The Civil Service Commission was aiming to ensure government integrity and good governance through a clean and healthy workforce and workplace when it  partnered with the Department of Health in conducting a seminar that reiterated CSC’s healthy lifestyle and workplace-related guidelines and memorandum circulars. 

Dubbed as “One bureaucracy for health and integrity: A seminar for a healthy workplace,” the activity was held at Prince Plaza Hotel on Oct. 19 and attended by around 300 participants from regional line agencies and local government units in the region. 

Topics included Republic Act 10767 or the Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Plan Act  discussed by Clint Ildefonso of the DOH; smoke-free policies of the government and President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order 26 that aims to ensure smoke-free environment on public and enclosed places and  policy guidelines on the consumption of alcoholic beverages among government officials and employees by CSC lawyer Emily Balungay; and Patrick Pineda of DOH who talked about the Red Orchid Award for smoking-free government agencies and institutions.

Dr. Donnabel Tubera of the City Health Services Office gave a lecture on the impact of tobacco on health, economy, society and environment, as well as a briefer on Baguio’s Comprehensive Anti-smoking Ordinance. CSC Legal Counsel Elenita Ugay talked about the recently released guidelines for the mandatory random drug testing for public officials and employees.

DOH-CAR Director Lakshmi Legaspi stressed the importance of a continuing partnership and stronger commitment among public officials and employees in maintaining a healthy lifestyle, both at home and the workplace. by PIA-CAR