Monday, October 01, 2007 Civil Service honors Bataoil, 23 other gov’t workers
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union -- The Civil Service Commission (CSC) gave recognition to the national awardees and semi-finalists from the Ilocos region during the CSC's Honor Awards Program on Friday.
The regional recognition rites led by CSC regional director Myrna Macatangay was held at the Sea and Sky Hotel here. Guest of honor and speaker was Executive Judge Clifton Ganay of Branch 31, Regional Trial Court, Agoo, La Union.
Macatangay said the CSC is very proud because out of the 24 national awardees, three are from the Ilocos Region.
All recipients of the Pag-asa Award were Police Regional Office (PRO)-Ilocos Region Director Leopoldo Bataoil; Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Director Nestor Domenden; and jail officer Rainier Ramos of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) regional office.
The Pagasa Award was given to individuals or group of individuals for outstanding contributions that directly benefit more than one department of the government on a certain degree of standards.
The semi-finalists who were likewise given recognition by CSC-Ilocos Region were Dagupan City Police Chief Dionicio Borromeo; Janet Albaño, secondary teacher at the Calasiao Comprehensive National High School; and Prof. Victorio Palabay of the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University-La Union campus.
Bataoil was cited for his “unparalled dedication in serving the people”, instrumental to the PRO-1’s motto “Home of the Citizen Friendly Policemen and Protector of Human Rights”.
The award was also for the PRO1’s "Bring Home a Comrade Program" which resulted in the voluntary surrender of several local communist rebels.
Domenden, earned the national award for the successful implementation of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ (Bfar) Aquaculture for Rural Development program in giving employment to a lot of people in the fisheries sector.
Domenden was instrumental in the protection and usage of thousands of hectares of land as watersheds; rehabilitation of 11 small irrigation waterways; and production of pigeons pea, jathropa and cassava as alternative sources of bio-fuel.
Domenden's also implemented the Fishery Technology Caravan; conversion of wasteland into aquaculture project; and increase of fish production from 1998 to 2006 which paved the way for a 128-percent self-sufficiency rate. (LCMY/Sunnex)
