March 14, 2023 – In recognition of their hard work and outstanding performance in 2022, the men and women of the Department of Labor and Employment Caraga (DOLE Caraga) received awards during the DOLE Caraga 2023 Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE): Gabi ng Parangal at Pasasalamat 2023.
DOLE Caraga Regional Director Joffrey M. Suyao opened the event by congratulating the DOLE Caraga team for their feats and achievements for 2022. He also lauded every member of the organization for their commitment and efforts over the past year.
“Let me express my sincere congratulations to each and every one of you. Please be informed that we are very grateful for your achievements. This event is done in your honor not only to recognize the best performers but to inspire each of us to always strive in improving and doing our best in every task and assignment given to us —- being the best that we could be is our aim and achievement,” RD Suyao stated.
DOLE Caraga’s PRAISE Committee handed out the following awards:
Best 8888 Responder
Awardee: Agusan del Norte Field Office (ADNFO)
Finalist: Agusan del Sur Field Office (ADSFO)
Best in Good News Reporting
Awardee: Agusan del Norte Field Office (ADNFO)
Finalist: Surigao del Norte Field Office (SDNFO)
Safety Seal Certification Program
Awardee: Technical Support and Services Division (TSSD)
Finalist: Agusan del Norte Field Office (ADNFO)
2022 Jobstart Implementation
Awardee: Agusan del Sur Field Office (ADSFO)
NERS Program Intervention
Awardee: Surigao del Sur Field Office (SDSFO)
Finalist: Surigao del Norte Field Office (SDNFO)
GIP Special Commendation
Surigao del Sur Field Office (SDSFO)
TUPAD Special Commendation-Most Number of Beneficiaries Assisted
Surigao del Sur Field Office (SDSFO)
TUPAD Special Commendation-Highest Amount of Funds Disbursed
Surigao del Norte Field Office (SDNFO)
High General Labor Standards Compliance
Awardee: Technical Support and Services Division (TSSD)
Finalist: Agusan del Norte Field Office (ADNFO)
High Occupational Safety and Health Standards Compliance
Awardee: Technical Support and Services Division (TSSD)
Finalist: Agusan del Sur Field Office (ADSFO)
High Case Disposition within PCT
Awardee: Technical Support and Services Division (TSSD)
Finalist: Surigao del Norte Field Office (SDNFO)
Inspection Achiever’s Award
Awardee: LILIAN M. SOLIS (TSSD)
MINOR AWARDS
Best TUPAD Focal Person
Awardee: JOSEL-AN E. DUA (ADSFO)
Finalist: JENELIBETH E. MANZANARES (ADNFO)
Best Livelihood Focal Person
Awardee: JOSEL-AN E. DUA (ADSFO)
Finalist: JENELIBETH E. MANZANARES (ADNFO)
Best PES Focal Person
Awardee: ARCIAZEL L. LAGRAMA (SDNFO)
Finalist: REGINALD O. MOCORRO (ADNFO)
Best Special Disbursing and Collecting Officer
Awardee: MAXIMO C. MAGALLEN, JR. (ADSFO)
Finalist: NORMAN C. BERSALOTE (ADNFO)
Best SENA Desk Officer (SEADO)
Top 1: GLORIA A. VARQUEZ (ADNFO)
Top 2: REY P. DUMALABA (ADSFO)
Top 3: BRIX A. MERLIN (SDNFO)
REGINALD O. MOCORRO (ADNFO)
Top 4: LOVELY LAUDETTE D. GAMBA (ADSFO)
Top 5: VERLAN V. DIAZ (SDNFO)
Best Hearing Officer
Top 1: ANNIE C. TANGPOS (TSSD)
Top 2: GLORIA A. VARQUEZ (ADNFO)
Top 3: VERLAN V. DIAZ (SDNFO)
Top 4: BRIX A. MERLIN (SDNFO)
Top 5: KEITH C. DURAN (ADNFO)
Best Labor Inspector:
Top 1: LILIAN M. SOLIS (TSSD)
Top 2: MARYLYN B. SALUDO (TSSD)
Top 3: LILIBETH P. DELICANA (TSSD)
Top 4: LOVELY LAUDETTE D. GAMBA (ADSFO)
Top 5: REY P. DUMALABA (ADSFO)
Top 6: MERLIE A. BANTAYANON (PDISO)
Top 7: MARIA CECILIA P. NARISMA (TSSD)
Top 8: JOHN RITCHE A. TANGPOS (TSSD)
Top 9: LUZVIFENO MIGUEL A. CAB (TSSD)
Top 10: ROMELYN B. BACTOL (SDSFO)
Best in TUPAD Implementation
