THE OFFICIAL E-NEWSLETTER OF THE CAREER EXECUTIVE SERVICE

www.cesboard.gov.ph MARCH 2012 Vol. 4 No. 03

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Kalaw takes his oath as new CESB Chair

New CESB Chair Antonio

Kalaw, CESO I, and President of

the Development Academy of the

Philippines (DAP) took his oath

before outgoing CESB Chair

Justice Bernardo Abesamis on

March 13, 2012 in Cebu City.

During the ceremonial turn-over,

outgoing Chair Abesamis presented

his accomplishments as Chairman

of the Board from March 2008 –

March 2012. Under his leadership,

the Board has successfully

shifted the paradigm from merely

carrying out its mandate in an

effective and efficient manner to

that of proactively developing and

New CESB Chair Antonio D. Kalaw, Jr., CESO I, take his oath before outgoing Chair Abesamis. Other Board Members

are also present to show their sincere support to Chair Kalaw.

improving policies and programs,

nurturing alliances and relation-

ships, and most importantly,

reaching out to stakeholders.

During his term, the Board has

instituted policy reforms geared

towards the overarching goal of

reinvigorating the CES while at the

same time providing solutions to its

perceived ills. Also, new programs

were crafted in fulfillment of the

CESB’s mandate to continuously

develop and maintain a pool of well

-selected, development-oriented

career administrators.

Chair Kalaw shall serve for a

term of three (3) years subject to

reelection. His election in the

highest post in the CES Governing

Board is expected to give way to

the development of new programs

and other meaningful projects that

are specifically designed for the

furtherance of the CES brands of

competence, excellence, and ser-

vice. In his acceptance speech,

Chair Kalaw expressed his commit-

ment to dedicate the years ahead to

honor the legacy of the past 40

years, consolidate its gains, and to

lay the groundwork for a stronger

institution that is ready to take on

the challenges of the future.

March 2012 CES News

CESB Tenders Testimonial Dinner for Outgoing Chair Bernardo P. Abesamis

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The Career Executive Service

Board (CESB) led by its incoming

Chairman Antonio D. Kalaw, Jr.,

CESO I paid special tribute to out-

going Chairman Bernardo P. Abe-

samis in a testimonial dinner held

on March 21, 2012 at the Dol-

celatte, Quezon Avenue, Quezon

City.

CESB Executive Director Maria

Anthonette V. Allones, CESO I,

who gave the Welcome Remarks,

elucidated that the theme “hero”

was adopted for the said event

because Chairman Abesamis is,

indeed, a hero to most people in the

CES. She expressed that Chairman

Abesamis not only did his work

with competence, excellence and

with much compassion but he also

greatly exemplifies the ideals of the

CES.

CESB Deputy Executive Direc-

tor Arturo M. Lachica, CESO II

presented the accomplishments of

the CESB under the leadership of

Chair Abesamis. He emphasized

that the CESB shifted the paradigm

from merely carrying out its man-

date in an effective and efficient

manner to that of proactively devel-

oping and improving policies and

programs; nurturing alliances and

relationships, and most importantly

reaching out to stakeholders. He

also explained that CESB has not

only instituted policy reforms

geared towards the overarching

goal of reinvigorating the CES

while at the same time providing

solutions to its perceived ills but

has also crafted new programs in

fulfillment of its mandate to con-

tinuously develop and maintain a

pool of well-selected, and develop-

ment-oriented career administrators.

As a show of gratitude to

Chairman Abesamis for his excel-

lent and faithful service, the CESB,

through Executive Director Al-

lones, gave him a photo mosaic of

150 pictures of him while he was

still with the CESB and a copy

of the 2011 Annual Report

showcasing the CESB’s accom-

plishments under his guidance.

In his speech, Chairman Abe-

samis, expressed that in his short

stay with the CESB, the institution

has labored tremendously to bring

dynamism and change. He proudly

acclaimed that the accomplishments

that were achieved are the product

of the hard work not only of the

CESB, and the CESB Secretariat

but also that of various stakeholders

led by the NUCESO.

The testimonial dinner was

attended by Chairman Abesamis’

former and present colleagues in the

CES Governing Board, who also

paid tribute to him by expressing

their best memories and recollec-

tions of Chair Abesamis; key

Officers of the National Union of

Career Executive Service Officers,

(NUCESO) Inc.; Officials and em-

ployees of the CESB Secretariat led

by Executive Director Allones and

Deputy Executive Director Arturo

M. Lachica; colleagues in the

Judiciary; and, lastly, the members

of his family.

