GCG Celebrates 2023 National Women’s Month

The Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) celebrates the 2023 National Women’s Month with its theme, “WE for gender equality and inclusive society” with several activities for GCG officials and personnel such as the Health and Wellness Fair and Gender and Development (GAD) Lectures which will run from 01 March 2023 to 31 March 2023.

The celebration aims to highlight women's achievements and discuss the continuing and emerging women's empowerment and gender equality issues, concerns, and challenges that are prevalent today.

The GCG is one with the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) in its agenda to acknowledge and celebrate the extraordinary contribution of women to society.

GCG Reports 2021 GOCC Customer Satisfaction Surveys Results

45 GOCCs were deemed compliant with the GCG Standard Methodology for the Conduct of the Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS) in 2021. These GOCCs had an average score of 91.47% satisfied customers.

To measure a GOCC’s efficiency in service delivery and how this translates to customer satisfaction, the GCG issued the Standard Methodology for the Conduct of the CSS and the Prescribed Questionnaires in 2018 as a commitment to the Philippine Open Government Partnership (PH-OGP).

Click here to view the Status Report on the 2021 GOCC Customer Satisfaction.

Join the GCG

The GCG is calling on those with the heart for public service to join its agency. The Governance Commission for Government-Owned or-Controlled Corporations or GCG is an agency that regulates enterprises owned by the state or more known as GOCCs.

The GCG is accepting applicants for IT Officers, Lawyers, Internal Auditors, Corporate Governance Officers, Administrative Officers, Planning Officers, and Information Officers.

Please visit the GCG website at https://gcg.gov.ph/career/ for more information.

GCG Opens Compliance Season for the GOCC Monitoring System (GMS) V3.0

In compliance to GCG Memorandum Circular 2019 - 02, Section 4.3 (e), all GOCCs covered by Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10149 are directed to submit the required financial reports for the 3rd Quarter CY 2022 and audited financial reports for CY 2021 in the system starting 02 November 2022 until 30 November 2022.

Access the GMS through this link: https://icrs.gcg.gov.ph/gms, or download the ICRS-GMS v3.0 Materials by clicking this link.

For questions and clarifications, GOCCs may send an email to the ICRS Secretariat at icrs_secretariat@gcg.gov.ph.

GCG Welcomes Alex L. Quiroz as Chairperson

The Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) welcomes the appointment of former Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Alex L. Quiroz as its new Chairperson.

In 1985, his public stint outside of the judiciary began with the Office of the City Fiscal of Manila where he served as a Special Counsel. Subsequently, he joined the House of Representatives in 1987, and the Office of the Solicitor General in 1988.

In 1992, he was appointed as a judge for the Metropolitan Trial Court, and in 2001, as a judge for the Regional Trial Court prior to his appointment in 2008 as an Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan.

Chairperson Quiroz is an accomplished member of the judiciary and public servant for a total of 37 years, 30 of which have been spent in the judiciary. He is also an alumnus of the Manuel Luis Quezon University Law School.

GCG Welcomes Dr. Gideon Mortel as Commissioner

The Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) welcomes the appointment of Dr. Gideon Mortel as its new Commissioner.

Prior to his appointment as Commissioner, he was a trial lawyer handling various types of cases and into legal consultancy both from the private and public sectors.

He began his government service in the 1990s as an Administrative Officer in the CFO/Department of Foreign Affairs. After finishing his law degree, he continued working in the legislative department and worked under the tutelage of prominent legislators such as Senators Coseteng, Maceda, Pimentel, and the then Senate President Manny Villar. Thereafter, he went back to the Executive department and worked as a Senior Executive Fellow in the Development Academy of the Philippines and was later appointed as Committee Secretary of the Consultative Committee tasked to draft the Federal Constitution.

Commissioner Mortel is a professor of law in various Colleges of Law and Graduate Schools of Law. He teaches various law subjects such as Constitutional Law, Remedial Law, Administrative Law and other Civil Law subjects.

