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MBFI
Excellence Awards
Programs |
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The
Outstanding Philippine Soldiers
(TOPS)
About the
Program The Outstanding
Philippine Soldiers is an annual
Search jointly undertaken by the
Rotary
Club of Makati Metro and the
Metrobank Foundation, Inc. The
Search is the realization of the
shared conviction of the Rotary Club
of Makati Metro and the Metrobank
Foundation to honor excellence among
the men and women in the military as
an expression of the civilian
sector’s appreciation and gratitude
for our soldiers’ selfless acts of
gallantry in preserving our nation’s
sovereignty.
In many respects, the current
T.O.P.S. is a fusion of the rich
experience of the Rotary Club of
Makati Metro in conducting an annual
search for outstanding soldiers
since 1994 and the long tradition of
technical and logistical expertise
of the Metrobank Foundation in
conducting the Search for
Outstanding Teachers for more than
twenty years. Whereas before, the
Search focused on individual
achievements within a single year in
particular areas of expertise such
as Combat, Technical Innovation and
Community Service, T.O.P.S.
now recognizes the total contribution of
our soldiers during the entirety of
their career in the military. Thus,
winning in T.O.P.S. sets
apart the awardees from ordinary
soldiers as they serve as models of
excellence, professionalism,
integrity and nobility in the
military services. As a
distinguished batch, the winners do
not anymore compete with their
colleagues in future Searches.
Two Enlisted
Personnel and one Commissioned
Officer from each of the three
military branches, namely the
Philippine Army, the Philippine Navy
and the Philippine Air Force, will
be selected as winners. One winner
will also be declared from the
Technical Support Group of the
military, i.e. the medical corps,
the corps of professors and the
Judge Advocate Group Office.
The T.O.P.S. is supported through a
ten million endowment fund set up by
Metrobank and Metrobank Foundation
Chairman George S. K. Ty in 1999. |
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Soldiers Undergo Training in
Community Managed Disaster
Risk Reduction
The Philippines is at risk and is prone to natural disasters. This situation is closely related to country’s ...
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Speech of the Vice President
Jejomar C. Binay during the
Awarding Ceremony for the
Search for Outstanding
Filipinos...
I would like to thank the Metrobank ...
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The Search for Outstanding
Soldiers of 2012 Begins
The Metrobank Foundation, Inc., Rotary Club of Makati Metro (RCMM) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines renew their commitment to further strengthen the professionalism ...
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Important
Dates |
MOA Signing with the Chief of Staff |
July 2011 |
Release of Radio Message about the MOA Signing /Start of 2012 Search |
October 2011 |
Information Campaign |
October 2011 to
November 2011 |
Deadline of Submission of Entry Form and Documents |
January 13, 2012 |
Issuance of Call for feedback to the respective Major Services and the Unites of the Nominees |
January 20, 2012 |
Deadline for submission of feedbacks |
January 27, 2012 |
Deliberation of Major Branches |
February 6-10, 2012 |
Turnover of documents from the Major Services to J1 |
February 17, 2012 |
Turn-over of documents to MBFI |
March 2, 2012 |
Press Conference / Announcement of Winners |
May 25, 2012 |
Recognition Week |
September 2012 |
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Nomination Forms
Major Services:
Download the
Philippine Army 2012 nomination forms
and FAQs
here.
(MS-WORD Document
201kb)
Download the
Philippine Navy 2012 nomination forms
and FAQs
here.
(MS-WORD Document
201kb)
Download the
Philippine Air Force 2012 nomination
forms and FAQs
here.
(MS-WORD Document
201kb)
Download the
Corps of Professors 2012 nomination
forms and FAQs
here.
(MS-WORD Document
201kb)
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Past
Awardees
Please select a year:
2000 | 2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006| 2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who can join and
win in the competition?
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What prizes will
the winners receive?
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Who can
nominate?
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How can one
join?
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What clearances
are required?
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Can a retired
soldier join? Can one nominate a
dead soldier?
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Can non-winning
nominees/finalists join the
competition again?
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What if the
winner, after the awarding,
committed acts in violation of
the law and constitution?
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Who can join and win in
the competition?
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The competition is open to all Officers with a rank of Captain up to Colonel and Enlisted Personnel who have actively served in the AFP for the last seven years. The nominee must also meet the following criteria: 1) Must be of good moral character 2) Must not have been charged under a criminal information pending in court or must not have a pending administrative charge given due course by any government administrative body and 3) Must not have been adjudged guilty/liable in any administrative or criminal case.