Chairman Abesamis is a retired

Associate Justice of the Court of

Appeals and has served as Chair-

man of its then 16th division. He

served as Deputy Court Administra-

tor of the Supreme Court and

presiding Judge of the Regional

Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch

85. He also served as Director of

the Philippine National Oil Com-

pany Shipping and Transport Cor-

poration. He obtained his Associate

in Arts from the University of Santo

Tomas and completed his law

degree in the same University in

1954. He took and passed the bar in

the same year.

March 2012 NUCESO Corner

CESB and NUCESO honor NUCESO leaders

Taas Noo, CESO! Five outgoing NUCESO Regional Chapter Presidents were honored for their significant contributions

to the CES community. Also in the photo are the members of the CESB Governing Board, CESB Executive Director Maria

Anthonette Allones and ARENA VII Executive Vice President William Chavez.

The Career Executive Service

Board (CESB) and the National

Union of Career Executive Service

Officers (NUCESO) honored the

five (5) outgoing NUCESO Re-

gional Chapter Presidents during

the Testimonial Lunch held at the

Holiday Plaza Hotel, Cebu City on

March 13, 2012.

The honorees included: Mr.

Washington Agustin, CESO III,

Regional Director of the Technical

Education and Skills Development

Authority (TESDA) – Region I and

outgoing President of the NUCESO

I; Mr. Pedro Noval, Jr., CESO

III, Regional Director of the De-

partment of the Interior and Local

Government (DILG) and outgoing

President of the Association of Re-

gional Executives in National

Agencies – Region VII (ARENA

VII); Ms. Cynthia Nierras, CESO

III, Regional Director of the De-

partment of Trade and Industries

(DTI) and outgoing President of

the Region Eight Administrators'

League Inc. (REAL); Mr. Ponciano

Ligutom, CESO III, Regional Di-

rector of the Department of Labor

and Employment (DOLE) and out-

going President of the Regional

Executives Association in Western

Mindanao (REAWESMIN); and

Mr. Joecel Obenza, CESO III, Re-

gional Director of the Department

of Budget and Management (DBM)

and outgoing President of the Asso-

ciation of CARAGA Executives

(ACE).

They were awarded by the

CESB with a Plaque of Recognition

for their sincere effort and genuine

commitment to strengthen the

organizations of CESOs and Eligi-

bles by serving as an example of the

CES tradition of competence, excel-

lence, and service which truly made

the whole CES community honored

and proud. They were also given a

Certificate of Appreciation by the

NUCESO Governing Board for

serving as an effective arm of

the NUCESO in strengthening the

organization of their respective

NUCESO Regional Chapters and

setting as an example of the CES

brand of professionalism, integrity

and excellence to his colleagues in

the CES and in the furtherance of

the higher civil service in their

respective regions.

The awarding ceremony was

also made colorful with the inter-

mission numbers presented by the

Department of Education (DepEd)

Region VII.

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March 2012 CES News

SALDIWA Session XVI successfully conducted

SALDIWA Batch XVI pose for a class photo in Splash Oasis Hotel, Laguna, which served as their home during the

two-week training course.

With forty-five (45) participants,

the Integrated Salamin-Diwa ng

Paglilingkod (ISDP) Training

Course Session 16 was concluded

last March 19, 2012 at the Splash

Oasis Hotel in Splash Mountain,

Los Baños, Laguna.

The fourteen (14) day training-

workshop which started last March

6, 2012 was completed by partici-

pants from the: Bureau of Customs,

Bureau of Quarantine, Commission

on Elections, Commission on

Higher Education, Department of

Agrarian Reform, Department of

Agriculture, Department of Educa-

tion (DepEd), Department of Labor

and Employment, Department of

Public Works and Highways,

Department of the Interior and

Local Government (DILG), Gov-

ernment Service Insurance System,

Human Settlements Development

Corporation, Land Registration Au-

thority, Local Water Utilities Ad-

ministration, National Police Com-

mission, Overseas Workers Welfare

Administration, Philippine Drug

Enforcement Agency, Securities

and Exchange Commission, Tech-

nical Education and Skills Develop-

ment Authority, and the Technol-

ogy Resource Center.

DepEd comprised the majority

of the class with sixteen (16) par-

ticipants, followed by DILG with

eight (8) participants. Male partici-

pants comprised fifty-six percent

(56%) of the class while forty-four

percent (44%) were female partici-

pants.

The ISDP Session 16’s roster of

resource speakers were composed

of Mr. Santos E. Getalado of S.E.

