THE 2018 METROBANK FOUNDATION OUTSTANDING FILIPINOS – (top row from left): Mary Jane Ramo; Alma Janagap Ed.D.; Carla Dimalanta Ph.D.; Aimee Marie Gragasin Ph.D.; (bottom row from left); Major Francis Señoron PA; Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Ryan Seguin PAF; Lieutenant Colonel Danilo Facundo PN(M); Police Senior Superintendent Pascual Muñoz, Ph.D.; Police Senior Inspector Dennis Ebsolo, Ph.D.; and Senior Police Officer 1 Aida Awitin.
This year’s Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos have been announced during a press conference held on August 9 in Quezon City. As a career-service award for Filipino exemplars in the academe, military, and police sectors— ten Filipinos were presented, consisting of four teachers, three soldiers, and three police officers to the members of the media. Each awardee will receive a cash prize of P1 million each (net of tax), a gold medallion, and a trophy.
Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipino is recognized for rendering service “Beyond Excellence,” above and beyond his/her call of duty. His/her accomplishments must have inspired and influenced their peers as well as the people in their respective communities. Their works must have transformed a community with a lasting positive impact on people and to the country.
For the award for teachers: the awardess are: Mary Jane S. Ramo, Master Teacher II, Tonggo Elementary School (Tudela, Misamis Occidental); Alma S. Janagap Ed.D., Master Teacher II, Pavia National High School (Pavia, Iloilo); Aimee Marie C. Gragasin, Ph.D., Special Science Teacher V, Philippine Science High School-Cagayan Valley Campus (Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya); and Carla B. Dimalanta, Ph.D., Professor X, University of the Philippines Diliman (Quezon City).
For the award for soldiers: the awardess are: Major Francis Señoron PA, Assistant Division Chief, Logistics Management Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, OJ4, Armed Forces of the Philippines (Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City); Lieutenant Colonel Danilo Facundo PN(M), Director, Mobile Training and Exercise Unit, Marine Corps Force Development Center (Philippine Marine Corps, Taguig City); and Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Ryan R. Seguin PA, Squadron Commander, 7th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 5th Fighter Wing, Basa Air Base Philippine Air Force (Floridablanca, Pampanga).
And for the award for police officers: the awadees are: Senior Police Officer 1 Aida Awitin, Assistant Police Community Relations Police Non-Commissioned Officer, Davao Occidental Police Provincial Office (Malita, Davao Occidental); Police Senior Inspector Dennis Ebsolo, Ph.D., Chief of Police, Villanueva Municipal Police Station (Villanueva, Misamis Oriental); and ) Police Senior Superintendent Pascual Muñoz, Ph.D., Chief, Supply Chain Management Division, Directorate for Logistics of the Philippine National Police (Camp Crame, Quezon City).