PPA launches app

Individuals doing business inside the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) can now be tracked using the mobile app TRAZE without connecting to the internet.

Launched on Friday by the PPA, the contact tracing system is designed to facilitate the movement of people while maintaining the highest health protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The app was developed jointly by PPA in-house information technology experts and third-party developer Cosmotech Philippines Inc.

PPA general manager Jay Daniel Santiago said the PPA COVID-19 tracing system is specifically designed to meet the needs of the port community both for individuals and establishments even without the use of mobile electronic devices when such devices are not available for users.

“One of the major breakthroughs of the app is that you can add up to 5 people or establishments in a single profile, thus, the system tracks their movement even without any mobile electronic device,” Santiago said.

“Establishments and vehicles registered with the system can likewise be monitored, making contact tracing at the port in cases of COVID-19 infection manageable and effective,” Santiago explained.

“With this, all PPA personnel as well as those individuals, establishments, port workers, concessionaires, and other port stakeholders nationwide are mandated to download and use the app as a pre-condition to entry in PPA facilities,” Santiago added.