Council for the Restoration of Filipino Values (CRFV)

COUNCIL FOR THE RESTORATION OF FILIPINO VALUES (CRFV)

Civil Service Commission Accredited Learning and Development Institute

"We believe that the values of Love of God, Stewardship of Resources, Sanctity of Marriage, Truthfulness, Selfless Love, Respect for Authority, need to be enhanced among the government officials and employees to enable them to have the moral strength to resist the temptations of corruption by living Godly lives."

WEEKLY VALUE FOCUS

ORIGINALITY

Filipinos are known worldwide for being the original copycats. Earlier, it was mentioned how seemingly desperate we are for imitating how foreigners look, move, and sound. Moreover, impersonation has become a flourishing trade for local entertainers such as Willie Nepomuceno, Ate Glow, and Jon Santos, whose antics to make us laugh they owe to equally prominent personalities like former Presidents Joseph Estrada, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and Fidel V. Ramos.

The problem with imitation, however, is it being used as a skill to proliferate illegal business like piracy of movies, music, software, and other electronically produced products. Imitation is also the devious spirit behind reproduction of credit card and ATM duplicates using gadgets attached to POS machines. It’s the same tactic employed by syndicates to break into highly fortified buildings to steal money, gems, or even assassinate political or business adversaries.This extreme end of the spectrum has associated imitation withcriminals and social menaces.

Nonetheless, imitation as a craft can never be altogether regarded as evil. Again, it is for this reason that Filipinos could easily adapt to any culture, language, and system, making us suitable for employment and deployment to any nation, tongue, and tribe. Our natural flair to quickly blend in to our environment has also made us proficient missionaries and voyagers. With God wanting nothing but to win the world back to Him, it will be no surprise to find Filipinos at the forefront of every revival.

ACTION PLAN

Become the original radical among your peers and colleagues. Stop buying pirated CDs and DVDs. You will not only save the business of investors who produced the original items, you will also increase revenues for our government. This will mean more funds to sustain projects and programs for the nation. Imagine, by simply refusing to buy imitation, you can participate in God’s original design of order, lawfulness, and honesty-based progress.

DECLARATION

I am an imitator of God. I shall imitate only those that rightfully deserve to be multiplied: good words and good deeds. I shall not patronize piracy as a testament of my adherence to originality and respect to intellectual property rights. I am original, I will never settle as an imitation of somebody else’s personality, ways, and style. Thus, whatever I believe I originally have, I will nurture to the best that I could to benefit my country and fellowmen.

PRAYER

Heavenly Father, I believe you are the origin of all goodness, skills, and crafts. Allow me to see the original gifts you gave me and my uniqueness as an individual: my unique genetic makeup, color of skin, height, and language. Teach me not to compare myself with others but to consider myself uniquely special in your eyes. Give me also the grace to overcome the temptation to imitate what is not pleasing, but at all times adhere to the codes of integrity and honest living. Amen.

SUPPLEMENTARY INPUT

The mind of God in us allows us to be creative and imaginative to bring about innovations.

Often, the word originality is confined to locally produced products from raw materials endemic in a certain area. However, originality, as defined by Cambridge Dictionary, is “the quality of being special and interesting and not the same as anything or anyone else.” It is noteworthy therefore to say that originality is the ability to think independently and creatively.

A wise king and writer once said; “That which has been being that which will be [again], and that which has been done is that which will be done again. So there is nothing new under the sun.” He was very observant, realizing that what was thought of as new, was related to an already existing idea or principle. With this case, we are being encouraged to practice originality. Again, it is about thinking creatively outside the box. Let us first re-organize and sort out familiar things around us including our daily routines as well as innovating materials, tools and, technology to improve what are already available.

Re-organizing or innovation takes a certain degree of difficulty. For one, we will be accused of reinventing the wheel especially if things are working well. While it may be functioning, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it cannot be improved, especially if it meets the demands of the present time and will prepare us for the future. Another, we have been bombarded and comfortable with traditional knowledge, it either bogged us down or allowed us to not get out of our comfort zones. There is a need to challenge and activate originality.

