INSTITUTIONALIZING THE PRESIDENT RAMON MAGSAYSAY OUTSTANDING FILIPINO WORKER AWARD

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WHEREAS, the government recognizes the important role played by Filipino
workers toward achieving the country’s economic goals;

WHEREAS, there is a need to give recognition to, and further encourage, the
invaluable support and contribution of Filipino workers to national
development;

WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to accord distinction to Filipino workers
who are honest, hardworking, persevering, highly skilled and successful in
their respective fields;

WHEREAS, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA),
created pursuant to R.A. No. 7796 dated 25 August 1994, was tasked to promote
and strengthen the quality of technical education and skills development
program to attain international competitiveness and inculcate desirable values
among Filipino workers through the development of moral character with emphasis
on work ethics, self discipline and self-reliance; and

WHEREAS, the late President Ramon Magsaysay was a strong advocate for, and
whose government service was a model of, excellence, commitment and hardwork.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL
V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. Creation of
the President Ramon Magsaysay Outstanding Filipino Worker Award. There is hereby created the President Ramon Magsaysay Outstanding
Filipino Worker Award to accord recognition to highly skilled and successful
Filipino workers nationwide. There shall be two categories of the award,
namely: the Wage-Employed Category and the Self-Employed Category.

The selection process for the
awardees shall be undertaken at the regional and national levels.

SEC. 2. Awards
Committee. There is hereby created an Awards
Committee (AC) composed of TESDA Director-General as Chairman, with the
following as members:

1. Assistant Secretary,
Department of Labor and Employment;

2. Assistant Secretary,
Department of Interior and Local Government;

3. Representative, Galing Pinoy
Foundation; and

4. Four (4) private sector
individuals who are recognized experts in their respective fields, to be
determined by the Awards Committee.

Technical and Secretariat
support to the Awards Committee shall be provided by TESDA.

Sec. 3. Functions of the
Awards Committee. The Awards Committee shall
have the following functions:

1. Initiate and coordinate
necessary activities for the successful implementation of the awards;

2 Set guidelines/criteria for
the evaluation of the regional and national nominees;

3. Report to the President on
the status of the implementation of the awards; and,

4. Undertake other tasks or
functions that may be assigned by the President.

Sec. 4. Funding. The necessary amount that may be incurred in connection with the
implementation of this order shall be charged against the regular budget of
TESDA and the concerned agencies. TESDA may also engage in resource generation
and mobilization activities, as may be allowed by law, to ensure the successful
implementation of the awards.

Sec. 5. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 1st day of May, in the year of Our
Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Seven.

(Sgd.) FIDEL
V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary

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