Cebu HR practitioners converge at Capitol

Administrative officers, assistant department heads, hospital chiefs from different local government units in Cebu attended the first ever Human Resources Convention yesterday at the Capitol Social Hall.

Bonifer Nacorda, head of the Capitol’s Human Resources Management Office, said the convention became their avenue in discussing solutions and concerns on how to effectively and efficiently handle the people within their respective organization.

“Ang purpose sa convention is to really make the people-managers of the Cebu provincial government appreciate how to understand people. Because I think that’s the core of managing people. Ato sad ni gibuhat in celebration sa Civil Service month, which is every September,” he said.

All government agencies are required to have an activity in line with the celebration of the 117th Philippine Civil Service anniversary led by the Civil Service Commission.

More than 100 participants have attended the whole day event, and Nacorda said they came from different offices, including the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center and the Cebu South Bus Terminal.

The convention was also another way of addressing workplace obstacles such as miscommunication within each organization.

“Basically (we) equip them with new knowledge on how to understand better the people they are working with, managing or servicing with, so that ma-avoid nato ang miscommunication or mga stereotypes,” he said.

In a separate interview, Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III, said the HR convention had a big impact, especially that the HR department is an important office, it being responsible for hiring persons who are qualified to work and serve in the provincial government.

“Among the responsibilities nila is to screen sa mga applications and interview sa mga applicants. They recommend to the executive or the legislative, pananglitan sa kung kinsa ning mga tawhana ang angay ipang-hire. Kining mga employee benefits kung angay bang hatagan basi sa performance,” he said.

During his speech, he emphasized that the people are the most vital asset in every organization or in any government office.