A total of 42 government executives have participated to the special session of the Integrated Salamin-Diwa ng Paglilingkod (SALDIWA) under the Executive Leadership Program of the Career Executive Service Board held at the Grand Regal Hotel, Davao City on September 7-20, 2010.

In coordination with the Association of Regional Executives of National Agencies-XI (ARENA-XI), this integrated training featured various innovative learning modules such as: Module I – Values (Ethical Governance), Module II - Leading in a Continuously Changing Environment, Module III - Linkaging and Networking for Productive Partnerships, Module IV - Developing and Empowering Others to Establish Collective Accountability for Results, and Module V - Community-Organizational Attachment Module or COAM. The COAM is a vital component of the SALDIWA. In this module, the participants lived in a selected barangay with their designated families for four (4) days and three (3) nights where they were required to live the life of the host family, to learn their dreams and aspirations and to reflect  how government policies and programs are responsive to their needs.

The participants in the Integrated SALDIWA training course are: Felix S. Alicer, Director III, DENR; Ma. Belenda Q. Ambi, Provincial Director, DTI Region XI; Antonio B. Arellano, Regional Prosecutor, Office of the Regional State Prosecutor, DOJ; Nuzar N. Balatero, Asst. Regional Director, BIR – XI; Jose Maria S. Batino, OIC-Deputy Executive Director, OSHC; Maylene M. Beltran, Director IV, Bureau of International Health Cooperation, DOH; Romulo V. Bernardes, Regional Director, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board – Reg. III; Leticia G. Cagas, Asst. Dept. Manager, Land Bank of the Philippines; Maricar R. Casquejo, OIC- Asst. Regional Director, CHED – Region XI; Ma. Angelita C. Cells, Director IV, Bureau of International Health Cooperation, DOH;   Isidro L. Cepeda, Director II, NCMB – Region XI; Jalilo dela Torre, OIC-RD, DOLE – Region XI; Noriel P. Devanadera, Undersecretary, DOLE; Jose Andres Diaz, OIC-Regional Executive Director, DENR; Ma. Corazon H. Dichosa, Director III, Board of Investments; Jose L. Doncillo, District Supervisor, DepEd; Gomer J. Dy, Regional Director, LTO – Region XI; Cristy C. Epe, OIC-ASDS, DepEd –XI; Joselin Marcus E. Fragada, Regional Executive Director, DENR – Region V; Javey Paul D. Francsico, Director, SEC – Region XI; Linda M. Hornilla, Undersecretary, DOJ; Roderick T. Ibañez, Director I, NHA; Marcia G. Isip, OIC-PENRO, DENR – Region XI; Sangkula G. Laja, Rural Health Physician, DOH – ARMM; Wenceslao M. Leaño, District Engineer, DPWH – Region XI; Nenita E. Lumaad, SDS, DepEd – Region XI; Mariza S. Magan, ASDS, DepEd – Region VIII; Elpidio D. Mamaril, Jr., Director III, TESDA; Gary R. Martel, Asst. Regional Director, DBM – Region XI; Claro Dennis P. Morantte, Supervising Meat Control Officer, NMIS – Region VIII; Paquito T. Moreno, Jr., Director III, DENR – CAR; Ella Cecilia G. Naliponguit, Medical Officer IV, DENR – Region X; Eva S. Ocfemia, Chief Environmental Specialist, DENR – Region V; Rosalie P. Paje, Medical Officer VII, DOH; Odilon L. Pasaraba, OIC- Provincial Director, DILG – Region II; Frederico P. Quevedo, Department Manager III, HGC; Juan C. Raña, Director III, DENR; Roberto L. Rosales, Director, PNP; Buenafe S. Sta. Rita, Director III, TESDA – Region VII; Geronimo L. Sy, Asst. Secretary, DOJ; Ma. Theresa G. Vera, Director III, DOH and Chona S. Yap, Department Manager III, PHIC.

Other four (4) government executives participated in the Diwa ng Paglilingkod, part of the training course. They are: Sisinio B. Cano, Asst. Regional Director, DOLE – Region X; Leandro A. Caymo, Director IV, DAR; Josephine Liamzon, Director, PRC and Esmeralda M. Tabule, Regional Director, BIR – Region X.

Date posted: September 21, 2010

In time for the Tercentenary Celebration of the Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Naga, the Career Executive Service Board launched this year’s 7th CES C.I.R.C.L.E Forum at the Villa Caceres Hotel, Naga City on the 15th of September.

