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By Bohol Standard

The weeklong celebration of the National Government Employees’ Week of the local government of Maribojoc was graced by Argeo Jala Melisimo, president of the First Consolidated Bank and currently co-chairman of the Regional Development Council 7.

Mayor Leoncio B. Evasco, Jr. and executive chief of staff Oscar Francisco E. Valles personally invited Melisimo, their long-time friend and fellow worker for the people, to be the guest speaker during last Monday’s affair held at the Dr. Abundio Echavez, Sr. Memorial Sports and Cultural Center.

Melisimo considered the celebration an opportunity to share to municipal officials and LGU employees his experiences of working in the private sector and his partnerships with government and institutions.

Melisimo, who started as a clerk/driver at FCB and rose from the ranks, shared that service to the people must emanate from within the worker. He recalled that ‘serve the people’ was their battle cry back then in the 70s and 80s and how they put their lives on the line with this advocacy.

According to Melisimo, “If the boss of our President is the People, more so, the boss of the workers in government is also the People.” He added, “People have high expectations from workers in government, rightly so, because your salaries are directly or indirectly paid by taxes from the people.”

He reminded the LGU Maribojoc family that there are similarities in both government and private sector in the standard of servicing customers, clients or constituents – which is the delivery of quality service.

“The most common sense benchmarked of quality service is how we want ourselves treated when we approach government or private business. Quality service includes the speed and efficiency in addressing the clients concern and problems. Workers in government need to walk an extra mile in the handling of your clients.”

Melisimo ended his talk with, “Let’s create a bandwagon of quality service such that it devours us and create a culture of service and empathy. Service to the People should be a battle for all.”

Melisimo, a native of Loboc, Bohol, also chairs the FCB Foundation and the president of the Loboc Youth Education Association, Inc. Moreover, he is the vice president of the Bohol Chamber of Commerce and Industry, treasurer of the Bohol Sandugo Foundation, board of regent of the Bohol Island State University and board of trustees of the Chamber of Thrift Bank of the Philippines.

A consistent honor student in his college days, Melisimo is an alumna of Holy Name University, having taken his Bachelor of Arts in English and Bachelor of Science in Commerce major in Accounting courses in the said school.

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