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

DISCIPLINE

Discipline is perhaps the nature of God least liked by most. Everybody likes a loving, forgiving, understanding, patient, and generous God, but only a few – those who have real encounters with God – appreciate His rebuke and chastisement. According to some religious teachers, discipline is what separates a son from a stranger. Both can have access to the goodness of the Lord, benefit from His overflowing kindness, or enjoy His tender mercies. But only those whom God considers His sons receive admonition and discipline. God cannot apply His rod onto those with whom He does not have a relationship: what strangers suffer are consequences, what sons endure are corrections.

Hence, it is important for us to know where in fact we stand before God. Are we sons or strangers? Do we really know what pleases Him or do we take chances and play truth-or-consequence with Him? Sure everybody wants to become sons, but becoming one does not take place overnight. We must first be acquainted with His ways through His Word, and apply elementary spiritual principles that will lead us to growth and maturity. In the process, we also meet challenges that will test our capacity to apply what we have learned with the expectation that we shall overcome. Some tests will be rigid, others quick and easy, but all those God sends our way shall determine whether or not we have been molded in God’s own image and likeness: in purity and holiness.

If until now you despise correction and discipline, then something must be wrong with your relationship with God. Perhaps you are standing as a stranger, not a son to Him.

ACTION PLAN

1. God has representatives on earth who act as His instruments to bring discipline to our lives: our parents, teachers, employers, and public officials. As a child, resolve now to begin recognizing the discipline they exact on you.

2. Likewise, begin to see your teachers as God’s representatives to bring about order in your life through education. Thus, do not despise their admonitions but recognize them as God’s instructions for your own good.

3. Meanwhile, subordinates and employees must see the rules placed in their workplace as God’s manner to bring discipline on you. If you think these rules are exploitative and abusive, pray that God changes them or that God replaces your leaders. In whatever manner, you must recognize that God only wants to intervene and participate in the daily rudiments of your life.

DECLARATION

I am a son of God. I understand that sonship is a stature and is irrespective of my gender. I know the heart of God my Father and shall thus operate according to His will and words. I shall not despise correction or shun discipline; rather, I shall advocate His righteousness and shall serve as a living proof of His precepts, such that the way I behave shall rebuke unrighteousness among those around me.

PRAYER

Heavenly Father, I thank you for giving me the right to become your Son through your Word. Let me accept your Word completely without being selective in hearing only what my fleshly mind desires. Give me the grace to accept your discipline, mend my ways, and be realigned to your will for my life. I understand that your thoughts of me are good and not evil, and your plans for me are perfect. Send me the power of your Spirit and teach me to live according to your ways. Amen.

SUPPLEMENTARY INPUT

Whoever is slow to anger is more honorable than the mighty soldier, and he who rules and controls his own spirit than he who takes a city.

As Values Restoration Officers, we are part of an army of nation builders, giant slayers and city takers. Whoever is slow to anger is more honorable than the mighty soldier, and he who rules and controls his own spirit than he who takes a city. We ought to be disciplined teachers of values, an honorable alliance of strategic men and women of stature, positioned in precision to be the voice of God in this nation, and what God will say through us, His every Word creates significant moves.

Teachers of Values. Do you not know that as teachers of values, we will be judged with greater strictness? We ought to have greater accountability. It is then required of us to have disciplined lives. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more. Public service is public trust. And God in His Sovereignty, was the one who positioned you there. We always make conscious and careful decisions so that our integrity is not marred. We resolve to guard our hearts for out of it will flow out the issues of life. As speakers of hope, we must keep our hearts pure. No hint of negativity must find its home there. We die daily for the transformation of this nation. We must also be more disciplined not only in diligently improving ourselves through consistent study, but prayerfully living out the values we teach. We choose not to gratify the lusts of the flesh because we do not only care for ourselves but for our families and the people who hear us speak of the values we represent. An ambassador is disciplined. Before somebody becomes a prince, he must go through processes to be so. And you are an ambassador of the transformational values that will restore this nation. Walk the talk cannot be overemphasized.

Strategic. To be strategic, our minds must be disciplined. We will rise with a mind of strategist. We think of values. We think of transformation. Our minds will begin to be like a factory of specific blocks that will be vital in the building of this nation. We will have extraordinary ideas, we will develop new languages that will be the trend in our families, our workplaces, our communities, and our nation will be filled with righteous words and declaration of blessings because we are disciplined in our minds. We think of righteousness, peace, and justice. We strategize with love. Love motivates us to be creative. Love puts us in specific places so we can be the demonstration of God’s love and miracles.

Positioned in Precision. Let us be reminded that we are made in the image and likeness of God. We are His children and any good and loving Father disciplines His children. As children, we inherit. The Philippines is our inheritance. It takes discipline to be positioned in precision. Just like an archer who practices his skill of using a bow to propel arrows so that the target will be hit in precision. You are not only equipped to target hearts of men to be changed, but also to carry a message of righteousness to your specific agencies so that there will be an acceleration of the fulfillment of mission, vision, and goals of your department and eventually this fulfillment will accelerate the destiny of a transformed, corrupt-free Philippines, your breakthrough is the breakthrough of the whole nation. No more delays to the promises of God to be experienced freely in this nation.

Man and Woman who create significant moves. As Values Restoration Officers, the values that we teach and the teacher of the values must become one. The message and the messenger must become one. The word must become flesh so that the nation of the Philippines is transformed through values. This is what we are aiming for, together with all the Values Restoration Officers throughout the land, we labor for righteousness to be the norm in the Philippines because righteousness exalts a nation. This means that every aspect in our lives that does not help us fulfill the destiny we have for our nation must now be cut-off from us. It takes discipline to create significant moves.

The nation, this generation, and the generations to come are in need of disciplined leaders to be models of accurate government. Are you the man? Or shall we look for another one?

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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