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GSIS institutionalizes reforms for a more responsive service

gsisAs part of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) thrust to promote service responsiveness and transparency, the new GSIS Board of Trustees instituted consultative meetings with stakeholders to provide update on reforms listen to the concerns of the members, and foster closer ties with partners.

In the Province of Bukidnon, the consultative meeting with the Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees, President and General Manager (PGM) Robert G. Vergara was realized on January 26 during the GSIS Stakeholders’ Dialogue at The Garden’s Party Venue, Barangay 1, Malaybalay City participated by the heads of the government agencies (both in the national and local level) and Agency Authorized Officers (AAO). AAO Jutchel L. Nayra presented this office.

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SPED learners enjoy art workshop

art workshop_AutoCollage_12_Images1The legendary artist Pablo Picasso believed that, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”

To keep the child’s heart for the art, the SPED Art Workshop was conducted on December 15-20 at Malaybalay City Central School SPED Center with the theme “ Every child is an art. Every child is an artist.”

The training catered to 40 pupils with special needs. Participants with varied disabilities were divided into five groups in a round robin style so as to really master all the skills. Furthermore, resource persons can have close and individualized supervision over the child’s performance.

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Innovation that Counts

Crafting and applying something that is new in an organization is an innovation. It is a process of applying new useful and better ideas, and converting it into new methods, products or services. It is an idea that will provide quality improvement to the organization and will create a significant change. Innovation and change is important to any organization. Its failure to innovate and change may cause its employees, client, stakeholders and the organization as a whole to suffer.  Thus, people in it should understand the importance of innovation and change.

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Workforce Learns Boon of Prioritizing Tasks

All government employees regardless of the status of employment are required to render eight (8) hours of work every day or forty (40) hours of work every week so much so much so that it can be said that every minute of one’s working time has to be engaged with a certain task.

As an employee of the Division of Malaybalay City, I have often experienced that 8 hour working time is not always adequate to complete my daily task. There are also instances that I am confused in choosing which task to be done first. Other employees in the office whom I have the chance to converse with have expressed the same findings that I do.

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