Looking Back ... Moving On

Looking Back … Moving On

Philpost 6 conducted a Strategic Planning Workshop and Assessment on February 19-20, 2009 at the City Corporate Inn, Iloilo City, to look back to the year that was and come out with plans and programs for the year 2009.

Looking Back
Looking back to the year 2008, Philpost 6, under the resourceful attitude and guidance of the region’s brightest minds and the strong leadership of Regional Director Lilia O. Barcelon, introduced and implemented several schemes to improve its dispatch capability (all classes of mails are dispatched within one day), hasten the processing and delivery of mails, increase its delivery efficiency, become more visible to the public and gain more customers in the process. 98% of the almost 11 million mails received by Philpost 6 were successfully delivered, while the remaining 2% were Returned To Sender (RTS).

One other thing Philpost 6 is proud to have accomplished in 2008 is the immediate delivery of all express mails, both international and express mails, in Iloilo City. All express mails received by the Office before 9:00 in the morning are delivered within that same day, while those received by the Office after 9:00 in the morning are delivered within 24 hours. This scheme will also be implemented in the other district offices soon.

Oh, Frank!
Looking back to 2008 will always bring memories of Frank, the typhoon that not only crippled the mail operations for a time but also left many postal employees homeless. Indeed, the wrath of Frank has made such a big impact, yet the faith of the people never wavered. Through the representation made by RD Barcelon, there was an outpouring of support, both financial and otherwise, from the Central Office, particularly from the Postmaster General himself, Hector RR Villanueva, the different Regional Offices and Sections, and private groups and individuals, and all these helped to immediately restore the postal operations.


Moving On
Philpost 6 knows that challenges are part and parcel of life ..of operating a business. Year in and year out, Philpost 6 has regarded these challenges not as an ordeal but rather as avenues for growth and stimuli for fresh ideas.

Yes, technological advancements which offer more convenient ways of communication, the global economic crisis, and a depleted work force, will remain to be a big challenge for Philpost this year, but Philpost hopes to use all these to its advantage by embarking on more intensive campaigns and investing in computers and programs to effectively meet the demands of time and technology.

The Singing Gram: A Special Valentine Project of Philpost 6

Letter Carriers of Iloilo City Post Office delivered not just cakes and pastries and Valentine cards but timeless love songs --- much to the delight of the recipients of the Singing Gram.

Ten postal patrons engaged the services of Koro Kartero to sing a couple of love songs to their loved ones on February 13, 2008, the day before Valentine’s Day. A rush of emotions ensued and reactions though varied were overwhelming and inspiring, to say the least. Some cried tears of joys, others beamed with happiness, the rest were simply touched in one way or the other.

The Singing Gram Project is not exclusive during the Valentine season only. Any time you may wish to make someone feel special with a song, just call our Marketing Office at 033-335-119 or 033-509-8360 and look for Tess Planco, Marketing Specialist and Coordinator of Koro Kartero.

VISMIN RDs and ODs Meet in Region 6

Philpost Regional Directors and Operations Directors coming from the Visayas and Mindanao areas gathered in Region 6 on February 4-6 to talk about their accomplishments for 2008, and their plans and programs for the year 2009.

The Postmaster General Hector RR Villanueva, the APMG for Operations Mama S. Lalanto, Al Haj, APMG for Finance Elizabeth C. Tungol, and OIC-OAPMG for Human Resource Oscar V. Lazo, were all there to listen to the concerns of each Regional Office and immediately respond to the inquiries.

The RD to RD Conference served as a good ground for the Regional Directors to share ideas with one another and explore more ways of coping with the demands and challenges of time and technology.

The participants thoroughly enjoyed not just each other’s company, but the food and the hospitality that the Ilonggos are so well known for. There were singing, dancing, and a lot of merriment on the eve of February 5. The following day, February 6, the participants went around the city, visited some old churches, and got a taste of the famous La Paz Batchoy.

The Office of the APMG for Operations spearheaded the VISMIN RD-RD Conference.