Heart And Soul

CHAPTER TWO: YOUNGEST DEPARTMENT HEAD

1st day of school and today we will be informed kung saang Municipality kami maa-assign sa OJT. We were informed last school year that OJT in our course will be on different LGUs here in the province. By the way I am a Political Science major.

Miss Sy, Miss Malli, Miss Cruz, Miss Parilla and Mr. Bartolome. You will be reporting on LGU Elnire. sabi ng adviser namin.

You can go visit your given municipalities this afternoon together with your group so you can start tomorrow. Remember you have to finish 300 hours. he added.

We all answered yes.

For now you can go let's meet again next week for your weekly report on your OJT, I'll give your class president the draft you know what to do. So any question before i leave? he asked.

I raised my hand. Yes Miss Sy? he asked.

Sir how about the communication letter informing the LGUs that we are the OJT students from our school? Diba ipepresent yun sakanila sir pag pumunta kami? i asked.

O yes, thank you for reminding. Here it is one in each group. he said giving us the printed letter.

After lunch, nagdesisyon kami ng mga kagrupo ko na pumunta sa designated municipality namin tutal kulang-kulang 20mins lang naman ang biyahe. Nagtricycle kami at saktong lima ang capacity ng tricycle so hindi na namin poproblemahin pahirapan ng pagkuha sasakyan. Pagkarating namin doon, sinalubong kami ng staff sa Information Table.

Yes ano yon? tanong ng staff. Nagkaturuan pa kami kungbsino ang sasagot haha! Pero sa huli't huli ako parin ang napasubo.

A sir, students po kami from RCU at dito po kami na-assign para sa OJT namin. Ito po yung communication letter. sabi ko sabay abot sa letter. Binasa nung staff yung letter.

Okay, halikayo samahan ko kayo kay M.A. (Municipal Adninistrator). sabi niya sabay akay sa amin. Sumama kami paakyat ng second floor at pumasok sa Municipal Administrator's Office.

Walang tao kaya pinaupo niya muna kami at pumasok sa HRMO (Human Resource Management Office). Pagkatapos ng ilang sandali ay lumabas yung staff kasama ang isa pang staff. Siya daw ang Head ng HRMO.

Hello good afternoon, ako ang HRMO dito. Wala pa si M.A. pero parating na iyon. Hintayin niyo nalang saglit ha? sabi niya samin na nakangiti. Tumango nalang kami.

In fairnes mababait naman sila dito, taliwas sa inaaakala ko na masusungit. Sabagay serbisyo publiko kailangan mabait talaga sila. Nagkuwentuhan nalang kami habang naghihintay. Pagkatapos naman ng 20mins dumating na ang M.A. nila.

Good afternoon. I am Mr. Adolfo Manglapuz, the Municipal Administrator. sabi niya habang paupo sa kanyang upuan. Isa-isa naman kaming nagpakilala.

Okay so since wala naman akong gagawin ngayon io-orient ko na kayo sa mga rules and regulations dito sa munsipiyo. sabi niya. Napa Yes Sir nalang kami.

Okay if you want a good grade for your evaluation, you have to work for it. Hindi kami yung munsipiyo na kunsintidor sa mga OJT studs. Do whatever task is given to you. Paper works or anything. Kung hindi niyo alam ang gagawin magtanong kayo sa staff wag niyong huhulaan. Nandito kayo para matuto hindi para manghula. 300 hours. So magrereport kayo dito ng 8-5 katulad namin. And you have to fill up you DTRs honestly. Well meron naman yung mga heads na magchecheck niyan. dirediretso niyang sabi samin. Puro Yes Sir lang ang isinagot namin. Marami pang Dos and Don'ts ang sinabi sa amin. Pagkatapos ay inilibot na niya kami sa buong munsipiyo at isa isang ipinakilala sa mga Department Heads. May isang taong nakakuha ng atensyon ko sa LCRO (Local Civil Registrar's Office).

And here is our Local Civil Registrar's Office. M.A. said habang papasok kami sa opisina. Isa-isang pinakilala niya ang mga staff doon.

And over there is the youngest Department Head, Mr. Korin Markelle E. Arsento. M.A. said. I looked at him, he was reading something, hraised his face look at us and just nodded and gets back to what he's doing. Ay ang sungit. Pero in fairnes gwapo. May karapatang magsungit.

DISCLAIMER: Anything that are similar to the details (e.g. name, places, institutions,etc.) are merely coincidental.