{"id":148122,"date":"2018-01-22T22:20:12","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T03:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=148122"},"modified":"2018-01-22T22:20:12","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T03:20:12","slug":"new-pcso-chair-vows-better-public-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/22\/new-pcso-chair-vows-better-public-service\/","title":{"rendered":"New PCSO chair vows better public service"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) (Photo: Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong> \u2014 Newly-appointed Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Chairman Anselmo Simeon Patron Pinili on Monday vowed to serve the public well and follow the marching order of President Duterte to end corruption.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should not be oppressive and (much more) think we are somebody.\u00a0Kasi \u2018yung aking<\/em>\u00a0experience\u00a0sa trabaho sa mga problemadong lugar, nakita ko \u2018yung<\/em>\u00a0shield\u00a0pala para \u2018di ka magkaroon ng disgrasya<\/em>\u00a0(Based on my personal experience working in depressed areas, I can see that the shield) is to be able to serve the people well. And I think it will be our shield, if we serve the people well,\u201d Pinili said during the turnover ceremony on Monday.<\/p>\n

Pinili emphasized that he serves at the pleasure of the President.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can defend our President if we follow his marching order: to stop or end corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Those exposes, we\u2019ll just have an open mind. Let\u2019s prove them wrong. It\u2019s not always from the chairman, not from GM (General Manager) \u2013 it starts from all of us here.\u00a0Kailangan ipakita natin na\u00a0<\/em>(We have to show that)\u00a0we are not that kind of breed\u00a0na sinasabi nila\u00a0<\/em>(that they are talking about),\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

Pinili, a retired general, served under the Philippine National Police (PNP) and was the head of the Office of the Special Envoy on Transnational Crime, prior to his appointment to the agency.<\/p>\n

He replaced Jose Jorge Elizalde Corpuz, a member of PMA \u201cSandigan\u201d Class \u201982, who resigned due to health reasons.<\/p>\n

Moreover, Pinili said he is honored to accept the challenge from a very respected upperclassman, referring to Corpuz. \u201cI hope I will be at par with him in managing this office.\u201d<\/p>\n

Corpuz, who was present during the Change of Command ceremony, revealed after suffering stroke two months ago, he suffered partial blindness (blind spot) that he had to choose his health and family over work.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s nice to be alive. It\u2019s very rare for a person like me to be given this privilege,\u201d said Corpuz.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo not take your health for granted, it\u2019s no joke! There will come a time it will hit you. It\u2019s a life-threatening sickness. I realized what\u2019s important now is health, life, and family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Apart from thanking the PCSO leadership and the personnel for the support, he welcomed Pinili to PCSO and called for everyone to support him as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cGM (General Manager) and I had a very good tandem. But I\u2019m sure the incoming chairman Bong who is from Davao, we\u2019ve worked together, is a good man and a hard worker. Please support him.\u00a0Malayo pa ang mararating ng<\/em>\u00a0PCSO. (The PCSO will still go a long way.) We are still on the rise,\u00a0hindi pa tayo umabot sa tuktok<\/em>. (We have yet to reach the peak.),\u201d Corpuz said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re here at PCSO, it\u2019s very gratifying, very rewarding.\u00a0Marami kang pagkakataon, marami kang matutulungan na tao.\u00a0<\/em>(You have many chances. You will be able to help a lot of people.)\u00a0Being here at PCSO is more than being a regional director. It\u2019s like being the Chief of Philippine National Police (PNP), mas masaya,\u201d said Corpuz referring to Pinili.<\/p>\n

Likewise, Balutan also welcomed Pinili\u2019s appointment, who is a classmate from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) \u201cMatikas\u201d Class 1983.<\/p>\n

\u201cExpect a harmonious relationship with me and Pinili. Welcome to PCSO, Bong! Let\u2019s soar PCSO to greater heights,\u201d said Balutan.\u00a0(PNA)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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