Our PESO manager is a cheerful multitasker

Mr. Melchor Alcala Cui, Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO) Manager, willingly disclosed his life story from the least expected information like the year of his birth, to the most anticipated information like the awards he received in his work.

This cheerful man was born on January 6, 1957. He resides at #40 J.P. Rizal St., Talisay, Balanga City with his wife Nelissa and two children namely Ana Kristina and Jake Renzo.

He pursued his elementary education at Samal North Elementary School in 1969, his high school education at Christ the King High School in Sta. Rita, Olongapo City in 1973, and his degree in Accounting at Bataan Colleges in 1986.

During college, he was not the typical school-home boy, he was a certified working student. He worked as an Assistant Manager in Rucon Agro-Industrial Corporation in Pto. Rivas during the morning, and he attended his classes in BC during the night.

After he earned his degree in Accounting, he applied at the Provincial Government of Bataan in the Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) as PPDO Project Development Officer II. He worked there from 1992 to 1995. After that, he transferred to Provincial Cooperative Development Office (PCEDO). From 1995 to 2007, he was promoted to a series of positions – Cooperative Development Specialist III to Cooperative Development Specialist IV to Assistant Department head.

Finally, in 2007, he transferred to the Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO) as the Officer in Charge. Up until now, he still manages the said office.

Mr. Cui shared some of his and his office’s achievements. Some of which are: a certificate of commendation in recognition of the indefatigable support and commitment to promote the welfare of the Overseas Filipino Workers and their families, a certificate of recognition for being the 8 th place in Good Office Housekeeping Practices as defined by the principles of 5S, a certificate of appreciation to VAC #25: Register 20,000 applicants in BMRS/Jobstreet by March 2015, and many more.

When asked what is his office’s most significant accomplishment to date, he answered that it is the link of PESO to the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) because through that, applicants wouldn’t have to go to Mariveles to personally look for a job, but they can visit the PESO Facebook page instead for easy access of the employment information.

Aside from all those work-related things, Mr. Cui is still not a school-home boy or in today’s case, a work-home man. He balances his daily life with work and sports, specifically tennis and golf. He plays tennis every day at the Balanga City Tennis Club in Bagumbayan. And not only that, he occasionally does food trips with his family in Japanese and Chinese Cuisines.

Mr. Cui indeed mastered the art of multitasking. He is not contented in just attending school, just doing work, or just playing sports, but he can manage to engage in diverse fields and even excel in them.