This document discusses public service as a career choice and considerations for those entering government employment. It addresses that public servants take an oath to serve and protect the interests of citizens and are entrusted with public funds. As such, they are expected to be competent, have integrity, and be committed to serving the public good. The document argues that only the most qualified individuals who are honest, trustworthy, dedicated and professional should enter public service roles. It stresses the importance of differentiating and selecting the best possible workforce for government positions.

1.  Public Service 
a Distinct Career Choice
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2. Public Service …
… is improving the lives of the
sovereign citizen-taxpayers Is NOT …
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3. Personal Challenges
Working in Government is…
PUBLIC SERVICE -
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4. Being a Government Employee
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William Arthur Ward

5. Pondering on Considerations and
Preparations for a Future Scenario
Influencing Factors Imagining a Future
Ambition
Money/Fund
Education/
Institutions
Residence/Location
Employment/
Market Prospect
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6. Basic Occupational End-Goals
Own
Business
/Entre-
preneur
Employee
/Worker
Farmer-
Producer
Public
Servant/
Government
Employee
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7. Decision Points:
Objective, Commitment, Aspiration
INCREASED
INCOME and
LEISURE
BUSINESS
OWNERS
FARMER-
PRODUCERS
EMPLOYEES
PUBLIC
SERVANTS
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8. Rules of Engagement
in Government
Employment
More
DON’Ts
than
DOs
…in Government
Employment
PUBLIC
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
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NOTE: GAA – General Appropriations Act

9. Issue of Credibility
S T A T E WORKERS
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10. Issues Affecting the Bureaucracy
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11. “It’s WHO you know”, CONTACTS –
how should this matter?
Businessman/
Entrepreneur
Employee/
Worker
Farmer-
Producer
Public
Servant
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The Unquantified Effects of Misfits in
Public Service

13. Whose INTEREST
should be SERVED?
Whose WELFARE
should be PROTECTED?
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14. HILARIO P. MARTINEZ 14
Respect for “Constituency and Public
Service”

15. Rationale for Government Employees
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PROGRAMS AND
PROJECTS FOR
SOCIAL SERVICES
PROGRAMS AND
PROJECTS FOR
ECONOMIC
INFRASTRUCTURES
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16. A Prescription … and an Oath
If “…Public Servants
shall remain
accountable to the
public at all times…”
(Phil. Constitution)
…then, shouldn’t they
also prove themselves
to be competent and
committed at all times
to serve and protect
the public and the
public interest?
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17. The Burden of Public Service and the
Criticality of Civil Service Reforms
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Government officials and employees takes an
oath to serve, protect and defend the country,
and the interest and welfare of the public
Government officials and employees are
entrusted with enormous resources drawn
and contributed by citizens-taxpayers
As stewards of huge state wealth and public
funds, they are expected to be intellectually
capable and armored with integrity
Competency, not civil service eligibilities,
builds professionalism and reinforces integrity
in the workplace

18. Public Service is all about CHARACTER
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19. Public Service requires Teams of
Competent and Good Performers
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See www.slideshare.net for
“CAPE-GPS” for details

20. Proposed New “Rules of the Game”
[ONLY the Competent and Good Performers in Public Service]
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22. HILARIO P. MARTINEZ 22
See www.slideshare.net for “Differentiated
Selection of Public Servants” for details

23. Public Service is a COMMITMENT
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24. To best serve Public Interest, Requires a
Deliberate Selection and Discrimination of
Workforce
Only for the honest and
trustworthy,
Persevering and
dedicated to serve the
public,
Strong willed but humble,
and
Preferably among the
best of professionals
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N O T J U S T A N Y B O D Y C A N S E R V E

25. From OUTPUT to OUTCOME
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DESIRED
ANTICIPATED