The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has been recognized - for the fifth time - as the best national government agency (NGA)by the Career Executive Service Board (CESB) for scaling up the competence level of its officials, with the highest Career Executive Performance Evaluation System (CESPES).
In 2021, the DILG obtained a 90% compliance rate, making it one of the Top 5 NGAs with the highest CES occupancy rate of 58.10% as of September 2022.
According to DILG Secretary Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr., both awards are testimonies to the agency's commitment and support to CESB's efforts to harness the skills of government workers, its excellence in contributing to the digitalization of the CESPES and for placing CES Officers (CESOs) and CES Eligibles (CESEs) to career positions in the government.
He added that the recognitions manifest the DILG's commitment to upholding the high standards of the Quality Management System in delivering efficient technical and administrative services promoting good local governance and achieving client satisfaction.
Abalos said that the department was also hailed as one of the CESB's Outstanding Human Resource Partners in 2022 for advancing support and learning initiatives for CES.
Based on Executive Order No. 80, the Enhanced CESPES instruments include the following Performance Commitment and Review Components: Organizational Strategic Objectives, Office Performance Objectives, Performance Outcomes, Ratee’s Performance Commitment/s and Ratee’s Performance Results.
These are aligned with the six core competencies, the Strategic and Critical Thinking, Leading in a Continuously Changing Environment, Empowering/Developing Others to Establish Collective Accountability for Results, Linkaging and Networking for Productive Partnerships, Planning/Organizing for Greater Impact and Driving Performance for Integrity and Service.
