Nominations for Metrobank Foundation outstanding Filipinos now open
By: Marilyn V. Villadolid, Teacher III
Libertad Central Elementary School
West District I, Butuan City
The nomination for the 2020 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos (OF) Award for Teachers is now open.
The Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos 2020 Award is the most prestigious career-service award for Filipino exemplars in the academe, the military, and the police force. It pays to the excellence and sacrifices of Filipino teachers, soldiers, and police officers who have gone over and beyond the call of duty to serve their profession and their community.
Ten exemplars – four teachers, three soldiers, and three police officers will be recognized for their initiatives and concrete contributions to the development of their sector and communities.
Nominees must be Filipino teachers, soldiers, and police officers with full-time or permanent appointment. Teachers in the elementary, secondary, or mobile teachers must have full teaching load and must have completed academic requirements for a Master Degree while Higher Education teachers, including graduate school, must have a doctorate Degree (PhD, EdD, DSc). Higher Education teachers with a medical degree (M.D.) and the like, a law degree (J. D.) and the like are qualified to join.
The following are also eligible to join, provided they meet specific requirements:
a. Kindergarten teachers provided that the kindergarten level is part of the integrated curriculum or part of an elementary school system.
b. Those carrying administrative positions, including district alternative learning system coordinators, provided they carry a minimum of six hours/week teaching load in the undergraduate school and/or graduate school within the school year they are joining. School heads, principals, campus directors, executive directors, presidents, chancellors, and vice presidents of schools are not eligible to join.
School administrators, school heads, president of colleges/universities or chancellors of autonomous campuses are the primary nominators. For satellite campuses, Campus Directors or Executive Directors may endorse but the Presidents are still the official nominators. For Department of Education (DepEd) schools without principals, the Teacher-in-Charge can endorse, but the Principal who is officially designated is still the official nominator. If the nominee is the Teacher-in-charge himself/herself, the Principal who is officially designated for the school shall endorse the nomination to the Award Secretariat.
Each Outstanding Filipino shall receive a cash prize of one million pesos, “The Flame” trophy, and Metrobank Foundation Medallion of Excellence. Non wining finalists will receive P50,000.00 cash incentive and a certificate of recognition.
Submit the original accomplished nomination form with nominator’s endorsement on or before January 31, 2020. ###
