COTABATO CITY (April 29) — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao government is stepping up efforts to professionalize its workforce, with senior officials undergoing specialized training aimed at raising human resource standards across the region.
The Office of the Chief Minister (OCM), through its Human Resource Development Committee, partnered with the Civil Service Commission–BARMM to conduct a two-day training on the Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management (PRIME-HRM) on April 27–28 at the Bangsamoro Government Center.
The training gathered directors and middle managers, focusing on strengthening how government offices hire, evaluate, and develop their personnel—key processes that directly affect the quality of public service in communities.
“These core HRM systems are considered the heart of PRIME-HRM,” said Dominador Gonzales Jr., who served as resource speaker.
He underscored that effective recruitment, performance management, training, and employee recognition are essential to building a responsive and professional bureaucracy.
“We need to motivate our employees to excel and foster a culture of excellence and innovation in public service delivery,” Gonzales said.
Officials were also guided through the different levels of HR maturity—from basic compliance with civil service rules to more advanced systems that use competency-based tools in selecting and promoting personnel.
For communities, the reforms aim to translate into better frontline services, from faster processing of documents to more accountable and capable public servants.
Gonzales noted that the OCM has consistently complied with required standards, signaling readiness to move toward higher levels of HR development.
The CSC said the initiative is part of a broader push to help BARMM agencies reach higher PRIME-HRM maturity levels, strengthening governance and improving service delivery across the region.
