BEST SUPPORT OFFICE AWARD

Best Support Office Under Group Award Category of Regional PRAISE Awards CY 2023

Finalist

The Policy and Plans Division is composed of thirty-eight (38) staff including the PPD Chief. This is the most cohesive group in DSWD-NCR guided with concrete plans and compliant to all existing office rules, procedures and program policies. Teamwork is always applied and practice among the PPD staff and support of each other is visible whenever outputs and deliverables are on its deadliest timelines. Likewise, it is our pride that no staff has been subjected to grievance, administrative case and/or disciplinary actions.

To promote teamwork while at the same time ensuring the efficient and effective implementation of the regulatory mandates of the Department, the units/sections of the PPD practice the concept of focal or point person. This helps the Division ensure that the proposed plans and activities are implemented and monitored, at the same time providing opportunities for all staff members to take on leadership roles and practice collaboration.

The award was given on 17th day of November 2023 during the 45th Founding Anniversary of DSWD-NCR

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

FO-NCR Performance Review and Evaluation Workshop CY 2024

The attendees of the Regional Performance Review and Evaluation Workshop are members of the Synchronized Regional Management and Development Committee, which is composed of the Regional Management Committee, Center Heads, and Unit/Section Heads conducted last October 28-30, 2024. The Policy Development and Planning Section acted as the lead secretariat of the activity.

The activity aims to evaluate and assess the overall operation and accomplishments of the Region per organizational outcomes and outputs for CY 2024. Specifically, the activity aims to achieve the following:

To monitor and assess performance vis-a-vis the planned activities based on the Office Performance Contracts (OPC) and Work and Financial Plans (WFP);
To identify strategies to address the identified issues/concerns to improve the performance of each D/C/ RCF/U/S/s;
To document good practices for institutionalization and replication; and
Strengthen the PRAISE implementation and promote a culture of reward and recognition in the workplace.

Technical Assistance on the Preparation of FY 2026 Budget Proposal

The Field Office through the Policy and Plans Division and Budget Section conducted a Technical Assistance Session on the Preparation of FY 2026 Budget Proposal via virtual platform on January 23-25, 2025 which were participated-in by the Heads and Budget Focal of all D/U/SC/RCFs.

The activity aims to assist and provide technical assistance to D/U/SC/RCFs in the formulation of their FY 2026 Budget Proposals based on the needs as reference of the region for the budget proposal to RDC-SDC Budget Call for 2026.

Synchronized Regional Management Development Committee Meeting

In 2024, the Region was able to conduct three (3) Synchronized Regional Management Development Committee (RMDC) meetings. The said activities were participated by the members of RManCom, C/RCF Heads, Section and Unit Heads.

Highlights of the discussions were issues and challenges of the programs and support to operations as well as recommendations for action.

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s !

Policy Development and Planning Section

Field Office - NCR

MOST ENGAGED OFFICE IN CONDUCTING QUALITY KNOWLEDE SHARING SESSION

Awardee for KM Fair 2022: Promoting the Culture of Innovation by Embracing the Diverse Shared Learning

The Policy Development and Planning Section was awarded for the MOST ENGAGED OFFICE IN CONDUCTING QUALITY KNOWLEDGE SHARING SESSION during the KM Fair in 2022.

The Big Knowledge Sharing Session provides a venue for learning and knowledge sharing between and among internal staff and external stakeholders by using different KM Tools.

Among the Big KSS was the Policy Forum as part of the policy development process. It was institutionalized to gather support for advocacy and lobbying for the approval of proposed bill. Also, the Section provided technical assistance through Orientation on the Localization of SWD Monitoring Tool to partner City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO). With constant coordination and collaboration with partner CSWDOs, there were 15 LGUs submitted their Compliance of LGUs to National SWD laws. As a result, the region was awarded during the CY 2022 DSWD Paglaray Awards for the Most Comprehensive Report and Most Active Field Office.

Moreso, the The PDPS is the lead Secretariat of the Regional Policy Development and Review Committee (RPDRC). This is one of the strategies to ensure that existing policies and guidelines are aligned with International and National laws, responsive to the needs of the poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged sectors. From 2019-2022, there were twenty-nine (29) policies approved and shared to offices for their utilization.

Mr. Joseph Karlo V. Lim

Social Welfare Officer II, Policy Development and Planning Section

DSWD-NCR

8 years in the position & 12 years in service

Mr. Joseph Karlo V. Lim won the Best Technical Staff Level 2 2023 DSWD PRAISE Individual Award during the 72nd Founding Anniversary of DSWD.

Mr. Lim was awarded during the CY 2020 Policy Development and Planning Section Year-End Fellowship as First Responder Award. The award was given to him for being always available and ready to go when there are activities needing immediate response from the Section . In 2021, he was recognized and awarded with “Go that Extra Mile Award” for accomplishing his tasks above and beyond his capabilities in ensuring deliverables of the Division are beyond expectations.

Among his notable accomplishments is being one of the Regional ISO Internal Quality Audit members. As IQA member, he provided series of technical assistance to the auditees as part of the assessment and findings of the internal audit to address the concerns or possible non-conformities of the process implementers. These include preparation of the SWOT Analysis, Stakeholders Registry, Risk Treatment Plan, and the Corrective Action Report, among others which are required during the conduct of ISO Surveillance Audit.

Despite the multiple workloads assigned to him, he made extra efforts and still managed to participate in the Internal Quality Audit as scheduled by the DSWD-Quality Management Team. He rendered extra time just to finish the Regional IQA reports and ensured submission of the same to the Regional IQA Team Lead and Central Office. When an equally important activity was conducted online at the same time, he would record the other activity and would revisit/ review the recordings to cope with what has been discussed.

In general, Mr. Lim is a reliable, hardworking, diligent, compassionate, dependable and always available whenever there are requests for technical assistance and staff augmentation from the various programs/offices in the Region. He is duty bound and willing to sacrifice his time and prior commitments in the exigency of service. He makes himself available to augment even during weekends and holidays, acted as Special Disbursing Officer during SAP and for the Crisis Intervention Program.

As Vince Lombardi once said “The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand”, truly Mr. Lim manifested this characteristic with his mantra “Kaya natin yan, tayo pa ba? Tiwala lang”

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