The city government of Makati has started giving cash awards to some 1,799 honor graduates of the city’s public elementary and high schools for the school year 2017-2018.
The cash incentives ranging from P6,000 to P10,000 will go to the recipients during the Gawad Parangal rites from May 30 to 31 at the University of Makati (UMak) Covered Court, 12th floor, Health and Physical Science Building.
Mayor Abigail Binay said the annual program aims to recognize students for their hard work and exemplary academic excellence, and to inspire young residents to be “conscientious and passionate learners.”
“Through Gawad Parangal, we aim to reward the hard work and exemplary achievements of our public-school students. We wish to inspire them to persist in their passion for excellence, and challenge younger students to make the most out of the opportunity we are giving them to attain their full potential,” Binay said.
The mayor said P6,000 each will be given to graduates with honors, P8,000 to graduates with high honors, and P10,000 for those with highest honors. Aside from cash incentives, 50 laptops are also being raffled off.
Meanwhile, the city government will hold its annual Vin d’honneur this Friday to pay tribute to its development partners in the private sector.
Romulo Salgado Jr., Officer-in-Charge of the city’s Information and Community Relations Department, said the event at the Peninsula Manila is part of Makati’s 348th Foundation Day celebration.
During this year’s Vin d’honneur, which forms part of the 10-day “Makati Makisalo” fest, Mayor Abigail Binay will lead other city officials in recognizing selected industry leaders and preeminent organizations and institutions for their contributions to Makati’s socioeconomic development.
Members of the diplomatic corps, foreign dignitaries, and other stakeholders from the Makati business community are also expected to attend the occasion.
In 2017, the city government named the top ten Outstanding Corporate Citizens of Makati during its 347th Foundation Day Vin d’honneur event.
The awardees, in no order, were Ayala Land Inc.; ALI Commercial Center Inc.; BDO Unibank Inc.; Phinma Energy Corp.; HP PPS Philippines Inc.; Pepsico Inc.- Philippine Branch; Rockwell Land Corp.; Homeworld Shopping Corp.; Asalus Corp. (Intellicare); and Bank of the Philippine Islands.
Each awardee received a plaque of recognition made of wood with bronze and gold trimming. The companies were chosen because of their correct and timely tax payments which formed their overall performance in 2016.
For elementary, Gawad Parangal will be on May 30 with morning and afternoon batches at 7:30 am., 10:30 am., and 1:30 pm. On the other hand, Gawad Parangal for senior high will commence on the same day at 4:30 pm., and will continue May 31 at 7:30 am., 10:30 am, and 1:30 pm.
In her report to the Office of the Mayor, DepEd-Makati superintendent Rita Riddle said Fort Bonifacio Elementary School has the most number with 80 graduates with honors and four with high honors of the total 765 honor graduates in elementary.
It is followed by Rizal Elem. School which has 67 with honors and two with honors; and East Rembo Elem. School which has 63 with honors and one with high honors.
From the seven senior high schools supervised by DepEd-Makati, some 468 honor graduates have been named. Makati Science High School has 133 graduates with honors and eight with high honors. It is followed by Makati High School, 129 with honors and eight with high honors; and Pitogo High School, 69 with honors and 13 with high honors.
Benigno Aquino High School has 47 with honors and one with high honors; senior high in Nemesio Yabut Elem. School, 24 with honors and two with high honors; Fort Bonifacio High School, 24 with honors and one with high honors; and senior high in Maximo Estrella Elem. School, nine with honors.
Meanwhile, the Higher School of UMak under the auspices of the city-run UMak has a total of 566 honor graduates consisting of 554 with honors and 12 with high honors.
In 2017, the city has given the same cash incentives to 1,493 honor graduates and completers during the holding of Gawad Parangal, composed of 656 Grade 6 graduates, 827 Grade 10 completers, and 10 Grade 12 graduates. Fifty brand new laptops were also raffled off among the awardees.
Under DepEd Order No. 36, series of 2016, for the K to 12 program, academic excellence awards are granted to Grades 1 to 12 learners with a general average of 90 percent and a passing final grade in all learning areas. Learners who obtained a general average of 98 to 100 percent will finish with highest honors, 95 to 97 percent with high honors, and 90 to 94 percent with honors.
