. Until now.

Before & After eSANGGUNI

❌ Without eSANGGUNI

  • ₱10,000–50,000 per legal consultation
  • 3–5 hours per session on manual research
  • Risk of ultra vires ordinances & COA disallowances
  • Citizens turned away after 5 PM
  • Institutional knowledge lost every 3 years

✅ With eSANGGUNI

  • ₱5,000/month — unlimited queries
  • 30-second cited legal research
  • AI compliance review on every draft
  • 24/7 citizen access via Y.A.L.A.
  • Permanent institutional knowledge base

Built to Scale

Universal Legal Foundation
R.A. 7160 applies identically to all 1,488 municipalities
Configurable Per LGU
Change municipality name, members, branding — AI works identically
Multi-Tenant Architecture
Ready for provincial or regional deployment out of the box
DICT / DILG Partnership Ready
Aligns with E-Governance Act (R.A. 9485) digitization mandates

1 pilot. 1,488 ready.

Three Steps to AI-Powered Governance

1

Pilot

Deploy for your municipality. Customize branding and member data. Go live in weeks.

2

Expand

Add your local ordinances to the knowledge base. Train staff. Launch citizen access.

3

Scale

Provincial rollout. League of Municipalities partnership. Full digital transformation.

We handle the technology. You focus on governance.

The Math is Simple

Without eSANGGUNI

  • ₱10,000–50,000 per legal consultation
  • Hours per session on manual research
  • Risk of COA disallowances
  • Citizens turned away after 5 PM

With eSANGGUNI

  • ₱5,000/month subscription
  • 30-second legal research
  • AI compliance review on every draft
  • 24/7 citizen access

₱5,000/mo vs ₱50,000/consultation

One month of eSANGGUNI costs less than one legal consultation.

Roadmap

NOW

Q2 2026

Pitogo Pilot Live
E.L.L.A. + O.B.R.A. + Y.A.L.A.

Q3

Q3 2026

Provincial Expansion
Quezon municipalities onboarded

Q4

Q4 2026

Enhanced AI
Jurisprudence, DILG opinions, multi-language

27

2027

National Scale
League of Municipalities, DICT integration

eSANGGUNI

AI-Powered Local Governance for Every Municipality

🌐 Try It: esangguni.vercel.app 📧 Contact: sb@pitogo.gov.ph 🔑 Demo: demo@pitogo.gov.ph / demo123

"Para sa bawat Sanggunian, para sa bawat mamamayan."

For every Sanggunian, for every citizen.

BayanAIhan

BayanAIhan — AI para sa Bayan

A community-powered movement to democratize AI for every Filipino

"When we lift together, we rise together."

Solution Provider: Q101.ai, Inc. • bayanaihan.net

Republic of the Philippines • Municipality of Pitogo • Province of Quezon • CALABARZON