Camarines Sur to Celebrate Civil Service Day Sept. 4

PILI, Camarines Sur-The province of the Camarines Sur will commemorate the 109^th Philippine Civil Service Anniversary this coming September 4 with an array of activities that include a parade, an inter-agency vocal duet and ballroom dancing contests

The celebration is jointly spearheaded by the Civil Service Commission, Camarines Sur Field Office and the provincial government headed by Governor LRay Villafuerte with the cooperation of the Camarines Sur Council of Personnel Officers, all National Government Agencies, Government Owned and Controlled Corporations, State Universities and Colleges and local government units of the entire province.

At 7:30 in the morning on Friday, September 4, the celebration will kick off with a parade starting from the highway-Capitol road junction winding up at the Capitol Convention Center for the program proper.

During the occasion the various delegations are requested to be in sports attire and are required to bring with them their banners and streamers.

There will be a color coding, too, hence, the delegates are required to wear T-shirts in accordance with the following assigned colors:   NGOs, red; LGUs, lavender;  SUCs, white; and GOCCs,  yellow.

Adding spice to the celebration will be the vocal duet singing and the ballroom dancing contests scheduled in the afternoon representing each of the participating agencies.

There will also be parlor games and Laro Ng Lahi just after the program proper.

This year's anniversary theme is, "Honoring Our Heroes in Republic Service-Responsive, Ethical Public Servants with Vision, Impact, Commitment and Excellence Sibil", to give recognition to the patriotism, integrity, excellence and sacrifices of the unsung heroes of public service.  S. Nieves