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For the Commissioned Officer category, if the nominee is previously an Enlisted Personnel promoted to a Commissioned Officer, he/she should have served as a Commissioned Officer for at least (2) years to be eligible. For the Non-Commissioned Officer category, the nominee must not have been promoted to a rank of a Commissioned Officer until after the Final Judging Phase, which will be sometime in April 2012, , to be eligible.
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One officer and two Enlisted Personnel coming from each of the three major branches of the AFP namely Philippine Army, Philippine Air Force and the Philippine Navy may win in the competition.
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Nominee should not be due for any schooling abroad within six months upon the submission of their nomination form and supporting documents.
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What prizes will the
winners receive?
Each awardee will receive a cash prize of Php 300,000 and a trophy courtesy of the Metrobank Foundation. The non-winning finalists, aside from a certificate, shall receive the amount of Php 20,000 as financial incentive, also courtesy of the Metrobank Foundation.
3.
Who can nominate?
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Any of the following
can nominate to the
competition:
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Army:
Commanding General, Division Commander, all Major Unit Commanders
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Philippine
Navy: Flag Officer-in-Command, Commander Philippine Fleet, Commandant, Philippine Marines, Commander, Naval Forces, Other Major Unit Commanders
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Philippine
Air Force:
Commanding General, Major and Separate Unit Commanders
2. Soldiers who wish to join the competition need to secure the signature of any of the above nominator above nominator.
4.
How can one join?
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Nomination forms are
available at the
Office of the J-1,
AFP General
Headquarters, all
AFP Major Service
Headquarters, and
its major units. The
forms are also
available in all
Metrobank Branches
nationwide. The
forms can also be
downloaded from the
Metrobank Foundation
website:
http://www.mbfoundation.org.ph
or at the AFP
website
http://www.afp.mil.ph.
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The accomplished nomination form as well as the accompanying documents of Major Services and Corps of Professors should be submitted to their respective Major Service Selection Committee Secretariat on or before January 13, 2012. The nominee shall submit seven (7) copies of the nomination forms as well as the documentary requirements with the latest 2x2 photo of the nominee in seven separate folders. All required supporting documents should be on A4 bond paper (8.27” x 11.69”). The required packaging of the documents is indicated on the Guidelines in Preparing the Required Documents.
5.
What clearances are
required?
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The nominee should secure clearances from the following:
a) all pertinent AFP bodies (i.e. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, J2, Inspector General, Provost Marshall, Office of Ethical Standards and Public Accountability),
b) Commission on Human Rights and
c) Office of the Ombudsman
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The nominee needs to submit only one copy of all the clearances. The deadline for the submission of the clearances is on January 13, 2012. Said clearances should be submitted together with required documents.
6.
Can a retired soldier
join? Can one nominate a
dead soldier?
No. The competition seeks to raise models of excellence within the AFP which other soldiers could emulate. The organizers also seek to restore public confidence back to the AFP. As such the organizers are looking for soldiers who are still active in the service and who could serve as examples within the AFP.
7.
Can non-winning
nominees/finalists join
the competition again?
Yes. Nominees are encouraged to join again in the next cycle of the Search. However, soldiers who made it to the final phase for two consecutive years but did not win should have a rest year before he/she can join again. If the nominee has been a finalist the third time, he/she shall be requested to rest for two (2) years before he/she becomes eligible to join again.
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What if the winner,
after the awarding,
committed acts in
violation of the law and
constitution?
Winners should continue to be active and serve as a model soldier even after winning the competition. If in case after the competition, the military institution would deem that a winner would prove unworthy as a model of excellence, his/her name would be removed from the roster of awardees. |
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Should there be any other questions, please contact Hero Hernandez or Third Salang of Metrobank Foundation at (63-2) 857-5525/ 8185656/ 09228548503/ 09228033948; email hshernandez@metrobank.com.ph. and third.salang@metrobank.com.ph. |
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Metrobank
Foundation, Inc.
4th Floor, Metrobank Plaza, Sen. Gil J. Puyat Ave.,
1200 Makati City, Philippines
E-mail address:
foundation@metrobank.com.ph
Direct Line: (63-2) 857-5918; (63-2)
898-8855; (63-2) 898-8898; (63-2) 750-0837 Telefax: (63-2) 818-5656 |
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