SPED-Integrated School for Exceptional Children Recognizes PHLPost as Partner in the Betterment of Individuals with Special Needs

In celebration of the National Deaf Awareness Week on November 10-16, 2014, SPED-Integrated School for Exceptional Children, represented by CHIS Coordinator Dorothy S. Tarol, Ph.D., LRGC, presented a Certificate of Appreciation to PHLPost in recognition of its unwavering support to the deaf children and adults in order for them to become useful and productive members of society on November 10, 2014. 

Ms. Georgette Vee, the beautiful and energetic Executive Assistant of PHLPost Area 6 Director Fabiolita P. Ferraris, received the award in behalf of Director Ferraris.

 

Chairman Cesar N. Sarino Makes A Side Trip to PHLPost-6 Administrative Center

“The Post Office has gone a long way.” This was PHLPost Chairman of the Board Cesar N. Sarino’s opening statement during his very short visit to PHLPost-6 Administrative Center on November 17, 2014. Chairman of the Board Cesar N. Sarino was in Iloilo City for a different purpose but took the time to meet with PHLPost Area 6 Director Fabiolita P. Ferraris and other PHLPost 6 officials.

The good chairman said that while it has not been an easy three years, he is happy to note that the “direction PHLPost is heading to has now become clearer”. However, “there is still much to be done”, the Chairman emphasized. For one thing, “the Post Office needs to look competitive”, the reason for the repairs, repainting and face-lifting of Post Offices nationwide. 

In Area 6, 30 facelifting and repair projects have been targeted by the end of 2014, and 28 of which have already been completed at the end of the third quarter this year. Chairman Sarino also stressed the importance of internet connectivity nationwide. 

In Area 6, 36 Post Offices now have internet connectivity; 17 Post Offices are now accepting electronic Postal Money Order transactions, 12 Post Offices have Bayad Center outlets, and 24 Post Offices/Post Office Counters can now process walk-in electronic business mails. 

Chairman Sarino ended his visit with a statement of gratitude. “Whatever we have done should be credited to you”, he said, referring to the postal officials and employees. “Thank you for all the things you’ve done for the corporation.” While the visit took less than an hour only, it was nevertheless a moving experience for all who had the opportunity to listen to the man who helped transform the Post Office. 

Thank you, too, Chairman Sarino!

AD Ferraris Meets with LGU Heads For Possible Business Deals

November 4, 2014. PHLPost 6 Area Director Fabiolita P. Ferraris made personal visits to the local government units of Mina, Dingle, Passi, and San Enrique, to further discuss with the Local Chief Executives the benefits of establishing a Postal Station in the municipality. 

“In LGUs which do not have a regular post office, and where delivery services are limited, the LGU-operated postal station can easily meet the mailing needs of the people, while allowing the LGU to generate additional revenues at the same time”, Director Ferraris emphasized. 

San Enrique Mayor Ramona Go pledged to start the operation of the Postal Station early next year, while Mina Mayor Rey Grabato requested for more time as he would still need to refer the proposal to the Sangguniang Bayan. 

Director Ferraris also paid a visit to Dingle Mayor Rufino Palabrica to request for a municipal-paid employee to be detailed at Dingle Post Office, currently manned by a lone Letter Carrier who is also acting as the Officer-in-Charge. 

At the end of the day, Director Ferraris was hopeful that LGU heads would see her business proposal also as a means of furthering partnership with Local Government Units especially in linking people anywhere in the world.

PHLPost 6 Area Director Fabiolita P. Ferraris Talks About The New Post Office and the Importance of Letter Writing in the Midst of Technological Advances in LGU-Miagao

November 3, 2014. “Do we not need letters to be sent anymore? Has the new age forgotten about personal touch and feel? Do we really have to depend on technology now and ignore the fact that we still have hands not just for typing but also for writing which makes it more real? Do you still greet your friends, family members or colleagues with cards on special occasions and send it via the post office?” These are just a few questions veteran Area Director Fabiolita P. Ferraris, CESO III, asked the officials and employees of LGU-Miagao during her speech in the flag raising ceremony of the local government unit on November 3, 2014 with the theme Postal Consciousness.

The invitation of the Chief Executive Officer of the town, Mayor Macario N. Napulan, M.D., was timely, as PHLPost has just celebrated World Post Day by sponsoring simultaneous letter writing activities throughout the country, and will be celebrating Postal Consciousness Week this second week of November. Director Ferraris took the invitation as an opportunity to talk about the importance of writing letters in the midst of technological advances, the importance the postal service brings to the community, as well as the many changes happening in the post office today.

Director Ferraris emphasized that while “emails have proven amazing to business, where bottleneck competitions and survival of the fittest become the name of the games”, such have brought a decline in effective communication where messages are written in short-cut forms, internet slangs, and chat abbreviations. And besides, the same cannot be said of personal correspondence as there is a different kind of excitement upon the receipt of a letter, handwritten on a beautiful stationery, the words emotionally expressed to outpour the mood of the writer.

The beautiful lady director further said that “Letters do not always bring good news, but it concerns you and it is all about you, and that’s what really matters”. And she posed this challenge to everyone: ”It's time now to start writing again! Let us teach and inspire our young generation to appreciate the value of writing not only for sentimental reason but for better communication.”

But, of course, this does not mean that technology will not have a place in PHLPost anymore. In fact, as Director Ferraris said, “many changes are happening in the postal service”, and many of these changes make use of communications technology. PHLPost has now expanded its products and services to include financial servicing and logistics. It now offers electronic money transfers, accepts payments of PHLHealth remittances and bills, and letters, too, can now be tracked and traced in the privacy of homes with the use of the internet. Soon the Postal ID will work like an ATM Machine Card and can be verified online. Director Ferraris encouraged everyone to go and visit the post office now for great things can start at the tip of the writing pen.

 

Post Offices in Area 6 Get A Facelift

In line with the rebranding of PHLPost, 30 facelifting and repair projects have been targeted this year.

 At the end of the third quarter, 28 projects have already been completed. 20 POs in Aklan, Guimaras, Antique, Iloilo, and Capiz are now sporting PHLPost’s signature logo and colors, while 4 POs in Iloilo and Roxas City have undergone repairs of ceiling and leaking roofs. Except for Laua-an, which was repainted through the efforts of Bugasong Postmaster Henry Sevigan (who convinced Mayor Francisco Baladjay, Jr. of LGU-Laua-an to fund the repainting of the post office), the facelifting of the other Post Offices is corporate-funded.

The Training Rooms in Bacolod City Post Office and Administrative Center were repainted and renovated in the middle of this year to serve as venue for the Area’s various training programs, meetings, and conferences. Since its renovation, the Administrative Center Training Room has already accommodated two training programs, the orientation on the IPS Tracking and Walk-in eBMS with APMG for Operations Robert Mondoñedo in August 2014, and the Trainors’ Training on eBMS, and several meetings with Postmasters and Clusterheads.

The POs new look is seen to improve corporate image and increase PO visibility, attracting more customers and generating more revenues in the process.