PHLPost Area 6 Implements New Rates for Domestic Ordinary Mails

This July, 2014, PHLPost Area 6 started implementing the new Postage Rates for Domestic Ordinary Mails which have been rationalized to cope with the increase in operational costs, approved through PHLPost Board Resolution No. 2014-31 dated May 8, 2014.  

 While PHLPost maintains its ordinary mail services, PHLPost Area 6 Director Fabiolita P. Ferraris, CESO III, strongly encourages clients, especially those in the business sector, to avail themselves of PhlPost’s premium domestic mail services, such as the Express Pouch, Domestic Express Mail, and Registered Mail with Return Receipt. For Government Agencies and private companies that require assurance and proof that their mails reach their clients, Director Ferraris highly recommends PHLPOst’s electronic Business Mail Service, which provides clients with a customer ID and password, allowing them to track and trace the status of their mails 24/7.

 

Postal Region 6: Looking Back to Year 2010

Under the strong leadership of Lilia O. Barcelon, Philpost 6 ended the year 2010 on a high note, generating an 11.79% increase in revenue, surpassing even its target revenue by 4%. Extensive marketing efforts contributed largely to the significant performance in the Region’s financial performance.

Following are the highlights of our accomplishments for 2010:

• enhancement of mail delivery and dispatch schemes
• introduction of the Priority Pouch Service and Project Door-to-Door Delivery
• conduct of Mobile/Barangay Postal ID and Mail Pickup Service
• launching of photo services at the Regional Office and capital post offices
• strengthening of customer service
o maintained the Philpost Blog featuring news and updates in and around Postal Region 6.
o set up accounts with social networking site Facebook and mini-blogging site, Twitter.
o set up Help Desks in the Regional Office and capital post offices.
• rental of vacant office spaces

With our strong performance this year, we are confident that things will be even better in 2011.

Barangay Postal ID Campaign: Starting The Year Right

The Marketing Section of Philpost 6, under the leadership of Tess D. Planco, got to a good start by bringing the postal services closer to the people, raising up hopes that the year 2011 would be even better and brighter for Philippine Postal Corporation.

This early, Ms. Planco and her staff have already visited 3 barangays in Iloilo City to process Postal ID applications so that barangay residents no longer need to go to the Post Office.

The Postal ID is a credible proof of one’s identity. It is the only Philippine-issued ID that can be accepted in foreign countries, making it very useful to OFWs and those who wish to travel abroad. Needless to say, everybody needs a Postal ID for any of the following:

• postal transactions
• bank transactions
• transactions with government agencies and private firms
• credit card application

It is fairly easy to apply for a Postal ID, and we can make things even easier for those in the barangays. Barangay officials need only to schedule an appointment with us (we can be reached at 335-1119 or 509-8360) and our Marketing Staff will visit them, bringing along PID application forms and PID cards, thereby saving barangay residents a trip to the Post Office. However, as we desire to protect the integrity of our Postal ID, the following are strictly required of PID applicants:

• Barangay Clearance
• Residence Certificate
• 2 recently 2x2 photographs

Project DDD: Door-To-Door Delivery of Parcels

In a bid for a more efficient postal service, Philpost 6 now offers the door- to-door delivery of parcels (registered and ordinary) in Iloilo City, Roxas City, and Kalibo, Aklan.

In addition to the regular PTCC fee of P 40.00, parcel customers only need to pay a delivery fee of P 60.00 (or P 150.00 for RUSH delivery) to have their parcels delivered right at their doorstep.

Interested to avail yourself of this special service? Follow these steps:

Step 1 Upon receipt of your Parcel Notice (it is standard procedure that a parcel notice will be delivered to you, informing you that your parcel is already at the post office), call the Postmaster of the Post Office in your area to schedule the delivery of your parcel.

For addressees served by Iloilo City Post Office, please call:

Postmaster NONITO PELOBELLO
Tel. No. 509-9301

For addressees served by Roxas City Post Office, please call:

Postmaster MARCELINO PALABRICA
Tel. No.

For addressees served by Kalibo Post Office, please call:

Postmaster CRISTINA MORALES
Tel. No.

Step 2 Be ready with your Postal ID or any valid ID and Parcel Notice. You will be required to present these upon delivery of your parcel. If you will not be around on the day you scheduled the delivery, the following will be required for presentation:

• Letter of authority
• Postal ID or any valid ID of the authorized party
• Your Postal ID or any valid ID
• Parcel Notice



Customers must inform the post office that they want their parcels specially delivered to them within seven days upon receipt of the Parcel Notice.

