The CSC Field Offices Prepares for the JMC Enforcement

The Civil Service Commission, through its Project Management Unit, conducted the JMC

Enforcement Training (JET) for the CSC Field Offices on November 28, 2013 at El Cielito, Baguio City.

Attended by participants from CSC Regional Offices 1, 2, and CAR, the JET aims to train Assessors who will

assist select LGUs in implementing the JMC 2010-01.

Accountability Seminar on Tobacco Industry Interference Goes North!

The 2nd Accountability Seminar on Tobacco Industry Interference (ASTII) was conducted on

November 27, 2013 at El Cielito Hotel, Baguio City. It was attended by participants from the CSC Regional

and Field Offices of Regions 1, 2, 3, and CAR, as well as LGUs from the said Regions namely: Provincial

Government of Benguet; Provincial Government of Isabela; Provincial Government of Mt. Province;

Provincial Government of Nueva Ecija; Provincial Government of Nueva Vizcaya; City Government of

Baguio; Municipality of Bauang, La Union; Municipality of Pinili, Ilocos Norte; Municipality of San

Fernando, La Union; Municipality of Sta. Cruz, Ilocos Sur; and Municipality of Tagudin, Ilocos Sur.

Representatives DILG Regional Office 3 and CAR also participated in the ASTII.

During the ASTII, advocacy partners, Dr. Asuncion Anden (Department of Health), Atty. Diana

Ceclia Trivino (HealthJustice, Inc.) and Atty. Krunimar Antonio Escudero III (Civil Service Commission-Office

for Legal Affairs) teamed up to capacitate the agency representatives in implementing the CSC-DoH JMC

2010-01 at the LGU level and shared their expertise on tobacco control advocacy.

Consultative Forum on JMC Enforcement

“The JMC demands transparency and accountability among all government officials and

employees in interacting with the tobacco industry. It is meant to make clear that the government’s role

is to promote health, thus we should act in unison on the issue of tobacco control”, says CSC Chair

Francisco T. Duque III as he addressed the representatives of allied government agencies and advocacy

partners during the Consultative Forum on JMC Enforcement held on November 14, 2013 at the Eastwood

Richmonde Hotel, Libis Quezon City.

The forum aimed at gathering inputs from expert partners on how to accelerate the JMC

enforcement. The attendees include: Commission on Higher Education, Department of Education,

Department of Justice, Department of Health, Department of the Interior and Local Government,

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, Office of the Ombudsman, City Government of Makati, City

Government of Mandaluyong, City Government of Marikina, City Government of Pasig, Framework

Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance, Philippines; HealthJustice, Inc.; New Vois Association of the

Philippines, Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance.

Prof. Bill Billew of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Former CSC

Commissioner Mary Anne Z. Fernandez-Mendoza and Atty. Debby Sy also participated in the forum.

Third Tobacco Control Working Group Meeting

The Civil Service Commission’s Tobacco Control Working Group held its 3rd Quarterly Meeting on

October 30, 2013 at the CSC.

The highlights of the meeting include the CSC-National Capital Region’s report on the symposium

it recently conducted to enforce the implementation of the JMC 2010-01 and the institutionalization of

the monitoring and reporting mechanism relative to the JMC implementation in CSC’s core programs.

Third Quarterly Meeting of SWAT 5.3

The Sector-Wide Anti-Tobacco Council Sub-Committee on FCTC Article 5.3 conducted its 2nd

meeting last October 17, 2013 at Dolcelatte Café, Quezon City. It was attended by the SWAT 5.3 Sub-

Committee members and some representatives from the Department of Agriculture (DA).

“Race to Serve Fun Run III”

Wearing their advocacy shirt: Protection

of the Bureaucracy Against Tobacco

Industry Interference, the CSC-PMU

made wave during the PCSA R.A.C.E. TO

SERVE FUN RUN III last September 7,

2013, in celebration of the 113th

Anniversary of the Philippines Civil

Service.

CSC PMU Confers with Baguio City Mayor Domogan

August 30, 2013, Baguio City- The CSC-

PMU met with Baguio City Mayor

Mauricio Domogan and HR Officer Dr.

Estrella Bisquerra, to seek for the City

Government’s support on the full

implementation of the DoH-CSC Joint

Memorandum Circular 2010-01.

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Second Quarterly Meeting of SWAT 5.3

The Sector-Wide Anti-Tobacco Council

Sub-Committee on FCTC 5.3 conducted

its second quarterly meeting last August

7, 2013 at the Civil Service Commission.

It was presided by the CSC-Office for

Legal Affairs Director III Alma F. Foronda

and was attended by advocacy partners

from some national government

agencies and civil society organizations.

During the meeting, the SWAT 5.3

discussed some updates, issues,

concerns and strategies concerning the

government’s tobacco control advocacy.

Raising the bar through the ASTII

Drawing 33 participants, the

Accountability Seminar on Tobacco

Industry Interference (ASTII) Pilot Run

was conducted last July 31, 2013.

Advocacy partners, Atty. Diana Cecilia E.

