Briones cites pains, joy of public service career
Published Jul 28, 2018 01:43 pm
By Merlina Hernando-Malipot
Education Secretary Leonor Briones reminded individuals wishing to pursue careers related to public service about its “pains and joys.”
DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis-Briones (DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN)
Attending a gathering of the country’s Career Executive Service Officers (CESOs) and Eligibles recently, she noted that public service is about “suffering – financially, physically, and psychologically.” In her keynote address at the National Union of Career Executive Service Officers (NUCESO) Inc.’s 2018 mid-year convention in Pasay City recently.
Briones sharing the “pains and joys of public service” said “I hope you share some of these ideas with me – is not about power, although we are called bureaucrats,” Briones said as she expounded on the hardships of public servants. She added that public service is not the way to go if one wants to get rich. “There is no gratitude,” she cited, adding that it also takes “a terrible toll” on the physical system of people.
Being in public service, Briones said, is enduring “attacks from all corners.” But, at the same time, she noted its joys – “the joy of introducing changes, and the risks, and the excitement, and public as well as private campaigns that you have to engage in to convince the public and to communicate what you are trying to do; the joy of touching people, changing lives.”
NUCESO is a national association of government executives from different regions and departments in the country, and aims to promote professionalism in the government service by implementing programs for career development welfare of career executives.
Briones led the oath-taking of officials of the Philippine Educators Association of Career Executive Service Officers and Eligibles (PEACE) Inc., DepEd’s Chapter of Career Officials and one of the biggest delegations of the event, of which Undersecretary Tonisito M. C. Umali is the concurrent president.
Briones expressed her hopes that the CESOs and eligibles will ponder on their role in the government service. “I hope that at least, some of you will reflect and think of the meaning in being in government, what is required of us, on the meaning of what you do, and how we can contribute to the emancipation of our people,” she added.
The DepEd Chief traced the roots of her Career Executive Service – from the Philippine Executive Academy and the Development Academy of the Philippines, to the Civil Service Academy and the Career Executive Service Board.
Briones discussed the challenges faced by top-level government executives, including the politicization of the bureaucracy and the delineation of politics vis-à-vis administration after serving as Secretary to the Commission on Audit, Vice President of the University of the Philippines system, and Treasurer of the Philippines.
Briones encouraged the CESOs and eligibles to continuously improve their qualifications and competence; to keep up with the changes in the organization, the public administration system, and the country; to not stop studying; and to be courageous and prepared to sacrifice. “Your best defense against threats to your survival are your qualifications,” she ended.
DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis-Briones (DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN)
Attending a gathering of the country’s Career Executive Service Officers (CESOs) and Eligibles recently, she noted that public service is about “suffering – financially, physically, and psychologically.” In her keynote address at the National Union of Career Executive Service Officers (NUCESO) Inc.’s 2018 mid-year convention in Pasay City recently.
Briones sharing the “pains and joys of public service” said “I hope you share some of these ideas with me – is not about power, although we are called bureaucrats,” Briones said as she expounded on the hardships of public servants. She added that public service is not the way to go if one wants to get rich. “There is no gratitude,” she cited, adding that it also takes “a terrible toll” on the physical system of people.
Being in public service, Briones said, is enduring “attacks from all corners.” But, at the same time, she noted its joys – “the joy of introducing changes, and the risks, and the excitement, and public as well as private campaigns that you have to engage in to convince the public and to communicate what you are trying to do; the joy of touching people, changing lives.”
NUCESO is a national association of government executives from different regions and departments in the country, and aims to promote professionalism in the government service by implementing programs for career development welfare of career executives.
Briones led the oath-taking of officials of the Philippine Educators Association of Career Executive Service Officers and Eligibles (PEACE) Inc., DepEd’s Chapter of Career Officials and one of the biggest delegations of the event, of which Undersecretary Tonisito M. C. Umali is the concurrent president.
Briones expressed her hopes that the CESOs and eligibles will ponder on their role in the government service. “I hope that at least, some of you will reflect and think of the meaning in being in government, what is required of us, on the meaning of what you do, and how we can contribute to the emancipation of our people,” she added.
The DepEd Chief traced the roots of her Career Executive Service – from the Philippine Executive Academy and the Development Academy of the Philippines, to the Civil Service Academy and the Career Executive Service Board.
Briones discussed the challenges faced by top-level government executives, including the politicization of the bureaucracy and the delineation of politics vis-à-vis administration after serving as Secretary to the Commission on Audit, Vice President of the University of the Philippines system, and Treasurer of the Philippines.
Briones encouraged the CESOs and eligibles to continuously improve their qualifications and competence; to keep up with the changes in the organization, the public administration system, and the country; to not stop studying; and to be courageous and prepared to sacrifice. “Your best defense against threats to your survival are your qualifications,” she ended.