Honor Awards Program

The Honor Awards Program (HAP) is the rewards and incentives program of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) that recognizes government officials and employees with outstanding contributions or innovations, and consistent display of ethical behavior.

The annual search for outstanding government workers or the Gawad Lingkod Bayani currently has three (3) awards:

• Gawad Lingkod Bayan ng Pangulo pursuant to Executive Order (EO) No. 508, s. 1992 as amended by EO No. 77, s. 1993;
• Gawad Dangal ng Bayan pursuant to Republic Act No. 6713, s. 1989; and
• Gawad Pagasa pursuant to EO No. 292, s. 1987.

Submission of nominations for the 2026 Gawad Lingkod Bayani is now closed. For the next call for nominations, please check CSC's announcements through this website, or posts through its official Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/civilservicegovph/

For inquiries on the nomination procedures or for those interested in partnerships or sponsorships, please email hapsecretariat@csc.gov.ph.

2014 Research Report

Under Republic Act No. 6713, the Civil Service Commission is tasked to undertake continuous research and experimentation on measures which provide positive motivation to public officials and employees in raising the general level of observance of the standards of the norms of conduct of public officials and employees. During the 4 June 2012 meeting with the CSC Multi-sectoral Advisory Council, it was agreed that the CSC should "craft an integrated profile of the civil servant. CSC should really define a meaningful, integrated, down-to-earth profile of a 'civil servant hero'. There should be a common standard for what a government employee should be, a profile that will be used as a basis for awards and a profile which the common tao can relate with. CSC can typify and feature this persona publicly every month (ex. an employee of the month) so that it gets noticed."

An exploratory study was undertaken by the Public Assistance and Information Office (PAIO) in collaboration with research partners from the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU). It focused on civil servants who were based in Metro Manila during the five-month timeframe of the study, which was from November 2012 to March 2013. This limitation was based on primarily the manageability of data gathering and the limitations from the time and resources dispensable for the study.

The research study followed a mixed method approach, comprising of both a quantitative and qualitative element. However, these two parts respond to two different sets of inquiry as outlined in the research questions. The quantitative part of the methodology sought to provide descriptive analysis of the civil servants based on the variable categories already present in their Personnel Data Sheet (PDS). Meanwhile, the qualitative part of the methodology sought to provide initial insight as to the reasons behind exemplary performance of HAP awardees over non-awardee civil servants.

Read the results and findings here.