In recognition of her outstanding performance as a public servant, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has been named as the regional winner of the Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award from the Civil Service Commission (CSC) National Capital Region for its 2023 Search for Outstanding Government Workers.
The certificate, issued on May 19, 2023 and presented yesterday, was signed by CSC NCR Committee Chairperson Judith Dongallo-Chicano and Committee Members Maverick Sevilla, Joselito Florendo, Hans Alcantara, and Vlademir Villacorta.
“Nagpapasalamat tayo sa CSC sa napakalaking karangalang ito. Ngunit ito’y hindi para sa akin kundi para sa lahat ng mga kasama natin sa Quezon City government na naglilingkod ng buong husay sa lahat ng QCitizens,” Belmonte said.
”Kung hindi sa kanila, hindi natin matatamo ang pagkilalang ito na nagsisilbing patunay na epektibo at kapaki-pakinabang ang ating mga programa’t proyekto sa ating lungsod,” she added.
Established by virtue of Executive Order No. 508, s-1992, the Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award is an award for outstanding work performance and contributors with national impact.
According to the CSC process, the names of the regional winners will then be forwarded to the Honor Awards Program National Secretariat for review before a national qualifier will be determined.
The Committee on Awards for the Presidential Lingkod Bayan and CSC Pagasa, and the Committee on the Outstanding Public Officials and Employees (Dangal ng Bayan) Award will deliberate at the national level.
The said committees are composed of government officials appointed by the President of the Philippines, members of the Commission, heads of constitutional bodies, and prominent Filipino citizens who are not in government service.
The semifinalists will be determined after the first round of deliberations and they will undergo background investigation to verify their accomplishments, as well as clearances from appropriate government agencies.
These will be considered during the second round of deliberations before the list of finalists is submitted to the Office of the President for vetting and approval.
Several QC government officials, led by City Administrator Michael Alimurung, were also nominated for the Pagasa Award, along with Chief of Staff Rowena Macatao, Business Permits, and Licensing Department Head Margarita Santos, City Engineer Atty. Dale Perral, and City Treasurer Edgar Villanueva.
The late traffic enforcer Jeffrey Antolin was also nominated for the Dangal ng Bayan Award for giving his life to save a commuter from harm.
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