Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said on Monday, January 9, that the work done by 894 job order (JO) workers hired by the city government previously could not be identified.
They were removed from the list and the city government now has 2,700 job order workers, he said.
The assignments of all of the JO workers were reviewed to make sure that they are doing actual work, he said.
More JO workers will be hired as additional projects are implemented within the year, he said.
“We want to make sure that all those we hire have something to do…and are actually productive,” he said.
The city government has put in place a scheme to prevent ghost JO workers, he said.
The JO workers, who are hired on a three-month basis, are issued identification cards that state the departments where they are assigned, Benitez said.
The identification cards also have QR codes so their time in and out from work can be recorded, he said.
The appointed JO workers are also being enrolled in an ATM payment system with the LandBank of the Philippines to prevent delays in salaries, he said.
They will not have to wait and fall in line for their salaries, he said.
The city government is also issuing Bacolod Comprehensive Health Care Program identification cards to about 20,000 city residents, the mayor said.
The IDs will also automatically serve as certifications that the holders are indigents when they avail of other services offered by the city, he said.
Meanwhile, the COVID-19 vaccination program of the city government is now being conducted at the City Health Office, the mayor said.
It is back to barracks since the city government has already exceeded its target vaccination numbers, he said.*