Gov. Vilma Santos To Be Given The Highest Honor By The Civil Service Commission In Malacanang

BATANGAS GOV. VILMA SANTOS will be honored in Malacanang on Wednesday, September 19. She was named as the Presidential Lingkod Bayan National Awardee for 2012. This is the highest category in the annual search by the Civil Service Commission (CSC)for outstanding government officials and workers in the country. Congratulations to Gov. Vi!

The award aims to motivate and encourage government employees to strive harder in their respective fields to improve the quality of public service. The award is an annual honor that goes through a rigid and thorough screening of nominees, given in September to celebrate the Philippine Civil Service Commission's anniversary.

Criteria include: Noteworthiness of outstanding contribution or performance. Impact of performance. Reliability and effectiveness. Consistency of performance – the history and consistency of the nominee’s work record and performance.

Presidential Lingkod Bayan awardees will receive a gold medallion and a citation with the acknowledgement and signature of the President of the Philippines. Awardees will also be given a cash reward of 100,000 pesos and other incentives listed in Section 5 of Executive Order No. 508.