Mabel Sunga Acosta

Monday, September 07, 2015

115th Anniversary of the Philippine Civil Service

Civil Service Fun Run (Photo credit: Team Acosta)
September 2015 is a big milestone for the Philippine Service Commission as the they celebrate their 115th Anniversary in public service.
This is not just an anniversary but it also aims to encourage and inspire servant-heroes nationwide, state workers in their journey as servant heroes.

Last September 1, Davao City joins the whole nation in celebration of the month-long 115th Philippine Civil Service Anniversary. Thanksgiving Mass Celebration was held at San Pedro Cathedral. The Civil Service Commission was spearheaded to conduct various activities to promote the annual affair with the theme “Kayang Kaya Mo, Lingkod Bayani!”.

One of the highlights of this year’s celebration is the “Takbo Ko, Alay Ko”, 5th R.A.C.E. fun run conducted for the fourth time in this region, with the noble purpose of raising funds in order to sustain the Pamanong Lingkod Bayani Program. The said activity aims to recognize civilian government employees and to help the families of state workers who died in the line of duty.
Team Acosta (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

Team Acosta (Photo credit: Team Acosta)
The run has 3-kilometer, 5-kilometer and 10-kilometer distance from SM Ecoland, Tulip Drive, Eco-west Drive and Quimpo categories for men and women.
Team Acosta (Photo credit: Team Acosta)
Prizes that awaits the winners include P3000, P2000, and P1000 for the first, second and third placers, respectively.

DID YOU KNOW?
The Civil Service Commission is known in Filipino as Komisyon ng Serbisyo Sibil. And it is abbreviated as CSC. CSC is part of the Constitutional Commissions of the Philippine Government together with the Commission on Election and Commission on Audit.

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