The Civil Service Commission (CSC) invites nominations to the 2024 Search for Outstanding Government Workers! CSC Regional and Field Offices will be accepting nominations until 31 March 2024. For the directory of CSC offices, click here
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Submission of nomination documents may be done online/electronically. Contact your CSC Regional or Field Offices for submissions.
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Know more about the Search for Outstanding Government Workers below:
What is the Search for Outstanding Government Workers?
Under the Honor Awards Program (HAP), the CSC holds the annual Search for Outstanding Government Workers to recognize civil servants with outstanding contributions and display of exemplary behavior.
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 every September.
Who may nominate?
Government agencies are expected to nominate their exemplars. The human resource management office/officers of the agency shall be responsible for preparing the nomination of the official or employee or group/team.
Any private individual or organization may recommend an individual or group of individuals for a specific category of the Search, to the concerned government agency. It shall undergo evaluation of the PRAISE Committee and endorsement of the head of agency, if qualified.
Who may be nominated?
- All appointive officials and employees holding permanent, temporary, coterminous, contractual, casual, provisional, substitute, fixed term status of employment in the government, whether stationed in the Philippines or abroad;
- Military,
- Elective officials;
- Elective and appointive barangay officials and employees may also be nominated, provided they meet all the following conditions pursuant to Civil Service Commission (CSC) Resolution No. 01-1352dated August 10, 2001 on the “Recognition of the Barangay Secretary and Barangay Treasurer as Government Employees” (Annex A):
- Respective appointment papers are submitted to the CSC for records purposes;
- Positions have fixed salary in accordance with the salary schedule provided for in Local Budget Circular No. 63, s. 1996;
- Meet the qualification requirements set in the Local Government Code of 1991; and
- Attendance and service records are kept and maintained in the barangay office
- Posthumous nominations may be made for a public servant who died in the line of duty or in the pursuit of his/her official duties and responsibilities as a civil servant. Posthumous nominations should be formalized within 12 months from the time of death of the government official or employee; and
Note: Those who are under extension of service are not qualified.
What are the award categories?
The three award categories under the HAP are:
(1) Presidential Lingkod Bayan (PLB) Award (for individuals or groups), pursuant to Executive Order No. 508, s. 1992, is an award for outstanding work performance and contributions with national impact;
(2) Outstanding Public Official and Employee Award or Dangal ng Bayan (DNB) Award is an award for performance of extraordinary act or public service and consistent demonstration of exemplary ethical behavior under Republic Act No. 6713, otherwise known as the “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees”; and
(3) Civil Service Commission Pagasa (Pagasa) Award (for individuals or groups), pursuant to Executive Order No. 292 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, recognizes superior work performance and outstanding contributions benefiting an office, agency, community, or region.
What are the rewards and incentives at stake?
Pursuant to Section 5 of Executive Order No. 508 entitled, “Instituting the Lingkod Bayan Award as the Presidential Award for Outstanding Public Service” dated 2 March 1991, Presidential Lingkod Bayan awardees are entitled to the following rewards and incentives:
- Automatic promotion to the next higher position suitable to qualifications and with commensurate salary effective from the date of the conferment of the award; provided that, if there is no next higher position or it is not vacant, said position shall be included in the next budget of the office, except when the creation of a new position would result in distortion in the organizational structure of the department, office or agency. Where there is no next higher position immediately available, a salary increase equivalent to the next higher position shall be given and incorporated in the basic pay. When a new position is created, that which is vacated shall be deemed abolished;
- Cash reward in the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (PHP200,000) for individual awardees and One Hundred Thousand Pesos (PHP100,000) for each member of a group awardee with a maximum five (5) members;
- Gold-gilded medallion;
- Presidential plaque with citation and signature of the President of the Philippines;
- Scholarship grant for awardee or one (1) qualified designated beneficiary to pursue a baccalaureate, master or doctorate degree effective within five (5) years from the conferment of the award; and
- Free one-time executive check-up effective within one (1) year from the date of conferment of the award.
Pursuant to Section 6 of Republic Act No. 6713, otherwise known as the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, Outstanding Public Officials and Employees or Dangal ng Bayan awardees’ are entitled to the following rewards and incentives:
- Automatic promotion to the next higher position suitable to their qualifications and with commensurate salary effective from the date of the conferment of the award; provided, that if there is no next higher position or it is not vacant, said position be included in the next higher budget of the office; except when the creation of a new position will result in distortion in the organizational structure of the department, office or agency. Where there is no next higher position immediately available, a salary increase equivalent to the next higher position shall be given and incorporated in the base pay. When a new position is created, that which is vacated shall be deemed abolished;
- Cash reward in the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (PHP200,000)
- Gold-gilded medallion;
- Trophy;
- Scholarship grant for awardee or one (1) qualified designated beneficiary to pursue a baccalaureate, master or doctorate degree within five (5) years from the conferment of the award; and
- Free one-time executive check-up within one (1) year from the date of conferment of the award.