Entitled “Effective Stewardship”, the forum sought to present the concept/ framework of effective stewardship, share experiences and provide a venue to clarify concerns and seek advice on their important role as stewards in their respective agencies. 

Jerry P. de Tagle, a recognized leader in innovative learning methodologies and the founding President of Integrative Learning International, Inc. keynoted Learning Session 1.  CESB Executive Director Maria Anthonette V. Allones, on the other hand, was the Resource Speaker Learning Session 2.

De Tagle defined “stewardship” as responsible management of something entruste to one’s care in the organizational, corporate and theological contexts. He related stewardship to two (2) of the six CES competencies namely: Leading in a Continuously Changing Environment and Developing/ Empowering Others to Establish Collective Accountability for Results. He summarized his discussion by likening a leader to a surfer who can anticipate and welcome change, ride and leverage the waves of change, resilient and someone who can stand up every time he fall.

For the 2nd Learning Session, Atty. Allones reiterated that there is a need for self-knowledge to realize that leadership is about what and who we are. She also urged every participant to focus on sustainable organizational stewardship in which responsibility is in the proper utilization and development of resources, property and financial assets. She also cited the concept of SMART Leadership and Organizational Development as the elements of an effective stewardship. SMART Leadership stands for Self-knowledge, Mission-driven, Adaptive confidence - Authentic engagement - Appreciative inquiry, Reflective action and Tough love. The key framework and concepts of organizational development according to Allones are the strategic triangle for public organizational development which pertains to clarity in vision, capacity of people and community support, and the 5Cs for strategic public management which refers to clarity in role and purpose (steering vs rowing), customer-orientation, control (decentralization versus delegation, monitoring and accountability), consequences of action and decisions (accountability) and communication.

Date posted: September 21, 2010

The Region Eight Administrators League (REAL) held their 2nd General Assembly last August 31, 2010 at the DPWH Multipurpose Hall in Palo, Leyte. Among the guests in attendance was CESB Executive Director Maria Anthonette V. Allones who updated the participants on recent developments in the CES.

REAL is the NUCESO regional chapter of Region 8 and is headed by Regional Director Cynthia R. Nierras of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Region VIII.  The Assembly served as a venue to discuss issues relevant to the CES including the implications of Executive Order 891 of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Memorandum Circulars No. 1 and 2 and Executive Orders No. 2 and 3 of President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III. 

Leyte Vice Governor Mimyet Bagulaya administered the oath of new REAL members and provided an inspirational message in behalf of Leyte Governor Jericho L. Petilla.

Date posted: September 15, 2010

 

A total of 91 career executives have successfully participated in this year’s 2nd CES Executive Leadership and Wellness Camp held at the Waterfront Insular Hotel in Davao City last August 25-27, 2010.

With the theme, “Detox, Destress, Deliver, and Discover: A CES Work-Life Balance Camp”, the activity is part of the CESB’s advocacy to promote total wellness, work-life balance and sustained productivity among government executives. The wellness camp is also specifically designed as a positive response to the clamor from CESOs for a seminar on holistic stress management that deals with physical, emotional, spiritual and social, well-being aspects.

There were seven (7) plenary sessions that featured work-life balance and understanding stress; nurturing the body, liberating the mind; asthtarga yoga and collective meditation; healthy diet and meal plans; preventing and managing lifestyle diseases; healing through sounds and   facilitating change, managing reforms. There were also simultaneous wellness sessions consist of yoga for health for beginners/ intermediate practitioners, aerobics and unstructured activities like swimming,   jogging   and walking. The camp was concluded with a discussion on how to find purpose and meaning in service.

Sponsoring government institutions that helped in the successful conduct of this Executive Leadership and Wellness Camp are the Development Bank of the Philippines, Department of Public Works and Highways, Home Development Mutual Fund, Home Guaranty Corporation, Occupational Safety and Health Center, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Philippine National Oil Company, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority.

Date posted: September 6, 2010

 

The Career Executive Service Board (CESB) hosted the induction of eighty-four (84) new eligibles in a ceremony held last August 18, 2010 at the historic Manila Hotel.

CES Board Chairperson Bernardo P. Abesamis, who led the induction and ceremonial pinning, challenged the new members of the CES to live by the ideals of the institution and become public managers who are development-oriented, agents of change and models of integrity and excellence.

After the induction, CESB Executive Director Ma. Anthonette V. Allones gave a briefing on the CES while Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) provided the inspirational talk.

