BONTOC, Mtn. Prov.– To provide more manpower to attend to the needs of the increasing number of constituents, Gov. Bonifacio C. Lacwasan Jr. swore into office a total of 91 newly-hired employees and those promoted from the different departments of the provincial government during a mass oath taking ceremony held at the Multi-purpose Building here November 26, 2016.
39 employees are newly hired, 43 were promoted, and 8 were reemployed while one was transferred according to Provincial Human Resource Management Officer Leonila Milagrose F. Malla-ao.
The filled items were newly created positions and unfilled vacancies from the first to second quarter of this year. These positions remained unfilled due to several reasons such as the election ban, untimely demise of the late governor Leonard Mayaen, political tensions and austerity measures employed by the current administration.
The Bontoc General Hospital has the most number of employees that were appointed to commensurate the increasing number of patients followed by the Provincial Security Office to man provincial government facilities and perimeters.
The governor, in his message, advised the employees to be humble public servants and be committed to their assigned jobs for the implementation of the various programs of the provincial government.
Malla-ao informed that their office has a plan to conduct a series of seminars/trainings for a more customer-service-oriented and professional workforce. This will, however, take place in the coming years.
She added that the focus of the trainings will be more on empowerment of the employees belonging to level one (1) positions such as utility workers, drivers, mechanics, maintenance men, etc.
According to her, the lower ranks shall be given priority to increase their awareness, skills and knowledge of basic office protocols and standard operating procedures, professional ethics, their rights and privileges, values re-orientation, and even supervisory training courses to prepare them for future promotions.** Alfredo F. Macalling
