CSC Launches New Program to Improve Gov’t Services

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) launched a new program that will help improve the quality of public service through better human resource systems of government agencies.

The new program, called Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management (PRIME-HRM), will check on how government agencies handle employees in specific areas of human resource management such as recruitment and selection, rewards and recognition, performance management, and learning and development.

The launching of the PRIME-HRM, was one of the major activities in the 2014 Human Resource Symposium attended by human resource officers in the public sector.

The learning event was conducted by the Civil Service Commission’s Civil Service Institute with the assistance of the Australian Government through the Philippines-Australia Human Resource and Organisational Development Facility.

CSC Chairman Francisco T. Duque III said that given the increasing demands on public service, state employees should be provided with the necessary tools and handles for them to meet public expectations.

“Viable human resource systems are the key to making the government workforce effective and efficient, and with the ASEAN Integration in 2015, competitive as well,” Chairman Duque pointed out.

The conduct of an annual symposium for human resource officers in government is part of CSC’s efforts in improving their skills and competencies to better manage people in their respective organizations.

This year’s roster of speakers includes local and international luminaries in human resource and organization development.

Leading the roster of international speakers were Ong Teong Wan, Chairman and Managing Consultant, ManagementWise of Singapore; Professor Endang Wirjatmi Trilestari, M. Si, National Institute of Public Administration, Indonesia; Paul Devoy, Investors in People, United Kingdom Commission for Employment and Skills; and Ann Rolfe, Director, Mentoring Works, Australia.

Local HR experts attending the symposium were Ma. Regina M. Hechanova of the Ateneo de Manila University Department of Psychology (The Human Capital Factor in Transforming Public Organizations); Marie May SJ Soriano, Visions & Breakthroughs International, Inc. (Coaching as a Tool in Developing the Global Leader); Serafin D. Talisayon, PhD, Knowledge Management Association of the Philippines (Knowledge Management for Learning Organizations); Arturo Florentin, Change Management Project Team Leader (The 4 C’s of Change Management); Carelle Mangaliag, Trainstation Manila, Hongkong, Singapore, (Building Personal Effectiveness Through Neuro-Linguistic Programming); Alexander S. Kibanoff, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., (Motivating People via Rewards and Recognition); Atty. Alexander Lacson, (Personal Values Within the Strategic HR Paradigm); and Jose Decolongon, SGS Gulf Ltd., (Attracting and Retaining Talents for Effective Public Service Delivery.

CSC officials discussed new HR initiatives. Chairman Duque tackled Leadership Competencies; Commissioner Robert S. Martinez, Strategic Performance Management; and Commissioner Nieves L. Osorio, Strategic Human Resource.

Other CSC officials who are slated to discuss HR programs are Director Editha M. Dela Peña (Meeting Mission-Critical Competencies) and Director Azucena P. Esleta. (with Press Release)