1. The Civil Service Commission (CSC), under the auspices of the Honor Awards Program (HAP), announces the 2016 Search for Outstanding Public Officials and Employees through the enclosed CSC Memorandum Circular No. 03, s. 2016.
2. The Search aims to recognize outstanding public officials and employees, individuals and/or group of individuals, who have shown excellence or utmost dedication and commitment in the public service.
3. The Search covers three award categories:
a. Presidential Lirigkod Bayan Award;
b. The Outstanding Public Officials and Employees Awards
or the Dangal ng Bayan Award; and
c. Civil Service Commission Pagasa Award.
4. The Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) Committee at the schools, schools divisions, and regional levels shall screen and evaluate all nominations for the different types of awards.
5. The regional office shall submit the accomplished nomination forms and a consolidated summary of outstanding accomplishments of their selected nominees duly signed by the Chairperson of the Regional PRAISE Committee in conformity with DepEd Order No. 9, s. 2002 entitled Establishing the Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) in the Department of Education, to the DepEd PRAISE Committee, Attention: Employee Welfare Division, Bureau of Human Resource and Organizational Development (EWD, BHROD), Department of Education (DepEd) Central Office, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City, not later than March 11, 2016. In turn, the EWD shall prepare the corresponding endorsement to the CSC for the Secretary’s signature.
6. The nomination documents together with the endorsement of the Secretary, shall then be returned by the EWD to the concerned regional office for submission to the counterpart CSC regional/field office with the complete documentary requirements on or before March 31, 2016. The CSC Regional HAP Secretariat shall select the regional winners and submit them to the National HAP Secretariat for evaluation and selection of the national winners.
7. The following documents, and other related materials, may be secured from the CSC regional and field offices nationwide or may be downloaded on the CSC website: www.csc.gov.ph:
Enclosure No. 1 – MC No. 3, s. 2016 entitled Public Officials and Employees
Enclosure No. 2 – Guidelines on the Search for Outstanding Public Officials and Employees
Enclosure No. 3 – HAP Form No. 1 (Individual Category)
Enclosure No. 4 – HAP Form No. 2 (Group Category)
HAP Form No. 2A (for Group Nomination Only)
Enclosure No. 5 – HAP Form No. 3
8. For more information, all concerned may contact the Honor Awards Program (HAP) Secretariat, Public Assistance and Information Office, Civil Service Commission (CSC) at telephone nos. (02) 931-7993; (02) 932-0382 or through email at paio.paspdcsc.gov.ph and hapsecretariat@yahoo.com .
9. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.