The event was made colorful by the performances of Aretha T. Angcao, a kundiman artist, and the Cercado Sisters, a World Championship of the Performing Arts (WCOPA) grand winner.  The performances were made possible through the National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA) led by Chairperson Vilma Labrador, CESO III and Executive Director Ma. Lourdes L. Jacob.   

The momentous event was also graced by the former Executive Director of the NCCA Cecile Guidote-Alvarez and CES Board member and Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) President Antonio D. Kalaw, Jr. Family members and friends of the inductees were also invited to witness the special occasion.

Date posted: September 6, 2010

 

47 officials from the Southern Tagalog gathered last 24 August at the Guest Lounge of Toyota Motors Philippines in Sta. Rosa Laguna to participate in the fourth regional Strategic Conversation activity this year.  This activity is organized and hosted by the Southern Tagalog Association of Regional Executive (STARS), led by its president Severino C. Santos.

CESB Executive Director Ma. Anthonette V. Allones presented the core programs, recent policy reforms and activities of the CESB.  She also clarified issues relevant to the issuances of the Office of the President affecting the CES, specifically Executive Order 891 of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Memorandum Circular No. 1 and 2, and Executive Orders 2 and 3 of President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III.

Strategic Conversation Series is an activity of the CESB which aims to provide forum to discuss various issues in the CES and touch base with the CES officials in the field.  It is conducted in cooperation with the various regional CES associations.

Date posted: August 25, 2010

The Career Executive Service Board, in partnership with the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP), conducted the two-day Investors in People (IiP) Facilitator Workshop last July 28 to 29 at the CESB in Quezon City.

Facilitated by former CES Board Member and current Chief Executive of the IiP-Philippine Center and Executive Director of PMAP Gerardo A. Plana, the Workshop was designed to provide participants with the necessary knowledge and understanding of the IiP and enable them to effectively facilitate IiP within their organization.  The IiP is a proven framework for increasing productivity and delivering business improvements through people.

The Workshop includes, among others: an overview of the Investors in People framework, key concepts and important features of the IiP Standard, benefits of using the IiP Standard, steps necessary in achieving the Standard, development of strategies to establish baseline data to benchmark organization practices vis-à-vis the Standard and understanding the assessment and recognition process.

After the Workshop, participants are expected to have a clear understanding of the IiP framework, identify who are involved and how these will work within their respective organizations, understand the identifiable business benefits of the IiP, gain an appreciation of how to introduce the benefits of IiP to their own organizations, discover the range of support and assistance available to them on the journey towards recognition and beyond, benchmark where their organization is against the Standard, and identify what are the next steps towards gaining recognition.

Date posted: August 2, 2010

The Professional Development Division of the Career Executive Service Board held another CES C.I.R.C.L.E Forum at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, PHILVOCS Auditorium, UP Campus, C.P. Garcia Avenue, UP Diliman, Quezon City on July 22, 2010. With the theme, “Is Green Growth Possible? The Role of CESOs in Adapting to Climate Change”, the activity sought to introduce the idea of “green growth” as a viable strategy to achieve an environmentally sustainable economic growth and more importantly, as an effective measure to mitigate the harmful effects of climate change. A similar forum has been conducted by the CESB in Region VIII on June 17, 2010 and it gained an overwhelming support from the CESOs and eligibles.

For the NCR, the CESB have invited Mr. Gaudioso Carlos A. Garcia VI, Undersecretary of the Climate Change Commission who presented a backgrounder on climate change and Mr. Albert A. Magalang, a technical environment expert from the Environment Management Bureau who discussed various adaptation strategies in addressing the threat of climate change. Former CES Governing Board Member Rolando L. Metin, on the other hand, tackled the new concept of “green growth” as one measure to mitigate climate change’s consequences.

Garcia said that the greatest threats to global food security, stability and development that mankind is facing today are global warming and climate change. He cited the greenhouse gas (GHG) sources in the Philippines based on the 1994 National Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHGI) as 49% energy, 32% agriculture, 10% industry and 9% waste. He emphasized that the climate changes when heat is trapped in the atmosphere and it will also result to floods caused by stronger typhoons and drought due to lack of rain. He also stated that major portions of the country are susceptible to landslides and flooding. He discussed further that the Philippines is among the most vulnerable but least responsible for climate change.  He gave emphasis on the urgent need for adaptation measures and attendant financing to avert more disasters and global mitigation efforts that need to be scaled up and fast-tracked to achieve climate stabilization. He also solicited the support of everyone to help in addressing the issue because a global challenge needs a global response. In order to avert the most dangerous climate change, global emissions must decline by 2020. Finally, he encouraged not only the CESOs and eligibles but every citizen to be on “war footing” against climate change and the total mobilization of all sectors to reduce our carbon footprint. On “war footing”, there should be proper waste management or segregation to reduce methane, plant trees to absorb carbon dioxide, clean the air by stopping smoke belchers, conserve energy, participate in disaster preparedness program and in the information and education campaign on global warming and climate change.

