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Tel nos: 632-8481
Fax: 632-8501
Email: gawadhaydeeyorac
@meralco.com.ph

4th GAWAD HAYDEE YORAC
NOMINATION ENDS JAN. 15

Nomination for the 4th Gawad Haydee Yorac ends Jan. 15 at 5 p.m.

Nominations must be received at the Gawad Haydee Yorac Secretariat, Marketing Programs, 11th floor, Lopez Building, Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City.

Nominations have to include: the filled-out nomination form duly signed by the nominator, a 2” x 2” color photo of the nominee, certified true copy of birth certificate, contact information of both the nominator and the nominee; and work samples and other supporting papers.

Any person or group of persons may nominate a deserving Filipino citizen from the private sector, government service or NGO or volunteer work.

The Gawad Haydee Yorac is an award established in 2006 by Meralco in cooperation with the University of the Philippines in honor of the late Haydee Yorac, former Meralco legal counsel and multi-awarded UP alumna, UP Law professor and, among other positions, Chairman of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), a post she held before her demise.

Just like the late Yorac, the awardee must be a role model for public service. More than an award for personal achievements, it looks for service that a consistently ethical leader has unselfishly given through organized, realistic and efficient management of both people and resources. The leadership must have generated significant results to a wide and diverse public in the concept of national good and harmony in diversity.

Like her, the awardee must have attributes, ethics and life examples that guide his/her daily service and leadership. In the process, the awardee consistently carries out his/her commitments and duties, accomplishing deeds that reflect the inner foundation of integrity, courage, selflessness and conscience.

The first Gawad Haydee Yorac Awardee was Antonio P. Meloto, founder of anti-poverty and nation-building movement Gawad Kalinga (GK).

The second awardee was Milwida M. Guevara, President and CEO of Synergeia Foundation, Inc. to advocate community, business and government support for basic education to marginalized communities.

The third awardee was a physicist-research-educator couple from Jagna, Bohol, Dr. Christopher C. Bernido and Dr. Ma. Victoria Carpio-Bernido, President and Principal, respectively, of the Research Center for Theoretical Physics in Bohol. Their partnership builds a stronger nation through science, research and a new method of teaching founded on excellence and values.

The honor will be conferred on the winner at awarding rites at the Meralco Theatre on March 4. The winner will receive a trophy done by National Artist Napoleon Abueva, Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture, and a cash grant of P500,000, net of tax.

For more details, contact the award secretariat at 632-8481 or 632-8801, or email gawadhaydeeyorac@meralco.com.ph, or visit www.meralco.com.ph/gawadhaydeeyorac.