The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) supports the nomination of former Undersecretary Alicia R. Bala to head the Civil Service Commission (CSC).

“Our congratulations to Usec. Bala on the well-deserved nomination. She is an exemplary public servant, and will undoubtedly contribute to sustain the gains of the CSC in promoting the welfare of civil servants,” Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said.

The Secretary added that the recent experience of Usec. Bala as deputy secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Socio-Cultural Community will provide an international perspective to the CSC operations, which can bring the country’s civil service to global standards.

From the ranks

Usec. Bala earned her degree in social work from the Centro Escolar University and finished graduate studies, also on social work, from the University of the Philippines.

After graduation from college, she worked briefly with a non-government organization (NGO) before joining the DSWD as a training officer. She then assumed various positions including heading the Personnel Development Service of the DSWD.

With her dedication and hard work, Ms. Bala rose from the ranks and became DSWD Undersecretary before assuming her post at the ASEAN.

She was conferred the Career Executive Service Officer (CESO) rank in 1999 and was named as Outstanding CESO in 2012. ###