Severina Buenaflor Salamat

I graduated as a Cum Laude with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in 1981. I was then a student at night and an employee during the day, having worked as a Clerk at the Armed Forces of the Philippines from December 1976 to April 1977, as a Stenographer at the Ministry of National Defense from May 1977 to January 1979, and as a Stenographic Reporter at the Office of Budget and Management from January 1979 to December 1982, where I performed general administrative and secretarial work and prepared minutes/reports of meetings, conferences and investigations.

From December 1982 to December 2017, I gained an extensive experience in human resource at the Human Resources Management Group of the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), a specialized government bank recognized as one of the top 5 banks in the Philippines. I rose from the ranks and held various positions, from Clerk/Typist, Secretary, Technical Specialist, Human Resource Management Officer, Project Assistant to Assistant Department Manager. At LBP, I obtained knowledge and skills in conducting personnel audit, interview and pre-screening of applicants, and orientation/training of new hires; budget preparation; records control; formulation of personnel policies, systems and procedures; supervision/management of the operations and staff involved in employee benefits, payroll, selection/recruitment, promotion, separation, performance and rewards, job evaluation, organizational review, grievance and complaints, labor relations, communications and events, among others. I also managed the implementation and maintenance of the Bank’s HR systems, such as the Human Resource Information System – Payroll, Benefits and Personnel Administration Modules, the Centralized Payroll Generation System for field personnel and the Time and Attendance System. In 2016, I received a Human Resource Professional Certification from the International Federation of Professional Managers Philippines. I availed of the Bank's early separation program on December 31, 2017 to take care of my sick parents.

I am a born-again Christian, an active member and a volunteer Financial Secretary of the Bible Centered Fellowship-Pamilyang Kristiano, handling its finances and preparing monthly/quarterly financial reports.