NCMB Celebrates its 15^th Founding Anniversary

 

            The National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) celebrated its 15^th founding anniversary on January 6, 2003.  Held at the Seamen’s Center, the simple celebration was spearheaded by NCMB Executive Director Rolando Rico C. Olalia.  Guests from the different DOLE offices, labor and management groups, and NCMB Central Office Officials and Regional Directors and some staff from the regional branches attended the thanksgiving mass.

 

A short program after the mass highlighted the celebration.  USEC for Labor Relations, Josephus B. Jimenez was the guest speaker.    He urged the Board to continue to promote its three programs on conciliation-mediation, labor-management cooperation, and voluntary arbitration and grievance machinery.  He shared his time-tested formula in customer service with an acronym of BILISAN*.

 

The Board awarded plaques of appreciation to private companies, institutions and individuals in the labor, management and government sectors, and the academe nationwide who have made outstanding contributions in the promotion and implementation of its programs for the last fifteen years. 

 

            The Board’s conduct of the year-end performance assessment also coincided with the celebration of the anniversary.  The regional directors together with the Central Office officials reviewed its 2002 performance and planned its activities to meet its targets for the year 2003. 

 

            Prior to the celebration a slogan writing contest was launched and a winner was awarded on January 6.  “NCMB: 15 Taong Paninilbihan Sa Sambayanan Tungo Sa Mapayapang Pagawaan” was chosen from among the fifty-two (52) entries submitted.