By Sally A. Atento
LEGAZPI CITY, June 27 (PIA) -- The Civil Service Commission (CSC)-5 called on heads of government agencies, departments, units, state universities and colleges to uphold the guidelines on the implementation of workplace policy and education program on HIV-AIDS.
Lyn Niebla, CSC-5 information officer, said the guidelines are in line with the Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998 which mandates that “all government and private employees, workers, managers, and supervisors shall be provided with the standardized basic information and instruction on HIV and AIDS which shall include topics on confidentiality in the workplace and attitude towards infected employees and workers.”
“This act has been around since 1998 and since then HIV carriers have been hiding in the closet. However with this standardized policy, CSC believes this is the right time for them to come out, especially the infected employees, and help us intensify the awareness on HIV and AIDS of which increasing cases of infection have been recorded,” said Niebla.
Under the implementing rules and regulations of this act, various agencies and departments of the government are tasked to monitor and assess the implementation of HIV and aids programs in private and public work places.
Monitoring and assessment of HIV and Aids education program in the private sectors shall be the responsibility of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in collaboration with the Department of Health (DOH) while members of the AFP and PNP shall be the responsibility of the Armed Forces Chief of Staff and the Director General of the PNP respectively.
“The CSC is in-charge with the monitoring and assessment of this program in government agencies and units,” Niebla added.
Part of the guidelines in the implementation of this program is the integration of information on HIV and AIDS in the employee health programs of government offices.
“Government agencies can integrate HIV and AIDS awareness on their Gender and Development (GAD) programs. For instance, they can coordinate with the DOH to conduct free awareness programs or tap members of the Philippine national AIDS Council (PNAC) and the regional Aids Assistance Teams (RAATs) for technical assistance in the implementation of the program,” Niebla explained.
Government agencies are also required to submit an annual report to the PNAC on the status of implementation of their respective workplace policy and education program on HIV and aids not later than the 15th of January the following year. (MAL/SAA/PIA5-Albay)
LEGAZPI CITY, June 27 (PIA) -- The Civil Service Commission (CSC)-5 called on heads of government agencies, departments, units, state universities and colleges to uphold the guidelines on the implementation of workplace policy and education program on HIV-AIDS.
Lyn Niebla, CSC-5 information officer, said the guidelines are in line with the Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998 which mandates that “all government and private employees, workers, managers, and supervisors shall be provided with the standardized basic information and instruction on HIV and AIDS which shall include topics on confidentiality in the workplace and attitude towards infected employees and workers.”
“This act has been around since 1998 and since then HIV carriers have been hiding in the closet. However with this standardized policy, CSC believes this is the right time for them to come out, especially the infected employees, and help us intensify the awareness on HIV and AIDS of which increasing cases of infection have been recorded,” said Niebla.
Under the implementing rules and regulations of this act, various agencies and departments of the government are tasked to monitor and assess the implementation of HIV and aids programs in private and public work places.
Monitoring and assessment of HIV and Aids education program in the private sectors shall be the responsibility of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in collaboration with the Department of Health (DOH) while members of the AFP and PNP shall be the responsibility of the Armed Forces Chief of Staff and the Director General of the PNP respectively.
“The CSC is in-charge with the monitoring and assessment of this program in government agencies and units,” Niebla added.
Part of the guidelines in the implementation of this program is the integration of information on HIV and AIDS in the employee health programs of government offices.
“Government agencies can integrate HIV and AIDS awareness on their Gender and Development (GAD) programs. For instance, they can coordinate with the DOH to conduct free awareness programs or tap members of the Philippine national AIDS Council (PNAC) and the regional Aids Assistance Teams (RAATs) for technical assistance in the implementation of the program,” Niebla explained.
Government agencies are also required to submit an annual report to the PNAC on the status of implementation of their respective workplace policy and education program on HIV and aids not later than the 15th of January the following year. (MAL/SAA/PIA5-Albay)
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