Article 136p. 136

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

working

condition

or

otherwise

benefitted

the

government.

The Pagasa Award is in the form of gold-gilded

medallion

and

plaque

containing

the

citation

and

signature

of

the

Chairman

of

the

Civil

Service

Commission.

(c) The departmental Award or the "Kapwa" Award

which

shall

be

given

to

an

individual or group of

individuals in recognition of contributions from an idea or

performance resulting in direct benefits to a single

department or agency in the government. Nominations

for this category need not be submitted to the Civil

Service Commission for screening and evaluation. The

Department

or

Agency

Suggestions

and

Incentive

Awards Committee shall evaluate the nominations for

this

category

and

recommend

to

the

head of the

department or agency the most qualified awardees.

This award shall consist of a gold (gilded) medallion

and a plaque containing the citation and signature of the

head of department or agency, or the head of office in

the case of offices which are not under a department.

(d) Outstanding Public Official/Employee Award or

"Dangal ng Bayan" Award which shall be granted to

officials and employee in the government who have

demonstrated exemplary service and conduct on the

basis of their observance of the eight (8) norms of

behavior as provided for under Republic Act No. 6713 .

Administration of this Award and the procedures of

nomination shall be governed by Republic Act No. 6713

and its Implementing Rules.

SECTION 7. The incentive awards shall consist of,

though not limited to, the following:

(a) Performance Incentive which shall be given to an

employee who has obtained an outstanding or very

satisfactory

rating

based

on the Agency's Approved

Performance

Evaluation

System

for

the

last

two

successive

evaluation

periods

which

consist

of

step

increments in accordance with the provisions of Joint

CSC-DBM Circular No. 1, s. 1990.

(b) Length of Service Incentive which shall be given to

an employee who has rendered at least three years of

continuous satisfactory service in a particular position

and which shall consist of step increments in accordance

with the provisions of Joint CSC-DBM Circular No. 1, s.

1990.

(c) Productivity Incentive which shall be given to an

employee or group of employees who has exceeded their

targets or has incurred incremental improvement over

existing targets.

(d) Most Courteous Employee Award which is given to

an

employee

in

accordance

with

the

criteria

and

standards established under CSC MC No. 15, s. 1990 which

instituted the Courtesy Campaign Program in the Civil

Service, known as the "Ang Magalang, Bow!"

(e) Loyalty Award which shall be granted to an

employee who has completed at least ten (10) years of

continuous and satisfactory service in the government.

This service award shall consist of cash bonus and a lapel

emblem or loyalty pin differentiated as follows:

10 and 15 years

bronze service pin

20 and 25 years

silver service pin

30, 35 and 40

gold service pin

The cash bonus shall, upon the recommendation of

the Agency SIAC, be not less than P100.00 per year,

chargeable

against

the

Agency's

savings,

provided

however that those who have received the cash award

during their first 10 years shall, upon reaching 15, only

receive the cash award for the succeeding 5 years and so

on.

(f) Retirement Award which shall be given to a retiree

who had rendered at least fifteen (15) years of satisfactory

government service. This award shall be in the form of a

plaque of appreciation, the design and citation of which

shall be determined by the office concerned.

(g) Year-end Benefits or Thirteenth Month Bonus Plus

One Thousand Cash Gift which shall be granted to

officials

and

employees

in

the

national

and

local

governments, including state colleges and universities,

and government-owned and controlled corporations in

recognition of their dedication to government service and

in keeping with the spirit of Christmas. The grant of these

year-end

benefits

shall

be

governed

by

the

Compensation Circulars issued by the Department of

Budget

and

Management

in

accordance

with

the

provisions of Republic Act 6686.

(h) Monetary Award which shall be granted to an

employee whose contribution in terms of suggestions or

invention or performance of functions results in monetary

savings. When an employee's contribution can not be

quantified in terms of monetary savings, or results in

combined monetary savings and intangible benefits, the

amount of cash award shall be determined in terms of a

certain percentage of its estimated total value or benefit

but not to exceed 20%.

The foregoing shall not preclude departments and

agencies in establishing other types of incentive awards

which shall be incorporated in the Department/Agency

ESIAS.

SECTION 8. Officials and employees nominated for

any of the honor awards must:

(a) Have been employed with the nominating agency

for at least one year at the time of the nomination;

(b) Have been rated at least Very Satisfactory or its

equivalent

for

two

appraisal

periods

immediately

preceding the nomination; and

(c) Have not been found guilty of any criminal or

administrative offense involving moral turpitude or does

not have any pending case against them at the time of

nomination, as defined in these Rules.

SECTION 9. The procedure of nomination for the

Honor

Awards

excluding

nominations

for

the

Outstanding

Public

Officials

and

Employees

are

as

follows:

(a)

The

immediate

supervisor

or

any

person or

persons or association including those from the private

sector shall make the nomination in writing to the

Suggestions and Incentive Awards Committee (SIAC) in

the Department or Agency concerned;

(b) The Committee shall screen the nominations and

evaluate the justification contained therein;

(c) The Committee shall submit its recommendation

to the head of the department or agency; and

(d) The head of department or agency shall submit

his nomination or the prescribed form to the Civil Service

Commission.

Nominations

for

the

Outstanding

Public

Official/Employee or "Dangal ng Bayan" Award may be

submitted

by

any

person

or

group

of

persons

or

associations directly to the Civil Service Commission or to

any of its regional or provincial or field offices.

SECTION

10.

The

Civil

Service

Commission

shall

prescribe nomination forms for the honor awards. All

departments and agencies may secure such form from

the Civil Service Commission or from any of its regional,

provincial or field offices.

SECTION

11.

A

Suggestions and Incentive Award

Committee, hereinafter called the Committee, shall be

created in each department or agency to administer the

System. Members of the Committee shall be designated

by the head of such department or agency and shall

include the chief or head of the personnel division/office

thereat.

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