Another recognized environmental expert, Magalang, discussed the Philippine climate change adaptation strategy. He demonstrated that an increase in the concentration of GHGs as a result of human activities will result to an increase in global surface temperature that will eventually lead to climate change. He also presented the global and local response to climate change. In addressing climate change, we must use Adaptation Measures to prevent/ minimize loss of lives, damage to properties and ensure food security and the Mitigation Measures to prevent/reduce greenhouse gases. He cited various strategies for the adaptation and mitigation measures to be employed by the corresponding lead government agencies. He also presented the sustainability measures to ensure consistency and continuity of mitigation and adaptation measures. He further discussed the Seven (7) Key Result Areas for Adaptation: 1) Enhanced Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment; 2) Integrated Ecosystem-Based Management; 3) Water Governance and Management; 4) Climate-Responsive Agriculture; 5) Climate-Responsive Health Sector; 6) Climate-Proofing Infrastructure and 7) Disaster Risk Reduction.

Keynote speaker, Rolando Metin discussed different definitions of green growth by various group or organizations. He said that the reduction in ecological impacts translates into an increase in resource productivity, which in turn can create competitive advantage, benefiting both industry and the environment. By improving eco-efficiency, he said that we can save more energy, which will have a direct effect on the amount of GHG emissions. According to him, the adoption of eco-efficiency policies is an effective approach for pursuing a low-carbon development strategy as it argues for the continued promotion of economic growth without compromising the limited ecological carrying capacity of a country. Eco-efficiency (ecological) concepts are designed to promote the minimization of environmental impacts, which arise from the processes of production and from inefficient infrastructure. It is based on the concept of creating more goods and services while using fewer resources and creating less waste and pollution. Metin also lectured on Green Growth and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). He said that the CDM is an arrangement under the Kyoto Protocol that encourage initiatives to meet the challenges of threat of climate change. In June 2008 there were 1067 registered CDM projects worldwide, of which 682 are located in Asia and the Pacific. Further, he also cited various ways to foster green growth and address climate change such as invest in environmental infrastructure, protect our forests create more forests, plant more mangroves, science based land use and settlement policies and plans, reduce, re-use and recycle wastes, follow the law/ implement the law, invest in sanitation and adopt sustainable sanitation. Metin is confident that green growth is possible in the Philippines by greening each Filipino, starting with school children; by greening policies; by greening the government, national and local; by greening industries, including touristic establishments; by teaching farmers to engage in sustainable agriculture; by implementing the environment and natural resources laws; and by understanding that environment sustains growth.

Date posted: July 26, 2010

The Professional Development Division of the Career Executive Service Board will hold another CES C.I.R.C.L.E Forum at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, PHILVOCS Auditorium, UP Campus, C.P. Garcia Avenue, UP Diliman, Quezon City on July 22, 2010. With the theme, “Is Green Growth Possible? The Role of CESOs in Adapting to Climate Change”,the activity seeks to introduce the idea of “green growth” as a viable strategy to achieve an environmentally sustainable economic growth and more importantly, as an effective measure to mitigate the harmful effects of climate change. A similar forum has been conducted by the CESB in Region VIII on June 17, 2010 and it gained an overwhelming support from the CESOs and eligibles.

For the NCR, the CESB have invited Mr. Gaudioso Carlos A. Garcia VI, Undersecretary of the Climate Change Commission to present a backgrounder on climate change and Mr. Albert A. Magalang of the Environment Management Bureau to discuss adaptation strategy in addressing the threat of climate change. Former CES Governing Board Member Rolando L. Metin will tackle the new concept of “green growth” as one measure to mitigate climate change’s consequences.

Attendance in and completion of the forum entitles the participant to 4 hours of training credits. A minimal registration fee of Php500.00 shall be charged to each participant. The said fee may be charged to agency/ office funds since attendance in CESB trainings, workshops and conferences is exempted from the provisions of Administrative Order No. 103 dated August 31, 2004. The registration fee may be paid in cash or in cheque payable to the Career Executive Service Board, on the day of the event.

