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PADILLA, WIFE RECEIVE GAWAD AGILA AWARDS

Senator Robin Padilla and his wife Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla received the Gawad Agila awards of the Okada Elite Eagles Club at the grand ballroom of Okada Manila recently. Padilla was awarded as the “most honest and trustworthy public servant of the year” for his work as senator. In his acceptance message read by his wife, the […]

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UST HONORS ALUMNA LACUNA FOR PUBLIC SERVICE

Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna is The Outstanding Alumni of Science for Government and Public Service in University of Santo Tomas-College of Science’s TOAST Awards 2023. The awarding ceremony, which also features the awardees from 2020, 2021, and 2022, was held at the Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. Building (BGPOP) of UST. Lacuna is a Bachelor of […]

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FRASCO AWARDS OUTSTANDING DOT EMPLOYEES

Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led the Department of Tourism (DOT) in awarding two of its outstanding employees with the Career and Self-Development Incentive recently.  Last November 2022, Frasco signed the Department Order 2022-146 or the Implementing Guidelines and Criteria for the Grant of Career and Self-Development Incentive under the DOT-Program on Awards and Incentives […]

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DEPED CENTRAL OFFICE GETS HR MGM’T MERIT AWARD

Continuing its outstanding practice in human resource management, the Department of Education Central Office (DepEd CO) received the Bronze Award in the Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management (PRIME-HRM) from the Civil Service Commission (CSC). In a recent CSC resolution, DepEd CO met the PRIME-HRM Level 2-Maturity Indicators of all the […]

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BONG GO LAUDS FILIPINA NURSE FOR UK GOV’T AWARD

Senator Bong Go co-sponsored Senate Resolution No. 320 recognizing and commending Filipino-British nurse May Richell A. Cestina-Parsons for receiving the prestigious George Cross Award from the United Kingdom government. Noting that Filipino healthcare workers have served on the frontlines against the COVID-19 pandemic for more than two years not just in the Philippines but all […]

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SENATE HAILS KYLIE VERZOSA FOR BEST ACTRESS WIN

The Senate adopted a resolution congratulating Kylie Verzosa for winning the Best Actress Award at the 2022 Distinctive International Arab Festivals Award (DIAFA) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Senate Resolution Nos. 272 and 314 (Adopted Resolution No. 33) authored by Senators Bong Revilla and Lito Lapid, respectively, were unanimously adopted by senators during the plenary […]

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GCG AWARDS NEA AS A TOP-PERFORMING GOCC

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) continues as one of the top-ranking Government- Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), according to the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG). Since 2020, the NEA has made it to the list of top-performing GOCCs in the country based on the Corporate Governance Scorecard (CGS) for GOCCs.  The GCG is mandated to […]

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MMDA BAGS 2ND FOI COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AWARD

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) won for the second consecutive year the Commitment to Excellence Award, under the Agency Category, for being the Freedom of Information Champion Hall of Famer, conferred by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA). The FOI Hall of Fame – Commitment to Excellence Award is given to recipients of the FOI […]

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PH BAGS WORLD’S LEADING DIVE DESTINATION AWARD

The Philippines has been hailed the World’s Leading Dive Destination and the World’s Leading Beach Destination for 2022, besting all other countries at the 29th World Travel Awards Grand Final Gala Ceremony held in Muscat, Oman. “These global victories for the Philippines evince the unparalleled beauty of our country and the distinct warmth of the […]

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UK TRAVEL MAG: PALAWAN IS ‘MOST DESIRABLE ISLAND’

There is no stopping the Philippines from bagging accolades as an in-demand travel destination as the country’s top tourist destination Palawan was hailed as one the Most Desirable Island among the world’s best in the 21st Wanderlust Travel Awards. The country’s Tourism Board, through the Philippine Department of Tourism-Central Visayas Office also placed 6th among […]