Recognition, financial aid for slain public servants
Do you know a government official or employee who died in the performance of his/her job or was killed in the line of duty?
The Civil Service Commission ( CSC) calls on the public to nominate to the Pamanang Lingkod Bayani, a program that aims to pay tribute to public servants who were killed in the line of duty, or those who died while in the performance or pursuit of their respective functions, duties and responsibilities.
“This is the least we could give to repay honest and hardworking civil servants who had given the ultimate sacrifice for the nation,” said CSC Commissioner Robert S. Martinez.
The family of those who will be awarded will receive a plaque of recognition from the CSC and financial assistance worth P100,000. In addition, three of the heirs shall be extended either a baccalaureate, master’s or doctoral scholarship grant ranging from 50 percent to full discount on tuition and school fees. The scholarships may be availed by the beneficiaries in any of the 111-member institutions of the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges ( PASUC) nationwide.
Government agencies are encouraged to submit the names of the civilian and non- uniformed government personnel nominees to the Pamana to the nearest CSC Regional/ Provincial or Field Office one month from the time of death.
Recent recipients of the Pamana are OICDepartment Chief Accountant Cipriano M. Pumanes of the Department of Public Works and Highways ( DPWH) and Agriculturist II Leilani G. Naga of the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) of the Department of Agriculture.
Pumanes braved super typhoon Yolanda to comply with an order to attend a budget meeting and he has been missing since. He was last seen at the DPWH lodging house which was badly destroyed as it was located near the sea walls in Palo, Leyte. It is believed that his remains have been carried out to sea or buried among the unidentified graves.
Meanwhile, Naga died in one of the cloud seeding operations conducted as the plane she was boarding crashed in a corn field in Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya.
More details on the program are available from the Honor Awards Program Secretariat ( telephone numbers ( 02) 931- 7993, (02) 932-0381 and hotline ( 02) 932- 0111, TextCSC 0917- 839- 8272).