Getalado Consultancy and Leader-

ship Center; Dr. Oliva Z. Domingo

of the University of the Philippines

Diliman National College of Public

Administration and Governance;

Prof. Josefina J. Quintana, a free-

lance consultant in Human Re-

source and Organizational Develop-

ment; Assistant Professor Emerven-

cia Legaspi-Ligutom of Silliman

University and former Department

of Social Welfare and Develop-

ment’s Undersecretary Celia C.

Yangco.

The community laboratory im-

mersion site for the ISDP’s Com-

munity/Organization Attachment

Module’s (COAM) was held at

Barangays Malinao and Maravilla

of the town of Magdalena, La-

guna. Forty-five (45) host families

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March 2012 CES News

59 executives attend CES Club 2012 learning session

The Career Executive Service

Board (CESB) in partnership with

the Association of Regional Execu-

tives in National Agencies – Region

VII (ARENA 7) successfully con-

ducted the CES Club 2012 Learning

Session on March 13, 2012 at the

Holiday Plaza Hotel, Cebu City.

A healthy mix of 59 executives

from various government agencies,

state universities, and government-

owned and controlled corporations

actively participated in the whole-

day learning session facilitated in

by equally competent speakers

and credible personalities in their

respective fields.

Ms. Gwendolyn Albarracin,

Chief Operating Officer of the

Learnax (The Learning Access), a

division of the Center for Pop Phil-

ippines, Inc., lead the participants in

an interesting discussion on how

they could effectively connect to

the audience by improving one’s

oral communication and presenta-

tion skills. She also provided mean-

ingful lessons and practical tips in

power dressing. In her lecture, she

shared the proper way of develop-

ing the opening line and establish-

ing a closing spiel that could high-

light an appealing content. She said

that it is necessary to find a connec-

tion between the topic and the audi-

ence. For the power dressing, the

participants learned how to dress

with confidence and enhance their

brand as executives by dressing and

grooming more professionally. Ms.

Albarracin also discussed the basic

principles on fashion and style as

well as the clothes coordination

based on patterns, color, weight

and texture of fabric. The execu-

tives learned the concept of mix

matching clothes that express indi-

viduality and sense of style, yet in

keeping with corporate dress policy.

Another learning opportunity

was provided to the participants

through a substantial workshop

presented by Director Victorino

Manalo of the National Archives of

the Philippines. His extensive his-

torical research entitled “Con La

Sangre De Mi Corazon” Repainting

the World of Rizal’s Noli Me

Tangere gave a new perspective in

understanding and appreciating the

Noli Me Tangere or The Social

Cancer as the alternative English

title, one of the 19th century novels

of Dr. Jose Rizal. Dr. Caridad Labe,

Schools Division Superintendent of

the Department of Education

(DepEd) Region VII said that the

workshop is an excellent way of

inspiring CESOs and eligibles and

reminding them of the journey to

integrity.

The Development Academy of

the Philippines (DAP), on the other

hand, discussed the Convergence

Initiatives on Human Resource

Management and Development.

The participants earned eight

(8) hours of training credit for

attending the activity.

Executive Director Maria Anthonette V. Allones, CESO I, acknowledges the

presence of the 59 executives from Region VII and nearby regions who attended

the CES Club 2012 Learning Session.

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welcomed the participants for the

4-days and 3-nights barangay

immersion, where participants lived

with their respective host families

as “malayong kamag-anak” while

undertaking a field research study

whose results were presented to the

local government officials and key

community stakeholders.

The closing program was graced

by Executive Director Atty. Maria

Anthonette V. Allones, Deputy

Executive Director Atty. Arturo M.

Lachica, the municipal government,

department heads, and key commu-

nity sectors and stakeholders of

Magdalena, Laguna.

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March 2012 CES News

HURIS conducts workshop on Performance

and Results Management

HURIS, Inc., in collaboration

with the Career Executive Service

Board, conducted a training pro-

gram entitled “Performance and

Results Management Workshop”

last March 8-9, 2012 at D’ Ace

Plaza in Pasig City. The training

was facilitated by HURIS’s Chief

Learn ing Off icer , Enr ique

Abadesco Jr., DPM and President,

Oscar Contreras Jr., DPM.

The two-day program deepened

the participants’ appreciation of

organizational, team and individ-

ual performance. Also discussed

were topics on managing em-

ployee performance and coaching

skills, among others.

The participants are: (1st Row,

L-R) Alan S. Cajes (Development

Academy of the Philippines);

Jacqueline H. Seguin (National

Dairy Authority); Grace J. Cenas

(National Dairy Authority); Luz-

veminda R. Truong (National

Tobacco Administration); Estrella

G. De Peralta (National Tobacco

Administration); Ma. Teresa B.