Trivino (HealthJustice) and Dr. Edgardo

Ulysses N. Dorotheo (SEATCA) shared

their expertise on tobacco-control

advocacy. Atty. Bernard G. Jimenez

(CSC-Office for Legal Affairs), CSC’s

smoke-free advocates handled the

session on the Joint Memorandum

Circular.

The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Commends the CSC

During the country visit of The Union, Prof. Bill Billew (The Union Technical Advisor) handed the

commendation letter to CSC-OLA Director III Alma F. Foronda, for the Commission. Last July 18, 2013,

Prof. Bill Billew and Ms. Sissi Zhang (Contract Administrator) from The International Union Against

Tuberculosis and Lung Disease visited the Civil Service Commission-Project Management Unit to give

technical assistance to the CSC PMU on the implementation of the CSC-The Union project, “Race Towards

a Tobacco Industry Interference Free Civil Service” relative to JMC 2010-01 that aims to protect the

bureaucracy from the tobacco industry interference.

TCWG Meets for the Second Quarter

The Tobacco Control Working Group (TCWG)

conducted their second Consultative Meeting

with the CSC-Project Management Unit for the

project dubbed, "Race Towards a Tobacco

Industry Interference-Free Civil Service" last July

8, 2013 at the CSI Training Room. Attended by 25

participants from the CSC Offices which are

members of the TCWG, the meeting drew the

progress about the project and other

consultative matters with regard to the project

implementation specifically on the aspect of

capacity building and compliance monitoring.

The meeting was presided by Asst. Comm. Ariel

G. Ronquillo.

CSC Regional Offices’ Consultation Workshop

The CSC Regional directors and officials participated in the CSC Regional Offices’ Consultation

Workshop last May 31, 2013 at the CSC Central Office. Some resource speakers shared some knowledge

on tobacco control: Atty. Karla M. Rocas (HealthJustice), Atty. Evita Ricafort (Advocacy partner), and Atty.

Jacky T. Sarita (CSC-Officer for Legal Affairs. During the afternoon session, the attendees gave their inputs

on the CSC-The Union Project Plan.

The CSC draws NGAs and LGUs for a Consultation Meeting

Drawing fifty-seven (57) attendees, the First Stakeholders’ Consultation Meeting was conducted

last April 30, 2013. It was participated by different advocacy partners and government offices. The

participants came from the following offices: Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR);

Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR); Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR);

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI); Department of Justice (DOJ); Department of Labor and

Employment (DOLE); Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD); Department of Education

(DepEd); Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA); City of Marikina; Bureau of Customs (BoC); City of Quezon;

City of Pasay (Pasay, DSWD); Philippine Information Agency (PIA); Manila International Airport Authority

(MIAA); Career Executive Service Board (CESB); Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA);

Department of Health (DOH); World Health Organization (WHO); HealthJustice, Inc.; Framework

Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance Philippines (FCAP); South East Asian Tobacco Control Alliance

(SEATCA); Civil Service Commission-Office of the Chairman (OCH); Civil Service Commission-Office for

Human Resource Development and Development (OHRMD); Civil Service Commission-Office for Financial

and Assets Management (CSC-OFAM); Civil Service Commission-Public Assistance Information Office (CSC-

PAIO); Civil Service Commission-Human Resource Policies and Standards Office (CSC-HRPSO); Civil Service

Commission-Office for Legal Affairs (CSC-OLA); and Civil Service Commission-Project Management Unit.

The purpose of the said meeting is to seek inputs and comments on the draft monitoring and

evaluation tool, together with the capacity building strategies of the project. This is also an initial step in

building relationship and involvement with the stakeholders.

During the meeting, Atty. Jacky T. Sarita (Project Coordinator, CSC-OLA) discussed the WHO-FCTC

5.3. He also expounded on the tobacco industry interference incidents in the Philippine context. In line

with this, he also explained the Joint Memorandum Circular 2010-01, since some government agencies

admitted the lack of knowledge regarding the said policy.

Ms. Ma. Consuelo B. Ricafort (Former Project Manager) presented the project plan to the

stakeholders. Afterwards, Atty. Benedict Benigno A. Aquino (Legal-Technical Officer) presented the

monitoring and evaluation tool.

The First Quarterly Meeting of SWAT 5.3

The Civil Service Commission, through its Project Management Unit, convened the Sector-Wide

Anti-Tobacco Council Sub-Committee on FCTC Article 5.3 on April 17, 2013 at the Central Office to discuss

the updates about the Sub-Committee and the CSC-The Union Project titled, “Race Towards a Tobacco

Industry Interference-Free Civil Service”.

CSC Chairman Francis T. Duque III attended the meeting and it was presided by CSC Commissioner

Robert S. Martinez. Former CSC Commissioner Mary Ann Z. Fernandez-Mendoza also expressed her

support to the SWAT 5.3 during the meeting.

Other members of the SWAT 5.3 also attended the said meeting: Department of Health (DOH),

Department of Justice (DOJ), Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Pasay City

Government, World Health Organization (WHO), Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance

Philippines (FCAP), Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) and HealthJustice (HJ).