Electrician, treasury prober cited Baguio outstanding workers

By Mardy P. Samidan

BAGUIO CITY -- The city government honored two 2019 Outstanding Employees of the Semester sans the formal awarding due to the suspension of flag raising ceremonies in City Hall as precautionary measure to the corona virus menace.

For the First Level category, Jeronimo D. Coloma, Electrician II of the City Engineering Office was chosen as Outstanding Employee of the Semester covering the period July to December 2019 besting 15 nominees from each of the City Hall departments.

Coloma was recognized for his “value of willingness to serve the public merged with the commitment to make a difference in the public service delivery.”

His colleagues in the CEO nominated Coloma for performing his regular functions beyond expectations. “He has been considered the epitome of the values on willingness and commitment,” the citation reads.

Particular, Coloma has always been sought in cases on electrical emergencies by the night market administrator even in the middle of the night. The gratis sacrifices provided the night market operators and goers secure and relax in the performance and furtherance of their commercial activities along Harrison Road.

Coloma also accomplished several request from the barangays and departments of the city in fixing their electrical needs even taking over the responsibilities of his division in the absence of the Division Head. He also helped in accomplishing the installation of the Christmas lanterns which provided sparks during the 2019 implementation of the Enchanting Baguio Christmas Program – a tasked given to the City Buildings and Architectures Office but was performed by the CEO.

For the Second Level category, Clayton B. Ligligen, Local Treasury Operations Officer 1, of the City Treasury Office was recognized as Outstanding Employee of the Semester for taking charge of vital investigative and campaign works in the Campaign and Investigation Division of his department.

“He sees to it that workloads of his section were properly delegated and assigned accordingly, even leads his subordinates to conduct such,” the citation reads.

During the second semester of 2019, significant increase in the collection of business permit fees was noted by the department. Contributory to this result was Ligligen’s handling of investigation of new applicants for business permits driving the correct taxes to be paid in accordance with products being offered for sale.

One of the programs of the City Government of Baguio under its Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) is the selection of Outstanding Employees of the Semester from the different offices of the city. Basis for the nomination is the employees’ performance, accomplishments and extent of impact for the semester only on which the person is being nominated.

Additional criteria include adherence to the city’s Anti-Smoking Ordinance and have not been warned of complaint either filed with the disciplining authority or the Civil Service Commission. 

All the nominees are entitled to receive cash award of P1,500 while the chose Outstanding Employees of the Semester are entitled to Php3,500 cash incentive.