The Honor Awards program is an annual undertaking of the Civil Service
Commission that recognizes government officials and employees who have displayed
outstanding work performance. The conferment of honor awards aims to motivate or inspire
government employees to improve the quality of their performance and instill deeper
involvement in public service. The search culminates with the recognition and conferment
of awards to deserving public servants during the celebration of the anniversary of the
Philippine Civil Service in September.
On June 19, 1959, the Employee Suggestions and Incentives Awards System
(ESIAS) came into existence under Section 27 of Republic Act No. 2260. ESIAS grants
honorary awards to public servants for their suggestions, inventions and extraordinary
feats that result in economy and efficiency of government operation. It also grants awards
to government employees who perform extraordinary acts or services beyond public
expectations. Awards under RA 2260 were known as Presidential Award, Distinguished Honor
Award, Superior Award and the Meritorious Honor Award. RA 2260 granted a total of 129
honor awards covering the period of 1966 until 1975.
On October 6, 1975, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) was reorganized
by virtue of Presidential Decree 807 or the Civil Service Decree which established, among
others, a new set of rules, regulations and guidelines on ESIAS. The new law modified the
types of honor awards as follows: Presidential or Lingkod Bayan and Silangan
Awards, the Civil Service Commission or Pagasa Award and the Agency or Kapwa Award.
On August 18, 1988 President Corazon C. Aquino issued Executive Order
No. 334 to institute the Presidential Awards for Outstanding Public Service. Based on the
Omnibus Civil Service Rules and Regulations Implementing Book V of Executive Order 292,
the type of honor awards are: the Presidential or Lingkod Bayan Award and the Civil
Service Commission or Pagasa Award.
In 1992, President Aquino issued Executive Order 508 revoking EO 334.
EO 508 instituted the Lingkod Bayan Award as the Presidential Award for Outstanding
Public Service.
President Fidel V. Ramos amended EO 508 in 1993 with Executive Order
No. 77 which clarified the legal basis of the conferment of Lingkod Bayan Award.
Nomination folder containing the following documents shall be submitted in six (6) copies:
1. Properly accomplished nomination form, filled out in a brief and concise manner.
There are two (2) categories of nomination under the HAP:
Nomination for Outstanding Work Performance to be accomplished by
nominators for the Lingkod Bayan and Pagasa Awards using HAP Form No. 1
for individual category and HAP Form No. 1-A for group category; and
Nomination for Exemplary Conduct and Ethical Behavior to be accomplished
by nominators for the Dangal ng Bayan Award using HAP Form No. 2.
The summary of accomplishment should be certified by the nominee,
nominator, the Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence
(PRAISE) Committee Chairperson of the Office or Agency, whether in the
national, provincial or regional level, and the agency head.
2. a. Personal Data Sheet with passport size (1 ½” x 2”) photo of the
nominee with name tag taken in the last six (6) months.
b. Certification and/or copy of the Minutes of the Deliberation on the
nomination by the office, provincial, regional or central PRAISE Committee,
except for nominations of Heads of Departments/ Agencies.
c. Certification issued by the nominee and in the case of posthumous
nomination/s, certification issued by the highest ranking Administrative
Officer or Legal Officer that he/she has not been found guilty of any
administrative or criminal offense involving moral turpitude nor has any
pending administrative or criminal case against him/her at the time of nomination.
d. Detailed information on dismissed cases, if any.
e. Copy of the 2007 Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Networth of the
Nominee certified by the highest ranking Administrative Officer in the
employing agency (for individual nominees).
f. 2008 BIR Tax Clearance (for individual nominees) valid during the nomination period.
g. Photocopies of nominee’s clippings, news items, pictures and other documents to support the nomination.
h. Clearances issued in the last three (3) months from the following agencies in the nominee’s locality:
- National Bureau of Investigation
- Ombudsman
For group nominees using HAP Form No. 1-A, list of names of team members,
including those who do not squarely meet the qualification requirements, with the
following information certified by the highest ranking Administrative Officer or
Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) Committee
Chairperson of the Office or Agency, whether in the national, provincial or regional
level, and the agency head:
- Position and Agency (if nominees belong to different agencies)
- Contribution/s of each nominee (including those of disqualified member/s) to
the group’s accomplishments
- Performance rating for the last two (2) rating periods
- Reason for disqualification of the member/s, if there is any, and
- Personal Data Sheets of the group/team members
- For appointive Barangay officials/employees, Certification issued by the
Barangay Chairperson that the nominee meets the conditions provided under
CSC Resolution No. 011352 dated August 10, 2001.
All nomination documents submitted shall be considered as records of the Commission,
thus, shall no longer be returned to the nominee/s.
VII. PROCEDURE FOR NOMINATION
1. Except those of Heads of Departments, Agencies and elective officials, all nominations
must be submitted in the prescribed form to the office, provincial,
regional or central Committee on Program on Awards and Incentives for Service
Excellence (PRAISE) for the Committee’s evaluation.
2. Nomination must be approved and endorsed by the Office, provincial or regional
PRAISE Committee to the Department/Agency head which in turn endorse the
nomination to the Honor Awards Program Secretariat through the CSC Field
Offices/Regional Offices.
In the absence of a duly constituted and operational PRAISE Committee, the
department/agency (office/unit) cannot nominate or endorse nominations of its
officials and employees to the Honor Awards Program.
