CSC to celebrate its 113th anniversary in
September
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 26 (PIA) -- Civil Service
Commission (CSC) Caraga Regional Director Adams Torres said that the commission
will be celebrating its 113th anniversary on September 19.
Torres recalled that the Philippine Civil
Service traces its beginnings to the enactment of Public Law No. 5, “An Act for
the Establishment and Maintenance of our Efficient and Honest Civil Service in
the Philippine Island,” on September 19, 1900 which underscored the merit and
fitness principle in appointment to posts in government service.
“It’s a month-long celebration with series of
activities. Meantime, coordination meetings are still being held to finalize
activities for Caraga region,” Torres said.
He added that on its 113th, the civil service
remains as the backbone of government. “The month-long anniversary celebration
aims to promote, showcase and celebrate heroism in public service, and to
highlight stories of triumph and sacrifice among public servants as reflected
in this year’s theme,” he said.
This year’s celebration is anchored on the theme
“Tatak Lingkod Bayani: Isabuhay, Ipagmalaki at Ipagbunyi.”
“With this theme, it encourages public servants
to cross the line between being ordinary civil servants to being servant heroes
or lingkod bayani,” Torres added.
Meanwhile, as per CSC Memorandum Circular No. 13
series of 2013, all government agencies are enjoined to display the 113th
Philippine Civil Service Anniversary streamer. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