Awardee: Agusan del Sur Field Office (ADSFO)
Finalist: Agusan del Norte Field Office (ADNFO)
Best in Livelihood Implementation
Awardee: Agusan del Sur Field Office (ADSFO)
Finalist: Province of Dinagat Islands Satellite Office (PDISO)
Best in Sustainable Livelihood Framework Implementation
Awardee: Surigao del Sur Field Office (SDSFO)
Finalist: Agusan del Norte Field Office (ADNFO)
Best in CLPEP Implementation
Awardee: Province of Dinagat Islands Satellite Office (PDISO)
Finalist: Agusan del Sur Field Office (ADSFO)
Best in Labor Market Information Implementation
Awardee: Province of Dinagat Islands Satellite Office (PDISO)
Finalist: Surigao del Norte Field Office (SDNFO)
Best in PES Implementation
Awardee: Surigao del Norte Field Office (SDNFO)
Finalist: Agusan del Sur Field Office (ADSFO)
Best in SPES Implementation
Awardee: Surigao del Norte Field Office (SDNFO)
Finalist: Agusan del Norte Field Office (ADNFO)
Best in Placement and Referral Services
Awardee: Surigao del Norte Field Office (SDNFO)
Finalists: Agusan del Sur Field Office (ADSFO)
Province of Dinagat Islands Satellite Office (PDISO)
Best in Career Guidance and Employment Coaching Implementation
Awardee: Surigao del Sur Field Office (SDSFO)
Finalist: Surigao del Norte Field Office (SDNFO)
Best in LR Implementation
Awardee: Surigao del Norte Field Office (SDNFO)
Finalist: Province of Dinagat Islands Satellite Office (PDISO)
Best in Inspection Program Implementation
Awardee: Technical Support and Services Division (TSSD)
Finalist: Agusan del Sur Field Office (ADSFO)
Best Service Improvement Initiative
Awardee: “The Boyad Roadshow”
Agusan del Sur Field Office (ADSFO)
Finalist: “Convergence Project”
Province of Dinagat Islands Satellite Office (PDISO)
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Special Recognition for Drivers
PEDRITO B. ALIÑABON (ORD)
ROEL A. PAZ (IMSD)
EUGENE T. DELA CRUZ (ORD)
ALAN M. LIQUIDO (IMSD)
LUISITO V. SUAREZ (ADNFO)
EDUARD T. DELA CRUZ (ADSFO)
NATHAN REY G. CABUNGCAL (SDNFO)
JOSHUA JOHN C. TORRED (SDSFO)
DARIO ASIGNADO (PDISO)
Special Commendation for COA
REYGELDEN D. MEJORADA, STATE AUDITOR III (COA)
Special Commendation
Mediation-Arbitration and Legal Service Unit (MALSU)
Loyalty Award (25 Years in Service)
PEDRITO B. ALIÑABON
FELIBETH C. BONONO
LILIBETH P. DELICANA
JOHN RITCHE A. TANGPOS
MAY C. VELONTA
RAYMOND FEL F. SAJOR
MAJOR AWARDS
Model Employee Award Nominees
ARCIAZEL L. LAGRAMA (SDNFO)
ROMELYN B. BACTOL (SDSFO)
Best Organizational Unit Award
Awardee: Agusan del Norte Field Office (ADNFO)
Finalist: Surigao del Norte Field Office (SDNFO)
The newly-elected 2023-2024 DOLE Caraga Employees Association (DOLE CEA) Officers were also presented during the event. Ms. Lilian Solis (President), Ms. Gloria Varquez (Vice President), Ms. Yvonne Caaya (Secretary), Ms. Ana Delos Reyes (Treasurer), Ms. Lilibeth Delicana (Auditor), Mr. Estrello Espina (P.I.O.), Mr. Salvador Galado (Sgt. At Arms), Mr. Reginald Mocorro, Mr. Bernido Maloloy-on, Mr. Brix Merlin, Mr. Ian Kit Lovete and Ms. Merlie Bantayanon (Board of Directors) took their oath of office before all DOLE employees and the ceremony was administered by Regional Director Suyao.
DOLE Caraga also paid special tribute to its recent retiree Labor and Employment Officer III and Loyalty Service Awardee Felibeth C. Bonono. “Salamat karadjaw sa DOLE Caraga ug sa inyong tanan,” Ms. Bonono said.
To wrap up the event, DOLE Caraga OIC-Assistant Regional Director Raymond Fel F. Sajor thanked the PRAISE committee for leading the event to success and the entire DOLE Caraga team for their unwavering dedication to serving the public. (APBS,AAI/DOLEORD)