He took his B.A. Political Science at the University of the Philippines and finished his law degree in San Sebastian College. He completed his Master of Laws degree at Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila. He pursued his Doctorate degree in law at the University of Santo Tomas and graduated with Magna Cum Laude distinction. He took further studies abroad and finished Public Policy and Administrative Reform Program at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management in Korea and completed the Senior Executive Course on Public Policy at the Singapore Civil Service College in Singapore.

Commissioner Mortel is an accomplished member of the law academe and good public governance advocate.

GCG Welcomes Atty. Geraldine Berberabe-Martinez as Commissioner

The Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) welcomes the appointment of Atty. Geraldine Marie Berberabe-Martinez as its new Commissioner.

Commissioner Berberabe-Martinez started her public service as the youngest elective Provincial Board Member in the 2nd district of Batangas. She served as an Assistant Department Head at the Provincial Government of Batangas, and as the Special Counsel at the Office of Senator Loren Legarda at the Senate of the Philippines. She also served in different GOCCs such as the Philippine Retirement Authority, the PNOC-Development and Management Corporation, and Government Service Insurance System.

She advocated women’s rights as a young lawyer at the Women’s Legal Bureau, Inc. and volunteered for PANLIPI for the protection of the rights of indigenous people. She also joined the Pastrana Fallar Law firm, worked as Senior Vice President and Legal Counsel at the Advance Solutions, Inc. and served as Consultant for International Contracts at the EuroMed Laboratories Philippines.

In 2000, Commissioner Berberabe-Martinez was awarded as Outstanding Woman of the Year by the Province of Batangas.

Commissioner Berberabe-Martinez graduated AB Philosophy from the University of the Philippines and Bachelor of Laws from the San Beda College of Law.

PNVSCA Opens the Search for Outstanding Volunteers 2022

The Search for Outstanding Volunteers (SOV) for 2022 is officially open for nominations.

Conducted by the Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA), in coordination with the National Economic and Development Authority Regional Offices (NRO), the SOV 2022 aims to recognize individuals, organizations, and local government units, whose volunteer services empower communities and contribute to the country’s development goals.

For more information, visit www.pnvsca.gov.ph or email info@pnvsca.gov.ph

Click here to view the general guidelines.

Malacañan Issues MC No. 3, s. of 2022

The Executive Secretary issued on 27 July 2022 Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 3 providing that MC No. 1, s. 2022  and MC No. 3,s. of 2022, insofar as they declared certain positions vacant and provided for the rules to address the vacancies, do not apply to government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs), government instrumentalities with corporate powers, government corporate entities, and government financial institutions, which shall continue to be governed by their respective charters, articles of incorporation and by-laws in relation to Republic Act 10149 or the GOCC Governance Act of 2011.

MC No. 3 also directed GOCCs not to enter new contracts or projects and disburse extraordinary funds until such time that new sets of Appointive Directors have been appointed and Chief Executive Officers (CEO) elected in accordance with their respective Charters, AOI and By-Laws in relation to RA No. 10149.

Click here to view Memorandum Circular No. 3, series of 2022.

FAQs on Term of Office of Appointive Directors Published

The Governance Commission publishes the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Term of Office of Appointive Directors of GOCC Governing Boards covered by the Republic Act No. 10149.

Click here to view the FAQs.

CY 2020 Corporate Governance Scorecard Assessment

Established on 08 October 2015, the Corporate Governance Scorecard for GOCCs (GCG M.C. No. 2015-07 (Re-Issued)) was developed using a methodology benchmarked against the Principles of Corporate Governance of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard.

The CGS annually assesses the Corporate Governance performance of GOCCs to help identify and evaluate the latter’s strengths and weaknesses compared to existing corporate governance provisions and their adherence to best practices and international standards. Along with the Performance Scorecards of GOCCs, the CGS ensures the transparency of GOCCs on their corporate governance initiatives and practices.

To view the list of GOCCs that garnered the highest CGS ratings for CY 2020, click here.

President Approves Service Recognition Incentive

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte authorized the service recognition incentive (SRI) to government employees through Administrative Order No. 45 on 24 December 2021.

A.O. No. 45 details the beneficiaries, conditions, exclusions, funding source and payment date of the SRI. The SRI aims to reward government employees for their invaluable service during the pandemic and serve as motivation for higher productivity. According to the order, the payment of the incentive to all qualified government workers shall not be earlier than 21 December 2021.

