THE Progressive Alliance of Capitol Employees (Pace) has filed a formal administrative complaint against lawyer Annabelle Palic, Human Resource Management Office (HRMO) head, before the office of Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson for alleged acts of oppression, prejudicial to public interest and grave abuse of discretion.
Renelo Lastierre, Pace president, said the filing of complaints against Palic was made Tuesday, July 6, after the Union's Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution, is also supplemented by the petition signed by 694 employees of the Provincial Government.
Lastierre said the complaint stemmed from accusations of some aggrieved Capitol employees, including those who already retired from government service, against her.
"We believe that her continued existence in the Provincial Government will be prejudicial to the interest of the Provincial Government, and will do more harm to the administration of Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson," Lastierre said.
He said the morale of Capitol employees will be uplifted if their complaints are given due considerations.
The concerned Capitol employees, according to Lastierre, executed sworn statements alleging of being deprived of leave credits during the Covid-19 pandemic, while retirees encountered difficulties in accessing their documents, which constitutes oppression.
"The entire workforce believes that the character and attitude of Palic are never fit to be part of public service, or as a public servant, because she never had the heart and compassion for workers of this Province, and she had continuously displayed such arrogance to workers plight, which affects the productivity and working environment in this province," the Pace, in its approved resolution, claimed.
"We pray with all good intentions that the provincial government will be informed and that the workforce morale will be uplifted by the giving of due consideration to the mentioned complaint," it also said.
Lastierre also said they will also file administrative and criminal complaints against Palic before the Office of the Ombudsman.
The Pace also welcomes the "reforms for all" being undertaken by the Provincial Government, rehabilitating the core attitude to serve than to be served, and restoring and integrity and virtues of public servants as Kawani ay Bayaning Manggagagawa, government employees as "Heroes in Public Service."
Palic was reassigned at the Negros First Cyber Centre after a petition against her by the union last year.
Palic could not be reached for comment, as of this time.