Sarangani’s employees’ union gets benchmarking visit from Zambo del Norte town counterparts
DAVAO CITY—THE employees’ union of Sarangani received a benchmarking visit from its counterpart from the municipality of Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte this month.
The Sarangani Information Office said the Polanco Municipal Government Employees’ Association (PMGEA) visited Sarangani on December 14 to benchmark with the best practices of the Sarangani Provincial Employees’ Union (SPEU).
“The pm ge a came all the way from the Municipality of Polanco, Province of Zamboanga del Norte, aimed at learning more of Sarangani’s best practices in governance and public service, and in bringing special welfare and other benefits to the employees,” it said.
The PMGEA officers were accompanied by their Vice Mayor Alfredo Bait-it, sang gun iang bay an members Jennifer Rodrigo, Conceso Regencia Jr., Romer Ladera, Charito Ombalino, Cristoven Insoy and PMGEA Consultant Lorimer Olario.
SPEU President Wilson Lapiz, along with the rest of the SPEU officers, welcomed the guests from Zamboanga and presented some of the union’s successful programs.
On behalf of Governor Rogelio D. Pacquiao, Provincial Administrator Atty. Ryan Jay Ramos also extended the governor’s warm welcome to the guests from Zamboanga del Norte.
“We really desire to visit Sarangani and learn from you, and ultimately replicate the best practices you are well-known for, benefiting the very workforce that spells the difference in governance and public service,” said PMGEA President Alfred Mel Dagaylo-an.
The union’s health-care program for its members, the availed special support for active union members, the Covid-19 financial assistance, rice subsidy, the Collective Negotiation Agreement Incentive (CNAI), and the newly established SPEU building, were some of the best programs presented by the union to the PMGEA.
Vice Governor Elmer de Peralta told the guests that Sarangani’s key to achieving its best practices was to establish “a good relationship between the administration and its people.”
“Whatever programs and projects that the association wanted in pol an co would be possible if we have a good relation with the local government unit,” Peralta told the guests.
After the benchmarking program was held at the Conference Room of the JLC Bldg., the SPEU officers also toured the guests to some of the tourist destinations in Sarangani.