Should you have any questions or clarifications, please contact Ms. Zenaida M. Ocobillo at 951-4981 locals 109, 113 or 127 or by email at cesb_pdd@yahoo.com.

Date posted: June 21, 2010

Seventy four career executives are attending the three-day Leadership and Wellness Camp in Tagbilaran, Bohol conducted by the CESB.

This is the  second Wellness Camp is after last year’s rousing success of the Leadership and Wellness Camp in Subic and the first this year. The next Camp will be in Davao in August.

The ongoing Camp is titled ““Detox, Destress, Deliver, and Discover: A CES Work-Life Balance Camp” still under the banner theme “Fit to Lead.”

There are seven plenary sessions as well as simultaneous wellness sessions. The plenary sessions include understanding stress, achieving workplace and personal wellness, mind liberation, eating right, tapping the inner mind, healing through sounds, meditation, and finding purpose and meaning in service. Wellness sessions are  yoga for beginners and intermediate practitioners, aerobics as well as unstructured activities such as swimming and jogging.

Sponsoring institutions that helped in the successful conduct  of the Camp include the Dept. of Finance, Development Bank of the Philippines, Dept. of Public Works and Highways, Home Development Mutual Fund, Home Guaranty Corporation, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Philippine National Oil Company, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority.

The Leadership and Wellness Camp is part of CESB’s advocacy to promote total wellness, work-life balance and sustained productivity among government executives. It is also a response to the clamor from CESOs for a seminar on holistic stress management that not only deals with physical and emotional, but also spiritual and social, well-being aspects.

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Date posted: April 15, 2010

The CESB is inviting third level eligibles to the follow-up to the highly successful CES Club Power Dressing-----Skillful Makeover on May 4, 2010.

CES officials shall enjoy a lecture-workshop on making people elegant with the proper makeover.   The CES Club has been re-designed to provide CESOs and Eligibles a holistic framework of development.

A participant shall get a four-hour training credit for attending. A minimal registration fee of P500.00 will be charged. Attendance in CESB training, workshops and conferences exempted from the provisions of Administrative Order No. 103 s. 2004. The registration fee may be paid in cash or check payable to the Career Executive Service Board. 

For queries, please get in touch with Carme of the Performance Management & Assistance Division (PMAD) at 951 4986 or at 951 4981 locals 110,111 and 126. Limited slots are available.

Date posted: April 15, 2010

 

From resuscitating a river to enhancing one’s image.

These seemingly unrelated themes have so far drawn the community of CES officials to the past two CES Club gatherings.

Last February 24, close to a hundred officials underwent a seminar on “Power Dressing” facilitated by a consultancy group engaged in personality development seminars. It is the second event for the revived CES Club; the first one was the Pasig River cruise in June last year.

The  seminar on power dressing covered areas  in image enhancement,  and practical tips on projecting a professional, corporate and authoritative image via dressing, bearing and posture. Gwen Albarracin, the resource speaker, said that people who project a corporate image tend to gain more attention, respect and exude more authority and credibility. She added that dressing for power doesn’t mean wearing expensive clothes.

The participants were game to the exercises on posture and projection, as each “took the ramp” for reinforcement or constructive criticism by the resource speaker and encouragement by their fellow participants.  They also expressed delight over the “minimal fee relative to the learning we take home.”

The next CES Club will be a heritage tour  on the second week of May in Cebu City. For queries and reservation, please call PMAD at 951-4981 local 126, 110 and 111.

Date posted: February 25, 2010

 

Region 2 was host to the CESB twin activities, CIRCLE Forum and Strategic Conversations on February 17. The twin activities drew close to a hundred participants.

The second of this year’s CIRCLE Forum series, “Pusong CESO, Daluyan ng Pagbabago” tackled the theoretical context and experiential challenges and rewards of transformational leadership. The Forum featured an academician, a practitioner from a progressive civic group and a renowned maverick chief executive.

Dr. Ma. Olivia Z. Domingo, Director of the UP-NCPAG’s Center for Leadership, Citizenship and Democracy, presented the concepts of  leadership and presented a stark contrast between transformational and transactional leadership styles. She said that transactional leaderships tends to be transitory with no enduring purpose, while transformational leadership raises the standard of human conduct. She also describes transformational leader as someone who “are visionaries, change agents, are courageous, are value-driven believe in people, are open to new ideas and have the ability to deal with complexity, ambiguity and uncertainty.”

