Office of the Vice President Mandaluyong City January 15, 2024

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mga Kababayan, Assalamualaikum.

As we welcome 2024, I extend my warmest new year greetings to each and everyone in the Office of the Vice President. As I reflect on our journey in 2023, I am filled with gratitude for the strong spirit of cooperation and unwavering dedication that each of you has demonstrated.

Your resilience, hard work, and commitment to excellence have been nothing short of inspiring. I am confident that 2024 will be a year of even greater accomplishments.

And because of all that we have done together in the past year, I also take pride in standing side by side with you, my Team in the Office of the Vice President, as we celebrate our ISO recertification. Congratulations kaninyong tanan.

Last December, TUVR Philippines recertified our Central Office, as well as our Davao and Panay and Negros Islands Satellite Offices. They looked at various areas like planning, management information, accounting, budgeting, knowledge management, general administration, social services programs, human resources, training, and internal audit.

Today, we have been awarded the ISO Certificates and an Official Audit Report with 13 positive observations for the Office of the Vice-President. Congratulations again to everyone for your dedication and teamwork in implementing quality and efficient management processes.

This ISO certification shows our resolve to serve the Filipino people effectively and with integrity. It is a positive start to our year and marks a new phase in our commitment to public service, aligning us with international management standards.

Let's use this momentum to propel us towards our 2024 Planning Conference. Our goal is to align our office with an even stronger commitment to genuine public service. This event will help us evaluate our performance and explore opportunities for improvement. It is a chance to assess our commitments and foster development.

More importantly, it is a timely venue to define our targets for both 2024 and 2025 across various offices and divisions.

Indeed, I am grateful and proud to work with all of you. Let us remain on course and upbeat on our mission of public service with integrity and heart. Let all our collaborations make a lasting impact on the lives of Filipino people. Our goal is to deliver efficient, accessible, and responsive programs.

Let's keep resilience, integrity, diligence, and excellence at the forefront as we work towards improving the quality of life for all our people.

Again, congratulations kaninyong tanan.

Mga kababayan patuloy po tayong maging MATATAG tungo sa pagtaguyod ng isang Bansang Makabata at mga Batang Makabansa.

Ang lahat ng ginagawa natin ay para sa Diyos, sa bayan, at sa pamilyang Pilipino.

Shukran.