Laudencia (National Tobacco

Administration); Lilia C. Guillermo

(Bureau of Internal Revenue);

Esmeralda G. Valera (National

Tobacco Administration).

(2nd Row, L-R) Sulpicio C. Bay-

awa, Jr. (National Dairy Authority);

Edilberto M. De Luna (Department

of Agriculture); Atty. Lorna SB.

Cruz (Bureau of Internal Revenue);

Rosenda G. Fortunado (Department

of Trade and Industry); Zemalyn O.

Gutierrez (Development Academy

of the Philippines); Oscar Contreras

(HURIS); Emeralda Paz D. Ma-

nalang (Bureau of Fisheries and

Aquatic Resources); Joselito O.

Garcia (Department of Agrarian

Reform); Manuel M. Llaneza

(Department of Energy); Fatma M.

Idris (Bureau of Fisheries and

Aquatic Resources); Luz M.

Cantor (Department of Budget

and Management); Ana Rosa D.

Papa (National Electrification

Administration).

(3rd Row, L-R) Immanuel A.

Magalit (Development Academy

of the Philippines); Atty. Arturo

Lachica (CESB); Naomi K. Torreta

(National Dairy Authority); Ray-

mundo B. Bernardo (Department

of Agrarian Reform) Dr. Ricardo

B. Runez Jr. (Baguio General

Hospital); Jubil S. Surmieda

(COMELEC); Nestor S. Bongato

(DOST-ICTO-Telecommunications

Office); Maria Soledad Q. Antonio

(Department of Health).

Public managers learn the strategies of delivering quality performance and results in the two-day accredited training

workshop.

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March 2012 CES Community

MAGDALENA DE GUZMAN

ABELLERA

OIC Regional Director

Commission on Population

Regional Office No. V

EVANGELINE RESURRECCION

ALMIRANTE

Chief, Administrative Officer

National Police Commission

Regional Office No. I

JOVY CAJILI BERNABE

President

Philippine Crop Insurance

Corporation

JUSTINA FERNANDEZ

CALLANGAN

Director

Corporation Finance Department

Securities and Exchange

Commission

MARIDEN VENTURA CAUILAN

Director, Student Services and

Welfare (Designate)

Cagayan State University

Regional Office II

PEDRO GONZALES CUEVAS, JR.

Assistant Regional Director

Department of the Interior and

Local Government

Regional Office No. IX

ROSARIO CRUZ DE OCERA

OIC - Assistant Schools Division

Superintendent

Department of Education

Division Office of Caloocan City

National Capital Region

AURORA ABELLA FRANCO

Assistant Schools Division

Superintendent

Department of Education

Division Office of Manila

National Capital Region

HELEN GRACE VELASCO GO

OIC - Assistant Schools Division

Superintendent

Department of Education

Division Office of

Mandaluyong City

National Capital Region

JOSEPHINE LAFIGUERA ILAS

Chief Counsel, Securities

Registration Division

Securities and Exchange

Commission

GARY RODRIGUEZ MARTEL

Assistant Regional Director

Department of Budget and

Management

Regional Office No. XI

ROBERT DOSONO PEIG

Director II

Land Transportation Franchising

and Regulatory Board

Department of Transportation

and Communications

Regional Office No. IV

MARY ANNE BARRERA PLANAS

Local Government Operations

Officer VI

Department of the Interior

and Local Government

Regional Office No. II

JOSE EZRA DE LEON ROSTRATA

Medical Officer IV

Philippine Health Insurance

Corporation

Regional Office No. III

EDGARDO PONTILLAS

SABALVORO

Executive Assistant V

National Book Development Board

NENITA LALATA SAGAOINIT

Presidential Staff Officer (PSO) VI

(Division Chief)

Documents Management and

Data Resource Division

Management Information

Systems Service

Presidential Management Staff

ARACELI RADA SALMORIN

Assistant Schools Division

Superintendent

Division of Calapan City

Department of Education

Regional Office No. IV-B

MONDAY DELA ROSA SAMSON

Attorney V

National Police Commission

Regional Office No. I

DOMINIQUE RUBIA TUTAY

Director IV

Planning Service

Department of Labor

and Employment

SUDI GARCIA VALENCIA

Local Government Operations

Officer V

Department of the Interior

and Local Government

Regional Office No. II

ROBERT ANTHONY PIZARRO YU

Attorney VI

DARAB Secretariat

Department of Agrarian Reform

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March 13, 2012

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