Bagong Bayani Awards 2011

The search for this year’s Bagong Bayani Award is now open for nominations until May 31, 2011. The Bagong Bayani Awards is made possible by the Bagong Bayani Foundation, Inc. (BBFI), in coordination with the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and the private sector.

“The Bagong Bayani Awards (BBA) pay tribute to the country’s outstanding Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) as the new heroes of our time.  It gives due recognition to their significant efforts in fostering goodwill among peoples of the world, enhancing the image of the Filipino as a competent and responsible worker and contributing to the nation’s foreign exchange earnings.”

The general pre-qualifying criteria for the nomination of any Filipino working overseas, land-based or sea-based are as follows:

• Must be or has been an OFW for at least two (2) years;
• Has no past or present criminal or derogatory record;
• Must be of good moral standing or has received recognition from past or present employer for exemplary behavior or outstanding service; and
• The employment contract must have been processed by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)

For 2011, the following categories for awards are: Bagong Bayani Award for Outstanding Employee, Bagong Bayani Award for Community and Social Service, Bagong Bayani Award for Culture and Arts, Capt. Gregorio S. Oca Award and Blas F. Ople Award para sa Natatanging Bagong Bayani.

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources: 

POEA and Bagong Bayani Foundation, Inc. BAGONG BAYANI AWARDS 2011. Retrieved on Feb 22 2011 from
http://www.poea.gov.ph/bba2011/BBA%202011%20Announcement.pdf