Wednesday, October 5, 2011

NBI Sucks

Do you know how hard it is to accomplish the necessary requirements for employment in our country?

My twin sister KC has just resigned from his former job last month and is now accepted at a new agency with better benefits and a promising career. But before he can start working, he must first submit pre-employment records e.g. NSO certified birth certificate, medical and health certificates, police clearance and NBI clearance to name a few.

Here’s his story.

It's a gloomy Tuesday morning when i went out from our palace to comply my pre-employment requirements. I said to myself 'perfect walang init'. Haha!

1st stop- Sangguniang Panglungsod ng Davao. I was amazed because they have an automated system. After 5 minutes I am done paying the necessary dues for getting a Police Clearance with no hassle. I went straight to DCPO (Davao City Police Office) to claim my clearance, and kahit maraming nakapila, mabilis ang processing. Kudos to them!


2nd Stop- NBI. I arrived at exactly 11:05 and throngs of people are already there, maluluma ang palengke on a Sunday. Yes, Palengke nga. It's been 3 years na rin since I requested for an NBI clearance and it wasn't like this before. I asked the lady sitting right next to me, "Atch what's the first step?". She replied, "Kuha ka ng form dun sa gilid". So I did, I went straight to the area to fill up the necessary form. Sidenote: Ang taba nung lalake in-charge ng mga forms. Yes, yun lang ang trabaho niya, ang mag-distribute at mag-instruct kung anong isusulat. Feeling ko lang pera ng mga taxpayers ang laman ng tiyan niya, as we all know NBI is one of the most corrupt government agencies in the Philippines. After filling out the form I gave it back to King Kong for screening and marked my form #463.



OMG!

Priority number pala yun? So I waited and observed the surrounding. There were 7 windows processing the clearance including the cashier. Windows 1-3 will validate if the information is correct. Windows 4 and 5 is for biometric fingerprint charmos whatsoever. While window 6 is for releasing. Window 1 incharge called out a number and to my shock it's number 141, and take note 12noon na yun ha. I decided to take my lunch at the nearby Jollibee to get a fix of my favourite Hash Brown burger while waiting for my number to be called.

Busog! I went ahead to my next destination.

3rd stop- NSO. As usual mukha rin siyang palengke sa sobrang dami ng tao.



Fortunately I completed my transaction at aroung 2:15PM, which is kinda long but dramatically fast than I expected considering the number of people standing by. Abtik! Good Job NSO!


I went back to NBI at around 2:30PM.

Jusko! Nasa 300+ pa yung tinatawag.



At dahil dun, naisipan kong kumuha ng pictures sa paligid for documentation. 3PM pa lang closed na ang Cashier.



Amazing!

I noticed someone in the corner acting relatively fast compared to the people processing our NBI clearances. Si Manang and her coffee vending machine.







I wonder, sino kaya may-ari nun? Si Manang? Or an NBI employee perhaps? Is that even allowed? Is she paying someone para payagan siyang mag-negosyo sa loob ng NBI compound? In fairness ha, mabilis siyang kumilos at mag-refill!

Well, napagod na ako at na-bore so I diverted my attention to something beneficial and relevant. There's a cutie wearing an orange shirt.



Aura ang lola niyo sa gilid niya and he started talking to me. Napansin yata ang ganda ko. He asked, "Apply ka work?" I smiled and replied, "Yes, asikaso ko rin yung mga requirements ko". He smiled back. I giggled. Tse!

So, to make this story short I got my clearance at past 5PM, and left the NBI premises with a heavy heart. Slight.



Buti na lang, Glenn Morales, the eye-candy wearing ponkan shirt made my NBI experience worth-remembering.

To the NBI, please improve your system. It is not just gay-friendly but not friendly at all. Nakakaagnas ng beauty. Hahaha!

Seriously, I know you are doing your best to serve as much as many people but hey, making them wait the whole day is not productive at all. There are a lot of things people can do within the waiting period applicants are suffering. I know for sure that this is not an isolated case because I am aware of complaints from other regional offices too. We are just lucky here in Davao that there is ventilation (although not enough) unlike the one I saw on GMA News TV where the applicants are exposed outside, under the heat of the sun, or rain.

If indeed you are upgrading your system, please make it fast. Considering the number of people I saw in your office not doing anything, you have enough manpower. You might need to evaluate or re-assess their work load too, to maximise their use.

That's all.

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