EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 411 - INSTITUTIONALIZING THE PRESIDENT RAMON MAGSAYSAY OUTSTANDING FILIPINO WORKER AWARD

WHEREAS, the government recognizes the important role played by Filipino workers toward achieving the country’s economic goals;  

WHEREAS, there is a need to give recognition to, and further encourage, the invaluable support and contribution of Filipino workers to national development;

WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to accord distinction to Filipino workers who are honest, hardworking, persevering, highly skilled and successful in their respective fields;

WHEREAS, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), created pursuant to R.A. No. 7796 dated 25 August 1994, was tasked to promote and strengthen the quality of technical education and skills development program to attain international competitiveness and inculcate desirable values among Filipino workers through the development of moral character with emphasis on work ethics, self discipline and self-reliance; and

WHEREAS, the late President Ramon Magsaysay was a strong advocate for, and whose government service was a model of, excellence, commitment and hardwork.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

Section 1. Creation of the President Ramon Magsaysay Outstanding Filipino Worker Award. — There is hereby created the President Ramon Magsaysay Outstanding Filipino Worker Award to accord recognition to highly skilled and successful Filipino workers nationwide. There shall be two categories of the award, namely: the Wage-Employed Category and the Self-Employed Category.

The selection process for the awardees shall be undertaken at the regional and national levels.

Sec. 2. Awards Committee. — There is hereby created an Awards Committee (AC) composed of TESDA Director-General as Chairman, with the following as members:

1. Assistant Secretary, Department of Labor and Employment;

2. Assistant Secretary, Department of Interior and Local Government;

3. Representative, Galing Pinoy Foundation; and

4. Four (4) private sector individuals who are recognized experts in their respective fields, to be determined by the Awards Committee.