Customers with more than one parcel for delivery can also take advantage of this service. The rates would be as follows:

Number of Parcels Amount to be collected Rush DDD
2-3 P 100.00 P 90.00
4-6 150.00 90.00
7-10 200.00 90.00
11-20 300.00 90.00


Project DDD is designed by Market Specialist Tess D. Planco,.one of this region’s nominees to the Ten Outstanding Postal Workers for CY 2009.

Affordable Photo Services at Philpost-6

Postal ID applicants no longer have to go through so much trouble coming up with ID pictures for Postal ID. Philpost-6 now offers photo services at the Regional Office and Bacolod City Post Office.

For only P 35.00, you get 6 pieces of high-quality passport-sized ID pictures already. This is actually cheaper than having your photos professionally taken and printed.

So don’t worry if you don’t have your ID pictures with you yet when you apply for a Postal ID, our customer-friendly staff will take care of that. As much as possible, though, we encourage that you come in business attire, or at the very least sleeved tops (not sleeveless or tube tops, please!), considering that your Postal ID will be used for business transactions.

New Philpost Board Chairman Alfredo G. Gabot Visits Postal Region 6

Chairman Alfredo G. Gabot is in Postal Region 6 again, but this time as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors, Philippine Postal Corporation. Along with General Edgardo Espinosa, Member of the Philpost Board of Directors, and Atty. Florante Cruz, Corporate Secretary of the Philpost Board of Directors, Chairman Gabot met with the postal officials of Philpost Region 6 on May 5, 2010, at Villa Sagrado, Gen, Hughes, Iloilo City, presenting to them an overview of the current situation of the corporation, the rationalization plan, as well as the revenue generating projects the BOD is proposing or working on.

The working Chairman cited modernization programs and projects with PAGCOR, SSS, and PCSO. He also pressed on the need to aggressively market Philpost’s traditional products but also emphasized the importance of exploring non-traditional avenues of generating income. The Chairman asked for the cooperation of the postal employees, too, pointing out the value of a harmonious working relationship among them and the top officials in achieving corporate goals.

Philpost 6 Holds Year-End Assessment and Strategic Planning Workshop

Philpost 6 key officials gathered at Villa Sagrado on February 23-24, 2010 for the Year-End Assessment and Strategic Planning Workshop.

The two-day affair kicked off with Regional Director Lilia O. Barcelon welcoming the participants and emphasizing the importance of solidarity to achieve the goals of the corporation. Representatives from the Marketing Office, Legal Office, RIAS, district offices and capital post offices were then given 35 minutes each to report on their office’s accomplishments, the biggest challenges they encountered during the year 2009, the means they were able to overcome these, and what they hope to achieve for the year 2010.

The big bosses of the Region, RD Barcelon, Acting AdFin Director Iris Sargado and Acting Operations Director Benjie Yotoko, took the floor on the second day. The objectives of the Office were reviewed, strategies and action plans were drawn, and certain issues and concerns were properly addressed to --- all these with the end in view of providing a more dynamic, customer-centered, and efficient service to the public.

Philpost Braved The Financial Storm in 2009

The year 2009 proved to be another challenging year for Philpost 6, and thankfully, it experienced no big shakers during the year. It’s not to say that the year passed by rather uneventfully, but at least there were no Franks, no Pepings, no Ondoys, nothing of the sort that would have created huge stumbling blocks on Philpost’s plans and programs.

Still, the global financial crisis continued to rock business of any kind, and that included the communications industry. Philpost 6 was not spared of the effects of the crisis, yet it was unrelenting in its resolve to meet the challenges head-on.

In order to lessen the impact of the crisis, we conducted intensive marketing campaigns of Philpost products and services, most particularly the PID, express pouch and Globe Autoloadmax. We also implemented the Proof of Delivery (POD) system and the rush ID fee. We purchased additional laminating machines so more post offices might be able to provide laminating services and accept rush ID.

We went down to the barangay levels and made personal visits to government offices and private companies for a more personalized service and to bring our products closer to the people.

We also reviewed our dispatch and delivery schemes and came out with programs that enhanced our delivery capability.

All these activities earned us 12 new clients. Our biggest new client, Avon Philippines, avails itself of our ordinary mail with POD service.