5 August 2013 - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) kick-started efforts aimed at developing and instituting a strategic performance management system for its organization and employees with the participation of DFA officials at the Human Resources Symposium 2013 sponsored by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) from July 17 to 18 in Cebu City.

With the theme, “Performance Management in the Philippines: Strategies and Breakthroughs,” the two-day Symposium brought together human resources and organizational development practitioners from government and private organizations to help them understand and appreciate the different performance management systems, and share best practices of its implementation. Guest speakers were Budget and Management Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad and CSC Chairman Francisco T. Duque.

The event was initiated by the Civil Service Commission pursuant to its Memorandum Circular MC No. 6, s. 2012, which directed all government agencies to introduce a Strategic Performance Management System (SPMS) – a system that aims to strengthen the culture of performance and accountability in the bureaucracy by ensuring that individual employees are achieving the strategic goals, mission, and vision of their organization.

The DFA has recently completed the formulation of its SPMS and is now awaiting the approval of the CSC prior to its implementation. END