By Gertrude G. Albano
Contributor
“Now a reality;
time has come to accept the much awaited DAR rationalization plan creating pros
and cons to us DAR employees,” one Department of Agrarian Reform employee said during
an orientation/briefing at a hotel here in Laoag City.
This plan through Executive Order 366 has
long been conceptualized in 2005 and took effect in October 1, this year and
was developed through a series of consultations in response to the changing
needs of the department in relation to its mandate and functions of Land Tenure
Improvement, Agrarian Justice Delivery, Program Beneficiaries Development and
good governance.
The rationalization plan provides a more
mission-focused organizational structure and creates a lean-and-mean staffing
pattern geared towards achieving program efficacy and efficiency.
This approved organizational structure
resulted in the renaming of several retained organizational structure which led
to creation/merging/downgrading/abolition of some divisions and municipal
agrarian reform offices.
Consequently, the approved staffing pattern
retained most original plantilla positions; created new and necessary
positions; removed/reduced excess and rationalized positions downsizing 92 DAR-Ilocos
Norte employees, (42 have retired; 38 were accommodated in the newly- approved
Indicative Staffing Pattern already submitted to DBM while 12 employees
preferred to stay in DAR but under co-terminus with the incumbent category).
DAR is covered by Implementing Rules and
Regulations where different Memorandum/Special Orders/Advisories were issued by
Change Management Team Chair Felix Perry Villanueva.
Only recently, majority of DAR employees especially
retirees were confused about the
different interpretations of the different memoranda issued by the management
causing a retirees emergency meeting on December 2, 2013 presided by Amor Galat
to address several issues.
The retired employees will receive their
retirement benefits/incentive package until the end of the year or early next
year as announced aside from their GSIS and Pagibig claims.
During the waiting period of their
retirement/incentive package, the salaries of retirees/holdovers under
Executive Order 366 will be based on their latest monthly salary plus ACA/PERA
under “no work-no pay scheme.” However,
Memorandum Order No. 412, letter b, stated that retirees’ documents submitted
after September 13, 2013 would be based on a daily basis.
The first of its kind agency that still
pays retired employees as agreed in the plan.
Reshuffling of Regional Directors,
Provincial Agrarian Reform Officers nationwide were done, to name: Rodolfo
Pangilinan –Region 1 Director; Assistant Director- Felicidad Dumaguing also the
concurrent PARO II while Engr. Rudy Acacio is the new CARPO-Administrative
Division Chief.
Dumaguing stressed during the recently-held
retirees’ meeting on December 3, 2013 concerning the anxiety of getting the
package: “Let us be patient with your retirement pay as we will be the one to
address your plight to DAR Central Office.”
The retirees will receive their
certificates of recognition on December 19, 2013 in time for the DARPO
Christmas Party to be held at the Pacific Social Hall, Laoag City with honored guests
led by Pangilinan.
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