Raul S. Dizon, Regional Coordinator of the Gawad Kalinga (GK)  Community Development Foundation, spoke of the “build” philosophy behind the nation-building movement that GK has adopted. He said that building and bestowing honor to people is important to transforming communities. “GAWAD means to bestow. We try to bestow honor and re-build the dignity of communities. Kalinga means to take care. When we care for people, we give them back their sense of importance, their sense of self-worth.” Dizon talked  of how a community which used to be plagued with high crime rate registered a zero crime rate when GK built new homes for them.”

Former MMDA Chairperson Bayani Fernando said he combined engineering and sociology when he transformed Marikina and the roads of Metro Manila. He said that it is important to change the physical environment (using engineering)  in order to change or influence social behavior.  He said that a lot can be achieved by “just sticking to fundamentals, letting institutions, systems and laws do their work.”  He added that “corruption is a sign that a system is not working well.” He said that he used the laws of nature when he constructed  U-turn slots. “The water does not flow faster by blocking the river occasionally  to enable small streams to flow into the bigger river.” He said the U-turn slots he built were cheaper to address traffic problems compared to the traditional strategy of building flyovers.

The Strategic Conversation in the morning of February 17 featured COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez  who engagingly talked about Elections 101, or the basics of automated elections. He said that the 2010 elections is “a massive transformational exercise that will usher in a new era of credible elections.” He walked the participants, composed mostly of voters who have cast their votes in more than three previous manual elections,  through the processes of the automated elections in May.

CESB Executive Director Ma. Anthonette V. Allones also presented the new policies and programs of the CESB. She tackled the new vision of the CES, programs in the pipeline and new programs, even as she enlisted their support.

The February 17 CIRCLE Forum is the second of eleven sessions this year.  The subsequent sessions will feature two sessions of last year’s hit Wellness Camp, a presidentiable forum, and a session on managing transition.

Two more Conversations with COMELEC on the automated elections are being planned in Visayas and Mindanao hubs on March and April.

Date posted: February 19, 2010

 

A forum on how information technology (IT) can be harnessed for key reforms to promote good governance kicked off this year’s slate of themes lined up for the CIRCLE Forum. More than 200 executives attended the January 29 forum.

Entitled “Make I.T. Happen!: Leadership and Technology in a Networked World”, the forum focused on how two vital agencies have used and are using IT to modernize their systems and processes.

COMELEC Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal engaged the audience with his candid views on the upcoming automated elections while Deputy Commissioner Alexander M. Arevalo of the Bureau of Customs (BOC)  shared his experiences in instituting reforms at the BOC. COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez also enlightened the executives on the basics in voting in an automated system.

DepCom Arevalo talked about the vision of a queueless, cashless and paperless system in the BOC that will put an end to the corruption in an agency that was heretofore perceived to be among the most corrupt government agencies. He said that an IT-run system will put an end to “the open drawer”, a scene that has come to symbolize corruption in frontline-service agencies in government. He said that “IT is a tool, an enabler.” Commissioner Lazzarabal on the other hand expounded on the efforts of the COMELEC to ensure the success of   this crucial time in the country’s democratic history. 
           
The CES CIRCLE Forum features leaders who share their innovations, insights, lessons and experiences in carrying out reforms. The centerpiece of the CES Career Development and Lifelong Learning Program, it is designed to deepen the appreciation on relevant issues and provide opportunity to explore areas for advocacy and engagement among members of the CES community.

The next CIRCLE Forum dubbed “Pusong CESO, Daluyan ng Pagbabago: Tackling The Challenges of Transformational Leadership” is scheduled on February 17, 2009 in Tuguegarao City. Speakers will talk on both the theory and practice of transformational leadership.

Date posted: February 2, 2010

 

The CESB is inviting third level eligibles to the first CES Club activity this year on February 24, 1:00-4:30 p.m. at the UP Balay Internasyonal, Guerrero cor. Dagohoy Sts., UP Campus, Diliman, Quezon City. 

The Club of CES officials shall enjoy a lecture-workshop on power dressing. The CES Club has been re-designed to provide CESOs and Eligibles a holistic framework of development.

A participant shall get a four-hour training credit for attending. A minimal registration fee of P500.00 will be charged. Attendance in CESB training, workshops and conferences exempted from the provisions of Administrative Order No. 103 s. 2004. The registration fee may be paid in cash or check payable to the Career Executive Service Board. 

For queries, please get in touch with Carme of the Performance Management & Assistance Division (PMAD) at 951 4986 or at 951 4981 locals 110,111 and 126. Limited slots are available.

Date posted: February 1, 2010