Click here to view A.O. No. 45, s. 2021.

GCG Reports 2020 GOCC Customer Satisfaction Surveys Results

40 GOCCs were deemed compliant with the GCG Standard Methodology for the Conduct of the Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS) in 2020. These GOCCs had an average score of 91.53% satisfied customers.

Anchored on the principle of continuous improvement, the GCG issued the Enhanced Standard Methodology for the Conduct of the CSS and updated Prescribed Questionnaires and Data Gathering Methodology per GOCC in 2019.

The GCG also issued additional guidelines for the conduct of the CSS in 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Click here to view the Status Report on the 2020 GOCC Customer Satisfaction.

CPCS Implementing Guidelines Published

The Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) issued the Compensation and Position Classification System (CPCS) Implementing Guidelines on 14 January 2022 following President Rodrigo R. Duterte's approval of the Executive Order (E.O.) No. 150, s. 2021.

The CPCS Implementing Guidelines is promulgated to detail the coverage, exclusions, implementation, compensation system, allowance, benefits and incentives, additional entitlements, and procedural rules of the GOCCs’ new compensation system. Circulars concerning allowances, bonuses and incentives, among others, were also published.

The GOCCs, through their Governing Boards, are responsible for the proper implementation of the Implementing Guidelines.

To access the CPCS Implementing Guidelines and Circulars, click https://gcg.gov.ph/cpcs/.

GCG launches CPCS Portal

The Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) opens the Compensation and Position Classification System (CPCS) portal on its website.

In view of the Executive Order No. 150, s. 2021, the GCG launched the CPCS page as an online channel dedicated to pertinent announcements and issuances.

The page may be accessed through https://gcg.gov.ph/cpcs/.

E.O. No. 150 Approved by the President

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte approved the new Compensation and Position Classification System (CPCS) through Executive Order No. 150 on 01 October 2021.

E.O. No. 150 details the approved CPCS and Index of Occupational Services, Position Titles, and Job Grades for GOCCs (IOS-G). It also repeals E.O No. 203, s. 2016. It shall apply to all GOCCs, Government Financial Institutions, Government Instrumentalities with Corporate Powers, and Government Corporate Entities including their subsidiaries, under the Republic Act No. 10149.

E.O. no. 150, s. 2021 was published in BusinessMirror on 06 October 2021.

Click here to view E.O. no. 150, s. 2021.

GCG Releases Cybersecurity Guidelines for GOCCs

The GCG releases the Cybersecurity Guidelines for the GOCC Sector to prevent threats in the cyberspace and reinforce systems and operations online.

The Governance Commission recognizes that cybersecurity is a major concern because of the digital transformation of government agencies and instrumentalities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The GOCC Sector is encouraged to align policies to the directives of competent authorities on cybersecurity and data privacy, improve respective cybersecurity frameworks, enterprise risk assessment, regular penetration testing, and adopt a manual on data privacy.

Click here to view the Cybersecurity Guidelines for GOCCs.

GCG Reaps Outstanding Accounting Office Award

The Association of Government Accountants of the Philippines, Inc. (AGAP), conferred the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) with the Outstanding Accounting Office Award for year 2018 on 23 October 2019. AGAP awarded GCG for having exemplary met the criteria of Accuracy, Timeliness, Reliability and Compliance to Accounting Rules and Regulations set by the Committee on Awards.

Supreme Court Issues Rulings Concerning GOCCs

The Supreme Court issued in January 2019 two (2) rulings concerning GOCCs. On 23 January 2019, the Supreme Court declared the absence of authority of the GOCC Board and Management to negotiate economic terms with its employees in GSIS Family Bank vs. Villanueva, G.R. No. 210773. To view GSIS Family Bank vs. Villanueva, click here. It also promulgated on 22 January 2019 a ruling on conformity of GOCCs exempt from the Salary Standardization Law with Presidential Decree No. 1597 in DBP vs. COA, G.R. No. 240569. To view DBP vs. COA, click here.