Pursuant to Section 6 (b) Rule X of the Omnibus Rules Implementing Book V of Executive Order No. 292 or the Administrative Code of 1986, Civil Service Commission Pagasa awardees are entitled to the following rewards and incentives:
- Cash reward in the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (PHP200,000) for individual awardees and One Hundred Thousand Pesos (PHP100,000) for each member of a group awardee with a maximum five (5) members;
- Gold-gilded medallion;
- Plaque with citation and signature of the Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission;
- Scholarship grant for awardee or one (1) qualified designated beneficiary to pursue a baccalaureate, master or doctorate degree within five (5) years from the conferment of the award; and
- Free one-time executive check-up within one (1) year from the date of conferment of the award.
What are the nomination procedures?
A nomination for an individual or group will go through the agency’s Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) Committee or its equivalent, which shall review and recommend the nomination for endorsement of the head of agency.
The agencies shall then submit the nominations (consisting of the correct nomination forms and complete documentary requirements) to the CSC Regional (RO) or Field Office (FO) with jurisdiction over the agency of the nominee/s. For the directory of CSC offices, click here
Nominations shall then undergo regional level screening through the Regional Committee on Awards created per region. CSC ROs shall then forward the regional winners to the National HAP Secretariat for review, after which the national qualifier will be determined. These will then be deliberated at the national level by the Committee on Awards for the Presidential Lingkod Bayan and CSC Pagasa, and the Committee on the Outstanding Public Officials and Employees (Dangal ng Bayan) Award. Said committees are composed of government officials appointed by the President of the Philippines, members of the Commission, heads of constitutional bodies, and prominent Filipino citizens who are not in government service.
After the first round of deliberations, semi-finalists will be determined. The semi-finalists will undergo background investigation to verify the accomplishments. The CSC will also solicit public feedback on the semi-finalists, as well as clearances from appropriate government agencies to determine if the semi-finalists are free of any liabilities.
The results of the background investigation, public feedback, and clearances shall be presented during the second round of deliberations, after which the winners shall be determined for the CSC Pagasa and Dangal ng Bayan categories, and finalists of the Presidential Lingkod Bayan category shall be submitted to the Office of the President for vetting and approval.
What are the requirements for nomination?
- Updated Personal Data Sheet (with photo, signatures of employee and the person administering oath)
- Certificate from the Chairperson of the agency’s local, provincial, regional, or national Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) Committee or its equivalent
- Letter from the Agency Head endorsing the nomination to the CSC (when the nominee is the Agency Head, endorsement from the superior official is required)
- Certification signed by the nominee that he or she has not been found guilty of any administrative or criminal offense involving moral turpitude and does not have any pending case at the time of nomination (for posthumous nominations, Certificate of no pending administrative or criminal case involving moral turpitude issued by the highest-ranking Administrative Officer or Legal Officer is required)
- Certification issued by the highest Human Resource Management Officer (HRMO) that the individual nominee or each member of the group nominee has obtained at least Very Satisfactory (VS) performance ratings for six (6) semestral or three (3) annual rating periods prior to the nomination
- Certification of No Unliquidated Cash Advance signed by the agency’s Financial Officer/Accountant as of 31 December of the year prior to nomination
- Certification of No Disallowance issued by the Commission on Audit (COA) Resident Auditor for previous accountabilities as of 31 December of the year prior to the nomination (in case of a Notice of Disallowance, the certification from COA needs to show 1) the specific grounds or bases for the disallowance; and 2) an update on whether or not the nominee has started paying the refund or is acknowledging his/her obligation under the law, should the decision be executory)
- Copy of the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) of the individual nominee or each member of the group nominee for the year prior to nomination, signed by the authorized officer administering the oath
- For career and non-career employees - copy of nominee’s Appointment Paper;
For elective officials - copy of Commission on Election or COMELEC Certification of Elected Candidate
For military - Designation Order - Updated Service Record duly certified by the agency’s Human Resource Management Officer (HRMO)
- Nominee’s valid clearances to be secured from the following agencies in the locality: National Bureau of Investigation, BIR Tax Clearance, Police Clearance
- Clearance for Pendency or No Pendency of Administrative Case issued by the CSC Regional Office
- Digital photo of the nominee taken using a DSLR or smart phone (scanned photo from a printout is not recommended) following the specifications below:
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