ANGELES CITY – The city government has been cited for its human resource (HR) systems, practices, and competencies, receiving the Bronze Award under the Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management (PRIME-HRM) from the Civil Service Commission (CSC).
On behalf of Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr., Executive Assistant IV Reina Manuel on May 10, received the said award from CSC Pampanga Field Director, Emily Reyes via a zoom conference.
During the online ceremony, Manuel extended her sincerest appreciation to the CSC for granting the PRIME-HRM Bronze Award, in recognition of the city’s efforts to better the quality of service to all Angelenos.
“On behalf of the city government, I would like to thank CSC for extending their full support to the local government in its goal of providing a high standard of service to its constituents – one that they truly deserve,” Manuel said, delivering Mayor Lazatin’s message.
Angeles City Human Resources Management Officer Rowena Yambao shared that with the Bronze Award, the city reached Level II out of IV based on the CSC maturity indicators of the following four core HRM systems – Recruitment, Selection and Placement; Performance Management; Learning and Development; and Rewards and Recognition.
“With Level 2, it means that our HRM processes are guided by a set of defined and documented standard operating procedures responsive to the agency’s unique needs, and automation is being used to a certain extent,” Yambao explained.
As a PRIME-HRM Bronze Awardee, the Angeles city government is granted privileges such as authority to approve appointments, subject to post audit; 20 percent (20%) discount for the HRMO or Agency Representative on trainings/conferences conducted by the Civil Service Institute; endorsement or recommendation for scholarship grant offered by other institutions; nomination to CSC’s Certification Program for HRMOs subject to the guidelines to be issued by the Commission; exclusive membership to community of learners who shall have access to digital leaning resources and other developmental opportunities subject to the guidelines to be issued by the Commission; announcement of the agency’s programs/projects bureaucracy-wide through the CSC website; and, other benefits that the Commission may approve in the future.