October 15 — South East Asian Institute of Technology, Inc. (SEAIT) College of Information and Communication Technology (CICT) successfully soft launched the FARB Billing and Payment Monitoring System, in collaboration with FARB Multi-Purpose Cooperative (MPC), on October 15, 2025.

CICT students—Lemuel T. Bantillo Jr., Zyle Butil, and Nigel Caresse A. Campomanes—have developed the FARB Billing and Payment Monitoring System as part of their capstone project to address the challenges faced by FARB Multi-Purpose Cooperative.

"Our system aimed to solve the challenges of manual billing summaries, hand-delivered Statements of Account (SOA), manually recorded sales invoices, difficulty tracking payment status due to lack of real-time monitoring, and clients missing payment deadlines due to absence of automatic notifications, resulting in overdue balances and additional workload for receivable clerks," said Campomanes.

The FARB Billing and Payment Monitoring System includes key features such as automated billing summary generation from employee work records, automatic creation and email delivery of Statements of Account (SOA) seven days before the due date, accurate and consistent sales invoice recording with validation, a real-time dashboard for payment tracking, and automated email reminders to clients with overdue balances. These capabilities work together to enhance the accuracy of records, ensure timely communication, and simplify monitoring of client payments.

The project was supported and guided by Reginald S. Prudente, MIT, College Dean and Subject Adviser, with Ms. Emelita O. Tan, Admin Officer of FARB MPC. Their guidance was crucial in helping the students enhance their IT skills and develop a system that is both efficient and reliable.

"Through this project, we improved our ability to design and develop automated solutions that address real-world operational challenges," Campomanes added.

This project highlights SEAIT CICT's dedication to developing practical IT competencies, showing how capstone initiatives promote real-world innovation through IT solutions that enhance operational efficiency and growth for enterprises such as FARB MPC.