PALO, Leyte– As the entire Philippine bureaucracy celebrates the 124th Philippine Civil Service Anniversary this September, the Civil Service Commission Regional Office 8 (CSC-8) has lined up activities for the month-long celebration in Eastern Visayas.
Speaking during the ‘Kapihan sa PIA’ Eastern Visayas on Friday, August 30, Atty. Marilyn Taldo, CSC-8 regional director, invites government workers and the public to join this year’s celebration.
“We are enjoining all government agencies and all government workers to celebrate with us, to show that we are one in the government service and we are committed to deliver excellent public service,” Taldo said.
The month-long activities kicked off with a fun run which featured different categories to promote camaraderie, physical fitness, and well-being among civil servants.
The fun run was attended by over 1,000 participants in the region with a registration fee of P250.
The proceeds of this activity will benefit the Pamanang Lingkod Bayani Program of the CSC that would provide financial support to the families of civil servants who lost their lives in line of duty.
This will be followed by a Government Job Fair on Wednesday, September 4, at Robinsons Place in Marasbaras, Tacloban City.
Qualified applicants who are interested to apply for vacant positions in the government are encouraged to visit the mall as 20 government agencies and universities have signified to join the job fair.
In addition, government workers are also encouraged to participate in the blood-letting activity dubbed as “Dugtong Buhay Handog ng Lingkod Bayan” on September 12.
As an act of gratitude, compassion, and generosity, CSC-8 is inviting government workers to join this significant activity to help patients who are in need of blood.
Blood donors may go directly to the Human Resource Center, CSC Regional Office in Palo Leyte.
Meanwhile, a “tree growing for a cause” is also slated on the third week of September to be conducted in the provinces of the region.
CSC also reported that special treats for workers in the government will also be offered where discounts could be availed of from different stores or malls. For more information and details, visit CSC-8’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cscregion8.
The awarding of the Outstanding Government Workers will also highlight this year’s PCSA celebration.
The 124th Philippine Civil Service Anniversary is centered on the 10-year theme, “Transforming public service in the next decade: Honing agile and future-ready servant heroes.”
As of this writing, Eastern Visayas has a total of 177,973 government workers including career, non-career and contractual or job order workers.
(CBA, PIA Eastern Visayas/CSC-8 socmed cards)
