CSC conducts orientation on elected officials in EV

By RONNIE C. ROA
August 8, 2013

ORMOC CITY – Dir. Rowin P. Riños, Dir. III, Acting Regional Director of Civil Service Commission Region 8 oriented the elected officials in Eastern Visayas recently held at Sabin Resort Hotel in Ormoc City.

Almost 300 elected officials in different parts of the region attended the seminar. Atty. Michael M. De la Cruz, Dir. II, CSC Biliran Field office with Western Leyte satellite office said that only 150 officials confirmed on their invitation but they managed to accommodate all the participants. Old and neophyte politicians comprised the 280 participants.

Dir. Riños said that they will set another schedule to accommodate other unavailable elected officials. He however said that they only invited the executives for it is not compulsory but wished that everybody can attend the OPELGE.

The Orientation Program for Elected Local Government Executives (OPELGE) is usually conducted every after election and is intended for new elected local executives; governors, vice-governors, mayors, vice mayors, and members of the sangguniang panlalawigan, panlungsod and pambayan.

Riños said that CSC aims to orient participants on the civil service laws and rules that they need to observe in rendering their service. “Knowing these rules can properly guide them and avoid violations specially pertaining to civil service matters on personnel management,” Dir. Riños added. The different topics were Csc programs & functions, duties & functions of local executives, appointments and other personnel actions, modes of separation & administrative disciplines.

The director said that they selected Ormoc City as a venue for this activity just for a change and because it can accommodate a lot of participants. They usually held the OPELGE in Tacloban City.