Rey Anthony H. Chiu
TAGBILARAN CITY, May 22 (PIA)-- The bonus which government
employees get for their performance will be given if the agency where the
employee belongs, is now compliant with the Anti Red Tape Act (ARTA).
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) revealed this during the recent
meeting of Bohol information officers network held at the Department of
Education (DepED) Conference Hall recently.
The CSC, through its information officer Liezl del Rosario told
members of the Association of United Development Information Officers (AUDIO)
in Bohol that a CSC audit team would be evaluating ARTA Compliance and come in
unannounced, anytime.
The audit, she said, would be largely based on 11 indicators which
the team would see if these are complied.
Primary among the audit would be the office's compliance with the
Citizen's Charter provisions, del Rosario pointed out.
Citizen's Charters (1) lists the office's frontline services,
the step by step procedures in availing of the service, persons responsible,
time and duration of the process and lists the fees of the service when
availed.
The team would also look for the following posters: No Noonbreak
(2), Anti Fixer Campaign (3) and No Smoking (4).
The office must also be able to put up a Public Assistance and
Complaints Desk (5), and Call Center ng Bayan desk (6).
In the office bulletin board and prominently displayed would be
the agency Honors and Awards program (7), the Anti-Tobacco Industry Poster (8).
Employees of agency or office must sport the required operational
identification tags (9): where the picture and name of the employee is easily
visible.
Another thing, agencies and offices should put up a properly
labeled and placed "Smoking Area" (10), which must be not less than
10 meters from the office building and not near any food stall or food source,
CSC said.
Finally, if all things have been complied with, but when the CSC
Audit team arrives and sees somebody smoking (11) in No Smoking areas, even if
he is a client, the CSC can deny the compliance certification, and thus the
bonus, according to the CSC. (rac/PIA7-Bohol)
NOCCI, Canada ink deal
to boost tourism in NegOr, Siquijor
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May 22, 2015
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BY JENNIFER C.
TILOS
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DUMAGUETE CITY, May 22 (PIA)-- Negros Oriental Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (NOCCI) and government of Canada signed a memorandum of
agreement (MOA) recently under the Local Governance Support Program for
Local Economic Development (LGSP-LED) with Negros Oriental and Siquijor
provinces.
This is to support both the private sector and local government to
boost tourism investment and generate employment for local residents and
eventually reduce poverty through local governance.
With this agreement, NOCCI, the Government of Canada, and the two
provinces through LGSP-LED, agree and commit to collaborate for sustainable
local economic development.
NOCCI president said, “The battle cry now is poverty reduction, if
we can create one job that’s already a great accomplishment, providing a job to
a single person can eventually help one family.”
This will also improve the business climate or local tourism economy
to attract investments and generate jobs for the tourism sector in Negros
Oriental and Siquijor.
The MOA plans to provide technical assistance for the capacity
building of the LGU’s and private institutions.
LGSP-LED Philippines field director Francis Gentoral said the
assistance includes investment forums, training of local and economic
investment.
The geographical location of Negros Oriental and Siquijor is
considered being suited for the investment of the tourism sector because the
two provinces are one of the country’s tourist destinations.
Du challenged the private sectors and local government to make
Negros Oriental and Siquijor the next Economic Tiger of the Philippines.
Since Siquijor is near to Negros Oriental, the tourists who visit
Dumaguete automatically hop to the neighboring island.
“Canada’s bilateral development program supports the Philippine
development plan of 2011-2016 by working to improve the investment plan and the
competitiveness of the economic sector such as tourism and to increase the
economic opportunities in the country and in the world,” said Stephen Weaver,
Head of Aid of the Department of Foreign Affairs Trade and Development of
Canada. (mbcn/jct/PIA7-Negros Oriental/with reports from Ronelyn Faith
Vailoces, Intern)