City Agriculture Participate in the City Employees Got Talent (August 2, 2011)

During the 14th charter anniversary of the City of Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, Philippines, the challenge was given by the program committee that every department of the Local Government Unit the City of Kabankalan should participate in the contest of the "Got Talent" program. The City Agriculturist Dr. Nemesio Canete being a leader/head of the department organized his men to form a dance team and join dancing with the showdown team at 60 years old with 17 dance members. The trainer was hired for two weeks prior to the date of the presentation. The group member's age is ranging from 26 to 60 years old which made it more


unique from the 7 competing teams. The values of participation, cooperation, unity, and the desire to win, were put into the minds and hearts of the each individual members, thus the perfect highest score of 10 were given by the five judges. Hence, the team garnered the highest point from the rest and declared as the winning team by the jurors. It was just a hypothetical example exhibited by the team of having fun after the daily hectic activities in the agriculture department. It goes with the saying "work and work without fun makes a man dull."
The City Agriculture Department of the City of Kabankalan consist of 251 personnel broken down to the following categories such as; permanent employees - 17; casual employees - 20; Project Charge workers - 70; and volunter workers on honorarium bases such as Barangay Nutrition Scholars - 33; Paravets - 80; Fish Wardens - 10; and forest guards 23. The department consisted of the following divisions such as: crop division; livestock division; fishery division; environment division; and Nutrition Program division. 
Annually the City Government of the City of Kabankalan is conducting socialization among its 1,000plus employees. This is to improve the human relationship and enhance good working relationships toward the attainment of the organizational goals and commitment to its constituency. So that every line organization of the City Administration are made to actively participate in all activities. An incentive scheme is design to enhance employee participation by giving recognition and awards to the performing individuals and organizations in the form of gifts, cash prizes, certificates, and trophies. These are ways of motivating employees and enhancing morale.