MANILA, Philippines — As most local government units (LGUS) have adopted a four-day workweek scheme, the Quezon City government announced that City Hall personnel would have a work-from-home arrangement every Monday in compliance with the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Mayor Joy Belmonte said on Wednesday that despite the adjusted work arrangement, all basic and essential services would be available from Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The operations of essential, vital, and frontline offices, including those responsible for health services, law and order, social services, and business and tax assessment and collection, will continue without disruption, Belmonte said.
All meetings would be conducted virtually while onsite seminars and training activities will be temporarily postponed.
“We understand that the city government’s services should never be impeded. Even with the implementation of a one-day work-from-home arrangement for administrative and clerical employees, our programs and services will remain fully available to our residents,” the mayor said.
A monitoring mechanism to ensure that employees under the work-from-home arrangement would continue to fulfill their duties and maintain productivity would be established, according to the city’s Human Resource and Management Department.
Belmonte encouraged her constituents to maximize the city government’s digital platforms.
“It is also high time for the public to fully utilize the digital services we have put in place to make government transactions faster, easier, and more accessible,” she said.
Residents may access a wide range of city services including scholarship applications, financial assistance, and permit applications 24/7 through the QC E-Services portal.
