MODEL ENTERPRISES. Winners of the Productivity Olympics 2019 of the Department of Labor and Employment Western Visayas (DOLE 6) pose for a photo after an awarding ceremony in a hotel in this city's Mandurriao district on Monday (July 1, 2019). DOLE 6 noted the best practices of the winners should serve as examples to other companies and enterprises. (PNA Photo by Gail Momblan)
ILOILO CITY -- The best practices of the productivity Olympics regional winners should be an example for other micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) official in Western Visayas said Monday.
Together with the National Wages and Productivity Board 6 (NWPB) and Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB), the DOLE has awarded five productive enterprises in a ceremony in a hotel in this city’s Mandurriao district.
“The awards given to them should serve as an example for other companies,” Cyril Ticao, DOLE 6 regional director, said in an interview.
He said other enterprises should emulate the best practices of the regional winners.
Criteria for choosing the winners include total productivity, expansion and growth, management of people, among others.
The Dreamers Valley Camp and Resort was named winner for the agri-business, micro-enterprise category; Belison Multi-Purpose Cooperative Dairy Enterprise for industry, micro-enterprise category; Pontevedra People’s Multi-Purpose Cooperative for service, small enterprise category; Harbor Town Hotel Management for service, small enterprise category; and Barbaza Multi-Purpose Cooperative for service, medium enterprise category.
Rebecca Rascon, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Western Visayas regional director and RTWPB member, meanwhile, noted that two of the awardees were clients of DTI’s shared service facility (SSF).
The awarding has the DTI’s full support.
“Barbaza Multi-Purpose and Belison Multi-Purpose were given our SSF and its good that they were declared winners because they will be encouraged more to improve their business operation,” Rascon said in a separate interview.
She said productivity in enterprises is important as the enterprise can deliver quality service and products its clients are looking for.
Rascon also noted that productivity is not only based on the output of employees but also their safety.
“We also promote safe work practices to avoid incidents that can harm the employees,” she said.
Feliza Necesario, Barbaza Multi-Purpose Cooperative board of director, thanked the DOLE for the award.
Necesario said one of their best practices is always taking care of its estimated 130 employees in Panay.
“Our employees are satisfied with their workplace and they are satisfied with their salary. They are encouraged to be more productive because they are well-compensated with bonuses, and the likes,” Necesario said.
Keeping a good working condition also contributes to the productivity of the employees, she added. (PNA)