In the case of group nominee composed of members from various agencies, the
Chairperson of the PRAISE Committee and Agency Head of the lead agency shall
approve/endorse the nomination.
Department/Agency Head refers to the Department Secretary, President or
Chairperson (in constitutional commissions, government financial institutions, other
national government agencies and state colleges and universities), Governor or Mayor
(in local government units). Heads of agencies also refer to the following officials:
Nominee |
Endorsing Head of Agency |
|
|
| Members/Staff
of the Judiciary |
Supreme Court Chief Justice |
| Members/Staff
of the Senate |
Senate President |
Members/Staff
of the House of
Representatives |
Speaker of the House of
Representatives |
Members/Staff
of the local
Sanggunian |
Vice-Governor/Vice-Mayor |
| Governors/Mayors |
DILG Secretary |
| Punong Barangay |
City/Municipal Mayor |
Where the nominee is the Agency Head, endorsement by the superior
official is required:
| Nominee |
Endorsing Official |
| Department Secretaries |
Executive Secretary |
Heads of Bureaus and
Agencies
Attached to or
Under Departments |
Department Secretary |
| President of SUCs |
Chairperson of the Board
of Regents |
| President of Corporations |
Chairperson of the Board of
Trustees or the Secretary
of the Department to
which the Corporation is
attached |
3. The following data or information must be adequately provided:
For Group Nomination (Lingkod Bayan and Pagasa Awards):
- List of all the names of team members, including disqualified member/s, with
their respective positions and contributions enumerated in detail. For group
nominee with member/s who failed to qualify, state the reason for his/her
disqualification. Only members who squarely meet the qualification requirements
shall be included in the grant of award if selected as awardee. Please refer to
HAP Form No. 1-A.
For Individual Nomination ( Dangal ng Bayan, Presidential or Lingkod Bayan and CSC or
Pagasa Awards):
On Summary of Accomplishment/Norms of Conduct Manifested, the following
information should be provided:
1) Highlight of accomplishments/norms manifested for the last five years.
Presentation of accomplishments/norms manifested should be in order of
significance, complete with descriptions, justifications and proofs and dates
and should adhere to the following pointers:
- use specific terms. Define/clarify terms such as “assisted”, “contributed”
or “facilitated”
- state accomplishments/norms displayed and impact in brief, factual and
bullet form
- present impact of accomplishments by indicating problems addressed,
savings generated, people/office benefited and/or transactions facilitated.
2) For work accomplishment – state whether or not the accomplishments
presented are part of the regular duties of the nominee/their own initiative. If
part of nominee’s regular duties or mandated, cite justifications on why the
accomplishments are considered exemplary of extraordinary.
3) For conduct and ethical behavior – in addition to the presentation of the
summary of exemplary norms of conduct manifested/displayed, give
justifications why the norm/s displayed are considered exemplary or outstanding
4) The nominations of heads of offices, agencies and local government units
should present their individual accomplishments or behavioral norms, not the
accomplishments of the entire unit or agency.
Use English in accomplishing the nomination forms.
4. Although an employee or official may be qualified for any of the three awards, he/she
should be nominated to only one award in a given year.
Honor awardees can still be nominated to the same or to another award five (5) years
after the conferment of his/her award, provided that the nomination is based on new set
of accomplishments and/or exemplary norms/behavior manifested.
Nominees who are recipients of national awards given by private
organizations/institutions shall be automatically considered for the Search.
5. While agencies are expected to nominate their exemplars, there is no limit to the
number of nominees which the agency may field in any of the award categories.
VIII. GROUNDS FOR DISQUALIFICATION OF NOMINATIONS
1. Non-submission of any of the requirements enumerated under Item VII of these
Guidelines;
2. Any misrepresentation of information made in the nomination form and documents
submitted;
3. Non-compliance with the instructions in accomplishing the nomination form; and
4. Nominees requesting Member/s of the Committee on Awards and/or the HAP
Secretariat directly or thru their intermediaries special favor or consideration.
IX. SUBMISSION OF NOMINATIONS
Nominations for all the three (3) award categories must be submitted to any Civil Service
Commission Regional Office or Field Office on or before March 31, 2008.
X. FORMS OF REWARDS AND INCENTIVES
A. Lingkod Bayan and Dangal ng Bayan Awardees
The Lingkod Bayan Awardees, individual and group, shall receive a gold-gilded
medallion and a plaque containing the citation and signature of the President of the
Philippines, P100,000.00 cash reward and other forms of awards and incentives
provided for under Section 5 of Executive Order No. 508 entitled “ Instituting the
Lingkod Bayan Award as the Presidential Award for Outstanding Public Service”
dated March 2, 1992.
The Dangal ng Bayan Awardee shall receive a trophy designed and executed by
National Artist Napoleon V. Abueva, P100,000.00 cash reward and other forms of
incentives and rewards provided for under Section 6, paragraph 3 of Republic Act
6713 otherwise known as “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials
and Employees” dated February 20, 1989.
B. Pagasa Awardees:
The Pagasa Awardees, individual and group, shall receive a gold-gilded medallion, a
plaque containing the citation and signature of the Chairperson of the Civil Service
Commission, and P50,000.00 cash reward.
Nomination Forms
HAP Form 1
HAP Form 1-A
HAP Form 2
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