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Marcos hails 'excellence ' of outstanding Filipino public servants

Published Sep 9, 2022 05:25 pm

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. hailed the 10 outstanding Filipino teachers, soldiers, and policemen recognized by Metrobank Foundation, saying they are the living embodiment of the phrase “beyond excellence.”

President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. poses for a photo with the 10 recipients of the 2020 Metrobank Foundation Filipino Award for teachers, soldiers, and police officers during the awarding ceremony held at the Malacañang Palace on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. (RTVM Scrrenshot)

The 10 Filipino public servants were the recipients of the 2022 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos.

Marcos led their awarding ceremony in Malacañang on Friday afternoon, Sept. 9.

During his speech, Marcos honored the awardees for their service to the nation, which he described as one of the "most difficult and often thankless jobs that we ask our citizens to do."

"Your constant resolve to fulfill and transcend your duties to the best of your ability will exemplify what it means to be true public servants. You are the living embodiment of the phrase 'beyond excellence'," he said.

"I know as you know that you need no award for the things you do and it is not the reason why you do that. Not for thanks, not for praise, not for honors. You do what you do because you feel the need to continue with your service and you find fulfillment in that," he added.

The awardees were:

  • Mr. Junmerth C. Jorta, Teacher I and Officer-in-Charge of Keupiyanan Te Balugo (San Fernando, Bukidnon)
  • Christine Joy DR. Aguila, Ph.D., Special Science Teacher 5, Philippine Science High School – Main Campus (Quezon City)
  • Mark Nolan P. Confesor, Ph.D., Professor 6, Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (Iligan City)
  • Leonila F. Dans, M.D., M.Sc., Professor 12, University of the Philippines Manila (City of Manila)
  • Technical Sergeant Joel L. Tuganan PA, First Sergeant of the Delta Company, 33rd Infantry Battalion, 6th Infantry Division, Philippine Army (Radjah Buayan, Maguindanao)
  • Colonel Maria Victoria P. Juan NC, Army Chief Nurse, Office of the Army Chief Nurse, Headquarters Philippine Army (Taguig City)
  • Colonel Stephen L. Cabanlet PN(M), Assistant Chief of Unified Command Staff for Operations, U3, Western Command, Camp Gen. Artemio Ricarte (Puerto Princesa City, Palawan)
  • Police Executive Master Sergeant Rogelio A. Rodriguez Jr., Investigator, Anti-Fraud and Commercial Crimes Unit, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (Quezon City)
  • Police Captain Rosalino E. Panlaqui, Chief of Police, Jalajala Municipal Police Station (Jalajala, Rizal)
  • Police Colonel Lambert A. Suerte, Battalion Commander, Regional Mobile Force Battalion – National Capital Region Police Office (Taguig City)

The President also told the awardees to keep doing what they believe is right and "do it with all your heart."

He further said that it is the little things that they have done and continue to do every day that make them heroes in their own way.

He also thanked the Metrobank Foundation and its partners for recognizing outstanding Filipinos around the country for 30 years now.

"This is corporate social responsibility at its best. If this day tells us anything, it is that each and every single one of us, in our own way, plays a crucial role in nation-building," Marcos said.

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