The 2016 Search for Outstanding Public Officials and Employees

March 3, 2016 BLGF MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 009-16 TO : BLGF Central and Regional Directors of this Bureau SUBJECT : The 2016 Search for Outstanding Public Officials and Employees For the information and guidance of all concerned, attached is a copy of letter dated February 2, 2016 of Director Judith A. Dongallo-Chicano of the Civil Service Commission, National Capital Region, Quezon City, regarding the above subject matter. All BLGF Central and Regional Directors are hereby instructed to take note of the above and disseminate the contents of CSC Memorandum Circular No. 3 s. 2016. For information and guidance. (SGD.) JOCELYN T. PENDON OIC-Executive Director ATTACHMENT Republic of the Philippines Civil Service Commission National Capital Region February 2, 2016 Ms. Jocelyn T. Pendon OIC-Executive Director Bureau of Local Government Finance 8th Flr. EDPC Building, BSP Complex Roxas Boulevard Manila Dear Executive Director Pendon, The 2016 Search for Outstanding Public Officials and Employees officially commenced with the issuance of Civil Service Commission (CSC) Memorandum Circular No. 3, s. 2016. The Honor Awards Program (HAP) shall cover all elective officials and appointive officials and employees holding permanent, temporary, coterminous, contractual and casual status of employment in the government, whether stationed in the Philippines or abroad. Appointive barangay officials and employees may also be nominated provided they meet all the following conditions pursuant to CSC Resolution No. 01-1352 on the "Recognition of the Barangay Secretary and Barangay Treasurer as Government Employees", dated August 10, 2001. 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. Categories of Award: A. Awards for Outstanding Work Performance The awards for outstanding work performance are the following: 1. Presidential Lingkod Bayan (PLB) Award is conferred to an individual or group of individuals for exceptional or extraordinary contributions resulting from an idea or performance that had nationwide impact on public interest, security and patrimony. The contribution may be a suggestion, innovation, invention or superior accomplishment; and 2. Civil Service Commission Pagasa (Pagasa) Award is conferred to an individual or group of individuals for outstanding contribution/s resulting from an idea or performance that directly benefit more than one department of the government; CAIHTE The term "group" shall refer to the following: Two or more individuals bound by a common objective, a task force, a technical group or a special working team, formed/created/organized formally or informally to undertake certain projects/programs. Maximum membership for both Presidential Lingkod Bayan and Civil Service Commission or Pagasa Awards group/team shall not exceed 10 members. The group/team should have demonstrated teamwork/camaraderie shown by constant communication, coordination, cooperation, and cohesiveness among its members. Each group/team member should have verifiable/actual contribution in the attainment of the group/team's accomplishment. B. Award for Exemplary Conduct and Ethical Behavior Outstanding Public Officials and Employees Award or the Dangal ng Bayan (DnB) is conferred to an individual for performance of an extraordinary act or public service and consistent demonstration of exemplary ethical behavior on the basis of his/her observance of the eight norms of behavior provided under Republic Act No. 6713, otherwise known as the "Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees" . In order to acknowledge the outstanding contribution, achievements and performance of men and women in the bureaucracy, we solicit your utmost support to nominate qualified officials and employees in your agency in any of the three (3) aforementioned categories. In CSC Memorandum Circular No. 2, s. 2014 dated January 30, 2014, the Commission sees the agencies' pool of PRAISE awardees as a potential source of nominees to the Search. Hence, we encourage you to automatically nominate your PRAISE awardees. The deadline of submission of nominations for the HAP in our CSC Field Offices is on March 31, 2016 . The guidelines and enhanced nomination forms are available at the CSC Regional Offices and Field Offices nationwide and at www.csc.gov.ph. For more information and assistance, you may visit the CSC website www.csc.gov.ph or the nearest CSC Field Office or call/email at 740-8412 loc. 201/ [emailprotected] c/o Public Assistance and Liaison Division (PALD). We hope for your support on this endeavor in advancing the Commission's advocacy of promoting culture and excellence in the bureaucracy. Very truly yours, (SGD.) JUDITH A. DONGALLO-CHICANO Director IV CSC Memorandum Circular No. 003-16 January 27, 2016.