The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-III (RTWPB-III) facilitated the 7S of Good Housekeeping training for Clark Development Corporation (CDC) on 09 July 2026 at the Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga. This productivity toolbox session aimed to update employees’ knowledge and strategies in housekeeping, as the uniquely-developed National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) module contains two additional S upgrading Japan’s 5S methodology.

Over 40 participants from CDC’s frontline services, safety, and maintenance units attended the training. Mr. Roberto P. Torres, Senior Labor and Employment Officer, explained the concept of 7S as a method to improve workplace productivity and safety. He also guided the participants in developing their 7S program.

His sessions highlighted the benefits of incorporating 7S and how maintenance of the methodology through implementation of 7S program paired with 7S audit can reinforce the attitude to maintain daily workplace orderliness, thereby improving safety and productivity levels.

Meanwhile, Ms. Kiara Francesca Songsong, Administrative Assistant I, guided the participants as she discussed the 7S methodology – Sort, Systematize, Sweep, Standardize, Safety, Self-discipline, and Sustain. She also noted the importance of seeing 7S as a crucial method that needs to be integrated in the work process.

“The problem is if we only think that something is a basic thing such as 7S is only about cleaning, it does not mean we are doing it nor does it not ensure we are doing something properly. That is why we have to make sure it is integrated in our system, that our idea of 7S now also encompasses productivity and safety,” said Ms. Songsong.

The 7S of Good Housekeeping introduces a workplace organization method consisting of different approaches to maintain a tidy, clutter-free work area that fosters efficiency and improves productivity.

Through interactive activities and discussions, participants acknowledged their tendency to keep unnecessary items, often anchored on uncertainty of their future relevance (i.e., can be used in the future) and complexity of disposal procedures (e.g., filing of paperwork). They then committed to reflecting on disposal processes that create bottlenecks and to applying some 7S principles they find relevant to improve their daily operations in terms of efficiency, safety, and orderliness. (Kiara Francesca Songsong)