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CSC-7 awards gov't employees, groups in Central Visayas By Juju Manubag-Empuerto
By Juju Manubag-Empuerto CEBU CITY (PIA) --- The Civil Service Commission (CSC-7) regional office recently awarded three government employees and three groups of government employees in the region as semi-finalists to the nationwide search for Outstanding Public Officials and Employees of the Honor Awards Program (HAP). The Regional Awarding Ceremony
held Sept. 10 at the Cebu Provincial Capitol aimed to recognize and promote the outstanding achievement of public servants in Region 7. The awarding was also in line with 113th Philippine Civil Service Anniversary this September with the theme “Tatak Lingkod Bayani: Isabuhay, Ipagmalaki at Ipagbunyi." The Dangal ng Bayan Awards went to Engr. Expedizitas S. Lenares, head of the Municipal Agricultural and Natural Resources
P17M from DSWD for job assistance to oil spill victims CEBU CITY (PIA) --- A P17-million fund for oil spill affected areas here was recently approved by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). In a press release by DSWD Regional Field Unit 7, DSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman approved the P17 million fund requested by the office to assist those affected by the oil spill brought about by the sunken M/V St. Thomas Aquinas. The fund will be used as a cash-for-work program for those affected under the 13 identified costal barangays whose main livelihood is fishing. According to DSWD, a total of 2,996 affected families in Cordova will be employed to clean oil-spill affected coastal areas and will be given P245 per day for a period of ten days. “They will be involved in the rehabilitation activities wherein one of its family members will help in the cleaning of the shoreline including dredging of the barangay canals and other greening activities” according to the press release. Jenifer Abastillas, focal person of Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Unit (DRRMU) of DSWD-7, said the town of Cordova and Talisay City already submitted the official list of affected families. There were also another 1,600 families in the affected coastal area of Talisay City. Aside from this project, DSWD-7 had also distributed family food packs consisting of canned goods and rice during the first and second weeks of the sea tragedy. Cordova received 9,561 food packs while Talisay City received 1,700. (rmn/FCC/PIACEBU)
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Office of Dalaguete local government unit (LGU), and Marietta T. Orion, principal of San Isidto Elementary School in Calape, Bohol and of the District Alternative Learning System Center of the Department of Education, Bohol Division. The Dangal ng Bayan Award is conferred to any government official or employee who has exemplified the eight norms of conduct of public servants as mandated by Republic Act No. 6713 or the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees. On the other hand, CSC Pagasa Awardees were, namely: Kulafu Seballos, Administrative Aide of Bayawan City, Negros Oriental; Pag-ibig Fund Cebu South Branch corporate social responsibility team members Rio Teves, Gloria Llenos, Anthony Maglunsod, Maria Carla De Pio and Catherine Damole; and Alternative Learning System (ALS) implementors of Danao City Division with Teodulo Alvaro as team leaders and members Darwin Almagros, Gaudencia Capute, Roselyn Traigo, Emalinda Gonzalwa, Teresita Cola, Catherine Enriquez, and Marilou Casas. CSC Pagasa Awards is given to an individual or group of individuals for outstanding contributions that directly benefit more than one department of the government. The Bayawan Integrated Waste Management team of Bayawan City, Negros Oriental led by Antonio Aguilar Jr. with members Marchita Tuale, Corazon Lizaran, Alma Crisostomo, Eric Torres, Ion Joseph Bollos, Joemar Crisostomo, Wilfredo Tuale, and Vitaliano Cosep were awarded the Lingkod Bayan Award. The Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award is conferred to an individual or group for exceptional or extraordinary contributions that had a nationwide impact. Other awardees were: Portia Bacalso, Chief of the Division Marketing and Enforcement Division of the Pagibig Fund South Branch for the Best Bilis Aksyon Partner; Cebu Normal University for the Brigada Ahensiya Partner category B; and Bayawan City, Negros Oriental for the Brigada Ahensiya Partner, category D. Two government agencies were awarded the CSC Seal of Excellence, namely: Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) Dumaguete City Branch and the Pagibig Fund Cebu South Branch. CSC Commissioner Nieves Osorio, who was the honored guest during the awarding ceremony, said that she has already attended two awards rites of HAP but it is here in Cebu that she was happy because it was her first time to be an honored guest. Osorio is a Cebuana who hails from Dalaguete town in Cebu. She told government employees to "continue to be our partners and allies in upholding honesty, integrity and excellence." (rmn/JSME/PIA-Cebu)