DAVAO CITY- From a contact tracing only application during its early implementation, the Safe Davao QR Code (SDQR) has transformed into a full-scale tool utilized as Davao City's COVID-19 Management System. A QR code for contact tracing was implemented in November last year when Executive Order 60 series of 2020 was issued by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. It provided the guidelines for a QR code for contact tracing. All Davao City residents and non-residents would need to register and get a QR code as this would allow entry to the city and movement within the city. The deluge of registrants for the QR code overwhelmed the initial site and had to be temporarily shut down. The City Government then was assisted by ICT Davao- a local organization of ICT (information and communications technology) to help bring back the site and the QR system. Ingenuity, a Davao City-based full service software company was tapped for trouble-shooting and redevelopment. It was an IT ...