Originality stirs inspiration from within. It inspires us to be connected to who we are internally, and that is, is uniquely created in the image and likeness of God. We shall appreciate what we already have, then see and understand things according to the mind of the Lord. To operate in the mind of God means we possess a breakthrough mindset which is very powerful. Progressive thinking, on the other hand, provides new perspectives that will eventually bring about innovative ideas and actions. This progressive truth and revelation will allow us to do every single thing differently and excellently compared to others, resulting in productivity and profitability - in our families, workplace, and society. As we demonstrate progressive truth, others shall be set free from mediocrity and familiarity. Inevitably, excellence is expected and can be differentiated significantly with those created in lower and old standards.

Therefore, be original and authentic through the mind of the Lord that is in us.
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CRFV Highlights

We are part of a generation of "BREED WITHOUT GREED". A radical opposition to corruption; Godly seeds in the Land who have chosen to make a difference; standing up against all forms of wickedness and winning by righteousness!

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CRFV was recently appointed as the implementing Civil Society Organization of the Values Restoration Program (Civil Service Commission Announcement No. 40 s. 2013) empowering the organization to deliver its advocacy to all Constitutional Bodies, Departments, Bureaus and National Government Agencies (NGAs); Local Government Units (LGUs); Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs) with original charters; and State Universities and Colleges (SUCs).

There is a nationwide launching and discussion of a common value each week.

The Council for the Restoration of Filipino Values (CRFV) is a non-government organization (NGO) dedicated to the effort in transforming the Filipino public servant and the local government leadership to subscribe to the Code of Ethics and Values that shall provide our nation, the Philippines, with righteous, incorruptible, and sincere service towards a graft free society through the help and guidance of the word of GOD consistent to the exemplary life of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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VRP / GMRC Grand launching & vro capacity building highlights

overwhelming support

The event was supported fully by the Office of the President through Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs, Atty. Francis N. Tolentino, who delivered President Rodrigo Duterte's speech (please click here to read PRRDs message).
The unwavering support by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) is also very evident and has greatly contributed to the success of the launching and capacity building. The Commission was represented by Director IV Arthur Luis Florentin and has discussed the topic, "Values to Virtues - The Making of Excellent Servant Leaders".
In addition, CRFV is very grateful to the Province of Ilocos Sur. A special thank you to Provincial Governor Ryan Luis Singson, for the warm welcome and generosity .
To Judge Dolores Espanol of Transparency International-Philippines, thanks, for her unbridled support of CRFV's advocacy.
The Values Restoration Officers (VROs), for continually toiling with us in pushing the VRP, and for deeming it important to join the family, not only to celebrate but to come together and be strengthened and empowered to push our agenda to the next level.
Lastly, to all other government employees and officials and some private sector representatives, who were very encouraged and will soon be appointed as VROs. They saw hope for the Philippines and has seen themselves as part of the great Philippines that is about to come forth.

more agencies and departments responding

The first to respond to the VRP, since CRFV started training and appointing Values Restoration Officers back in 2015 are DPWH, DA, DAR, DENR, DILG and its attached agencies and bureaus, by issuing either a memorandum or a department order. This has opened many doors and has allowed the Council to appoint more than 1,000 VROs before the end of 2017. An overwhelming support to the VRP also came from SEC, BOC, NAPOLCOM and more for their eagerness to working out the VRP in their offices.
Through CSC Announcement No. 26, s. 2017, delegates from other agencies were able to join the event and we are looking forward to working with them in the days to come. This includes Landbank, the Bureau of Corrections, DFA, DOT, DepEd, SUCs and more.

there is hope for the philippines, the soul of asia.

A new Philippines will be birthed in our lifetime. We are part of the finishing generation who are arrows in the Hands of the Almighty God, to establish righteousness within our spheres of influence, particularly through our roles as public servants. Raised and fashioned for this purpose, attendance to the said event is not an accident, VRO or non-VRO, PSR or organic employee, it doesn't matter. What counts the most is the fulfillment of God's promise to the Nation through the select people he gathered during this event.
Dr. Jonathan David, the Presiding Apostle of the International Strategic Alliance of Apostolic Churches (ISAAC), based in Muar, Malaysia, validated the mandate and has encouraged the delegates through his video message played during the event (click here to watch the video)

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