Philippine Service Commission turns 112

AS it marked its 112th anniversary, the Philippine Service Commission (PSC) said that the delivery of government services in Central Visayas is “improving.”

“We are improving,” Proclaine Daclan, chief of the public assistance and liaison division of the Civil Service Commission in Central Visayas (CSC-7) said in a press conference yesterday as she cited the full implementation of the Republic Act 9485, known as Anti-Red Tape Act.

The Anti-Red Tape Act (ARTA) watch promotes the “integrity, accountability, proper management of public affairs and public property as well as establish effective practices aimed at preventing graft and corruption in government.”

The CSC-7 provides disciplinary action, human resource intervention, training and coaching and customer service workshops to government employees.

Daclan said a report card survey (RCS) monitoring is being done once a year to all government agencies.

Daclan said the ARTA watch strictly implements the “no noon-break policy” in government offices to ensure continuous service even during break time.

CSC-7 conducts surprise monitoring and random visits to government agencies for the said policy.

Based on the RCS conducted last year, Daclan said Loboc town in Bohol got “excellent” rating in the delivery of public service.

In the RCS, the transacting public was asked to rate the 39 government agencies in Central Visayas, where 16 failed, said Daclan. “The rest of the government agencies was tagged as good and acceptable,” said Daclan.

As PSC celebrates its month-long anniversary this month with the theme “Kawani ikaw ay isang Lingkod Bayani,” various activities are held, such as the first CSC-7 fun run at the Central Command in barangay Apas, Cebu City and a tree planting. /REPORTER RHEA RUTH V. ROSELL