ILOILO City – Who among the community volunteer nominees for the 5th Regional Bayani Ka! Awards of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will win?
The DSWD Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) in Western Visayas has started vetting the nominees.
Engr. Silverio Von Maguad III, deputy regional program manager for KALAHI-CIDDS, underscored the importance of volunteerism in communities.
“You don’t need to die to be called a hero. A nomination is already a win. Sa komunidad, dira naton makita ang mga tawo nga matuod-tuod nga tawgon baganihan,” he stressed.
The Bayani Ka! Awards has the following categories:
* Gender and Development (five nominees)
* Environment Protection (five nominees)
* Improved Local Governance (six nominees)
* Indigenous Peoples’ Welfare (six nominees)
* Promotion of Just Peace (no nominees)
* Person with Disability (three nominees)
* Elderly (five nominees)
* Youth (one nominee)
Winners will be announced on Nov. 23 at Hotel del Rio.
CRITERIA
* Bisyon (15 percent) – The nominee is committed to the community’s shared vision and guides fellow residents in bridging the present to their desired future.
* Aksyon (20 percent) – The nominee decisively and consistently acts to promote compassionate, collective action in the community and achieve their shared goal. His/her actions exemplify selflessness and have positive impact in the community.
* Yakag (15 percent) – The nominee has successfully persuaded the community to actively participate in compassionate, collective action in and beyond DSWD-Kalahi-CIDSS.
* Abilidad (15 percent) – The nominee maximizes opportunities to exercise the residents’ skills and service for the benefit of the community.
* Nakikiisa (15 percent) –The nominee actively works to sustain and promote compassionate and collective action in the community, and thwarts divisive actions and tendencies that will break the unity of the people.
* Integridad at Inspirasyon (20 percent) – The nominee has unquestionable integrity that manifest in word and deed, which motivate people to continuously participate in collective action./PN
