Makati City Mayor Abigail Binay on Tuesday ordered an immediate audit of city government personnel to determine if spouses, relatives, in-laws and friends of people identified with former mayor Romulo Peña Jr. were hired mostly under the Office of the Mayor.
“There is an urgent need for the rationalization of the city government’s organizational structure to promote a higher level of professionalism and competence in the workforce. The end-goal is to make the city government more responsive, more efficient and more effective in providing public service,” Binay said in a statement.
Binay reaquired all departments, offices and institutions under the city government to submit a complete list of personnel, including their respective positions, duties and functions. The mayor also ordered the immediate recall of all detailed personnel to their mother units to facilitate the rationalization process.
Binay reminded the general services department to act promptly to avoid delays in acquiring medical supplies and other needs.
Residents have complained about the lack of medicine, supplies and poor maintenance of facilities at the Ospital ng Makati during the previous administration.
On solid waste management and sanitation, Binay ordered environmental services to ensure regular garbage collection and at the same time make aggressive efforts to enforce waste segregation at source among households and establishments. She cited the need for tie-ups with non- government organizations for more materials recovery facilities and waste markets to promote recycling and waste reduction.
“Garbage is a parochial concern. Aside from better waste management, we will be very aggressive in clearing sidewalks of all kinds of obstruction to give them back to pedestrians. We will instill discipline in Makati and make our streets safe and walkable,” Binay said.
Binay also directed the city social welfare department to prioritize the relocation of informal settler families that have taken over certain streets in the barangays, posing serious concerns on sanitation, order and security.
Meanwhile, following an inspection of City Hall offices last week, Binay said she has plans to relocate all offices with high foot traffic to the first five floors. Offices that have little interaction with the public will be relocated to higher floors.
“We will do everything possible to make our frontline services more accessible and convenient for our constituents and stakeholders, including the business sector,” Binay said.
On June 30, the mayor formally appointed key city officials, including lawyers Claro Certeza and Michael Arthur Camina, as city administrator and legal officer, respectively.
Binay also appointed Arnold Magpantay as city general services officer, engineer Elmer Acuesta as city engineer, and Rhoderick Torres as city budget officer.
