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Due to the division of the province into two (2),
there is a drastic reduction in the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA)
for Zamboanga del Sur for year 2001 which will cause deficits to
its treasury and the Province' financial capacity to implement major
programs, hence a need to re-align and streamline the provincial
offices to reduce the cost of administration.
On the other hand, not all of the Local Special
Bodies are totally functional so that these have to be strengthened.
It is likewise necessary to conduct consultations, dialogue with
various stakeholders, and strengthen the existing institutions through
training programs and capability building activities. Intensive
information dissemination, public consultations, meeting, dialogues
and community outreaches will be consistently pursued as well in
the future.
At present, the organizational effectiveness is
depicted in the following sub-topics:
STRUCTURE
As a local government unit, the Province is made
up of 19 offices with distinct functions and responsibilities, as
follows:
| Name of Office |
Functions |
| 1. Office of the Provincial Governor |
Executive Services |
| 2. Office of the Provincial Vice-Governor |
Legislative Services |
| 3. Office of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan |
Legislative Services |
| 4. Office of the Provincial Secretary |
Secretarial Services |
| 5. Provincial Treasurers Office |
Treasury Services |
| 6. Provincial Assessors Office |
Assessment of Real Property |
| 7. Provincial Accountant Office |
Accounting Services |
| 8. Provincial Budget Office |
Budgeting Services |
| 9. Provincial Human Resource and Management Office |
Personnel Services |
| 10. Provincial Planning and Development Office |
Planning and Monitoring of Development Projects |
| 11. Provincial Engineer's Office |
Engineering Services |
| 12. Integrated Provincial Health Office |
Public Health |
| 13. Provincial Legal Office |
Investigation and Legal Services |
| 14. Office of the Provincial Agriculturist |
Agricultural Services |
| 15. Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office |
Social Welfare Services |
| 16. Provincial General Services Office |
General Services Expertise and Technical Support |
| 17. Office of the Provincial Veterinarian |
Livestock Development |
| 18. Provincial Cooperatives Office |
Cooperative Development |
| 19. Provincial Population office |
Population Management |
The creation of Zamboanga Sibugay has brought complications in the
Province' present personnel complement. As of June, 2001, an overwhelming
number of staff that totals to 4,024 persons are employed with the
Provincial Government- 1,762 have permanent positions, 8 occupy
temporary positions, 619 are contractual employees, 74 occupy elective
and co-terminus positions, 1,534 are casual employees or have job
orders and 24 are consultants.
As of July 31, 2001 or within one month of assumption
of office of the new Governor, there is a considerable reduction
of the Province' work complement to only 2119 or by almost 50%.
This is broken down into 1,759 permanent, 15 Elective/Appointive,
62 coterminous, 6 consultants, 13 contract for services, 8 temporary,
147 casual and 109 job orders. However, this has only solved a fragment
of the problem of having excess work force. The total number of
employees is still way above the maximum ceiling for personal services
for LGUs, which is set at 45% budget of the realized revenue of
the LGU for the immediate preceding year from the year the budget
was made. The factor aggravating the situation is the inviolable
stand of the Zamboanga Sibugay Province of accepting only 5% of
the devolved personnel from the mother province despite the series
of consultations made relative to the matter. The mother Province
cannot sustain the payment of salaries of this workforce for a longer
period, without jeopardizing the extension of services to the most
needy segment of society. It is, therefore, exigent to push-through
with the re-organization and streamlining process as a cost-effective
measure before the Administration can embark on real developmental
works. However, series of studies and consultations are done in
order to have the least reduction of personnel and in order to mitigate
the impact of the impending displacements of employees.
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