President Benigno Aquino III on Monday led the awarding of 18 manning
and recruitment firms who have excelled in the deployment of overseas
Filipino workers (OFW), whose remittances have become the lifeblood of
the Philippine economy.
During a ceremony in Malacañang, Aquino assisted by Labor Sec.
Rosalinda Baldoz awarded the Presidential Award of Excellence to the
following land-based and manning agencies:
- Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Company of Manila Inc.
- EDI Staffbuilders International Inc.
- International Skill Development Inc.
- Anglo-Eastern Crew Management Philippines Incorporated
- United Philippine Lines Inc.
On the other hand, the following are the Awardees of Excellence:
- Abba Personnel Services Inc.
- Baliwag Navigation Inc.
- CF Sharp Crew Management Inc.
- KGJS Fleet Management Manila Inc
- Magsaysay MOL Marine Inc.
- Marlow Navigation Phils Inc.
- OSM Maritime Services Inc.
- Pacific Ocean Manning Inc
- Sea Power Shipping Enterprises Inc.
Also awarded as "Top Performers" are:
- RRJ International Manpower Services Inc.
- Crossworld Marine Services Inc.
- Maersk-Filipinas Crewing Inc.
- Scanmar Maritime Services Inc.
According to a Palace statement, the Presidential Award of Excellence
was established pursuant to Proclamation No. 1519 dated May 24, 2008 to
"recognize the consistent excellence performance of private employment
and manning agencies licensed by Department of Labor and Employment
through the Philippine Overseas and Employment Administration in
providing decent and remunerative employment to Overseas Filipino
Workers."
The awards system is three-tiered and
consists of the Top Performer Award, the Award of Excellence, and the
Presidential Award of Excellence.
To qualify for
the Top Performer Award, an agency should be in operation for at least
four years while the Award of Excellence is given to an agency that has
been conferred the Top Performer Award three times.
On the other hand, the Presidential Award of Excellence is bestowed
upon an agency that has been a recipient of the Award of Excellence for
at least five times.
A total of 179 agencies have received the awards so far.
The POEA Governing Board prescribes the rules for screening of the award recipients. —KG, GMA News
Source: gmanetwork.com
