Public Service? Remember SATO

Public Service? Remember SATO

(This piece was delivered during when I was invited during the anniversary of the Civil Service Commission a couple of years ago. This edited version is posted as the elected officials will officially start their public service.)

Ang Tema nang anibersaryo nang Civil Service na nabasa ko sa invitation card na ipinadala sa akin ay RACE: Responsive Accessible Courteous and Effective Public Service. Dahil gumamit nang acronym ang tema nang anibersaryo ay gagamit na din ako nang acronym para sa aking pagbabahagi.

Una kong inisip ay ang initials nang ating Governor Nene: JRS (Josephine Ramirez Sato). Pero naisip ko hindi pwede at baka isipin nang makarinig ay nag-a-advertise ako at baka magalit ang hari nang padala. Kaya naman yun na lang apelyedo niya ang gagamitin ko: SATO.

Kapag napag-usapan ang public service, alalahanin natin SATO!

S stands for SINCERITY. Those who want to be a public servant must be sincere. There is no room for wearings masks. Dapat ang maglilingkod para sa tao ay tapat at totoo. Hidi pwede na sarili ang iniisip. Dapat ang dahilan ay upang makatulong sa iba lalo na sa mga nasa laylayan nang lipunan. Hindi pwedeng pakitang tao. Dapat ito ay nagmumula sa kaibuturan nang puso. Dapat ding ginagawa ang mga ipinangako.

A for Accountability. A public servant must be responsible and accountable for what he or she is doing in the office. He/She is answerable to the people from whom the power of the office emanates. Meron siyang pananagutan sa mga desisyon at mga ginagawa sa ngalan nang kapangyarihang ipinagkatiwala sa kanya.

T for Trust. A public service is a public trust as a saying goes. The person is entrusted with power but that power is the power to serve. Power is not meant for personal gain but a medium towards serving the many. Power is not for protection of personal interest nor for the interest of the family or some groups. The person is given power in order to deliver the basic services. A public servant is basically katiwala.

O for OBEDIENCE. A public servant must follow the law in which the office is governed. All actions must be in accordance to the precepts in connection to the power he/she possess. And most of all, a public servant must follow the will of God.

Public service equals SATO.

Pero baka magtanong kayo: “Yun lang ba ang public service? Hindi ba kasama ang Love?”

Kasama po yung love at pagmamahal. Kapag public service Sato. At kapag Sato ito ay si Nene. At kapag Nene may love. Tingnan nyo na lang yung signature niya…may puso!