Cabadin revives PRAISE after seven years

DOMINGA Cabadin, principal of Ponciano Bernardo High School, revived the Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) after seven years.

This move is in line with the Revised Policies on Employees Suggestions and Incentive Awards System (ESIAS) provided under CSC Resolution No. 010112 and CSC MC No. 01, S.

2001, which was adopted by the Department of Education (DepEd) referred to as PRAISE.

The proposed PRAISE in Ponciano Bernardo High School is named “Project GAWAD.”

“The objective of GAWAD is to recognize and reward Department Heads, Master Teachers, teachers, and non-teaching personnel for their achievements, exemplary services, and contributions to the effectiveness and improvement of our school operation,” said Cabadin during the launching of GAWAD launch last May 5.

English department head Pierre Angeli Mercado explained the guidelines of GAWAD during the launching.

Mercado outlined seven awards for the GAWAD, such as Most Outstanding Head Teacher, Most Outstanding Master Teacher, Most Outstanding Teacher, Most Outstanding

Non-Teaching Personnel, Most Efficient Teacher, Principal’s Award, and Perfect Attendance.

Five department heads, three master teachers, 28 teachers, and 12 non-teaching personnel are vying for the different awards outlined by Mercado. PBHS has not organized PRAISE since 2016.

Pierre Angeli Mercado, now English department head, was hailed as PBHS Most Outstanding Teacher 2016.