SEARCH FOR THE OUTSTANDING BARANGAY OFFICIALS OF THE YEAR (TOBOY) 2015

I. What is the Search for The Outstanding Barangay Officials of the Year (TOBOY) Award?

The search for The Outstanding Barangay Officials of the Year (TOBOY) is designed to give recognition to barangay officials of Region 7 who have shown exemplary performance in the discharge of their functions. The awards have 2 levels: The Provincial, HUC and City level. Each level is composed of the following categories:

Category I - Punong BarangayCategory II - Barangay KagawadCategory III - Barangay TreasurerCategory IV - Barangay Secretary

A regional winner will be awarded in each level and category. There shall be a total of twelve (12) regional awardees for the search.

The program is jointly undertaken by the Local Administration and Development Program Alumni Association of the Philippines (LADPAAP) Region 7 chapter, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Liga ng mga Barangay of Region 7, with the support of benevolent parties/institutions that have offered to sponsor the program.

II. Who shall qualify for the award?

All Punong Barangays, Barangay Kagawads, Barangay Treasurers, and Barangay Secretaries are qualified to participate and must meet all the following requirements:

An incumbent barangay official at the time of the nomination Has served in his/her position in an active capacity for the one (1) year

period under review Has never been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude nor

with any pending administrative or criminal case at the time of the nomination

The following are not qualified:

Punong barangay who is elected as ABC President and is already a member of the Sangguniang Bayan/Panlungsod/Panlalawigan.

Regional winners of previous TOBOY Awards of same category.

III. What are the Criteria?

A. Performance Assessment - 75%

The nominees will be assessed based on their outstanding accomplishments, performance, innovations and exemplary leadership.

Punong Barangay: Leadership Qualities Delivery of Basic Services in the Barangay Performance of Duties & Responsibilities Innovations

Barangay Kagawad: Leadership Qualities Responsiveness to Community Problems Assistance Rendered in the Delivery of Basic Services Performance of Duties & Responsibilities

Barangay Treasurer: Leadership Qualities Knowledge in basic accounting and bookkeeping system Performance of Duties and Responsibilities Relationship with other Barangay Officials

Barangay Secretary: Leadership Qualities Knowledge & Skills in Records Management Relationship with Other Officials Performance of Duties & Responsibilities

B. Final Interview Portion - 25%(The thirty (30) finalists will be interviewed as basis for the determination of winners per category)

IV. What is the Process for the Selection of the Awardees?

Regional Level

At the regional level, the nominees or candidates shall be classified into three groups – (1) the municipal or provincial nominees as one group, (2) the nominees coming from component cities, and (3) Highly Urbanized Cities (HUCs), as another group. The review and evaluation of the municipal or provincial nominees shall be done separately from those of the cities and HUCs.

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The Regional TOBOY Selection Committee shall conduct the final review and evaluation of nominees. The committee shall select the top two (2) for each category from among the city, HUC and provincial nominees.

The top eight (8) candidates from the provinces and the top eight (8) candidates from the HUCs, and top eight (8) candidates from the component cities shall be considered and proclaimed as the twenty four (24) regional finalists. These finalists shall be submitted to the TOBOY secretariat, which shall notify them of the schedule for the final selection and awarding.

The twenty four (24) finalists will be subjected to a final interview by the board of judges during the selection and awarding ceremony, which comprises 25% of the final rating. The 75% score shall be obtained from the rating sheet/evaluation instrument using the predetermined criteria.

After the interview, THE OUTSTANDING BARANGAY OFFICIALS OF THE YEAR (TOBOY) shall be proclaimed.

During the awarding ceremony, the twenty four finalists and the twelve awardees shall receive a plaque and cash prize.

V. Who may Nominate?

Any youth, civic, Civil Society Organization (CSOs), religious or non-government organization may sponsor or nominate qualified or deserving barangay official(s) to the TOBOY awards.

VI. What are the Required Documents for Nomination?

The following are the supporting documents to be submitted by the nominee concerned, whenever applicable to the TOBOY Selection Committee

1. Civil Service Form 212 with 2X2 colored picture(for all nominees)2. Executive Summary of Accomplishments, projects and activities undertaken within

the period under review (maximum of 10 pages and shall be supported with documents)

3. Certified photocopy of the Approved Barangay Budget ( for Punong Barangay, Barangay Kagawad and Barangay Treasurer)

4. Certified photocopy of the Barangay Development Plan (for Punong Barangay only)

5. Certified photocopy of the report on the number of barangay disputes settled and number of cases referred to the courts as certified to by the local court (for Punong Barangay and Barangay Secretary)

6. Certified official list of approved resolutions and/or ordinances sponsored/authored (for Punong Barangay, Barangay Kagawad and SK Chairperson)

7. Pictorials of projects/significant barangay activities undertaken during the rating period (for Punong Barangay and SK Chairperson)

The above documents shall be prepared and packaged in an 8 ½ inches x 11 sized album folder.

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All documents submitted shall become property of the LADPAAP 7 and DILG 7.

VII. Who are the members of the TOBOY Screening and Selection Committee?

A TOBOY selection committee shall be organized at the following levels to take charge of the screening, evaluation and selection.

1) Regional Level

Chairperson - LADPAAP Region 7 Chapter President

Co-Chairperson - DILG Regional DirectorMembers - DepEd Regional Director

- PIA Regional Director- One (1) NGO representative

At the DILG Regional Office, The TACT Team on Recognition and Awards shall assist in the management of the TOBOY awards project. This team shall also provide the necessary secretariat services for the selection process.

VIII. Who are the members of the Board of Judges

The Board of Judges is composed of five (5) members who are selected by the Regional Selection Committee from among notable personalities in the region on the basis of integrity, probity and good reputation.

IX. Submission of Nominations

Nomination forms will be available at the nearest DILG office in the locality, where all entries or nomination shall also be submitted and filed.

X. Proposed Schedule

ACTIVITY RESPONSIBILITY TIME FRAMESubmission of TOBOY nominees to the Provincial Selection Committee

MLGOOs September 14, 2015

Table Assessment/ Shortlisting of entries

Provincial Selection Committee

September 15-18; 21-22, 2015

Field Assessment of Nominees Provincial Selection Committee

September 23-October 2, 2015

Table Assessment/Consolidation Provincial Selection Committee

October 5-7, 2015

Packaging/ Submission of Additional Documents and/or Revised Documents of Provincial

MLGOOs October 9-14, 2015

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Nominees (if & when necessary) Submission of City/Provincial Nominees to the Regional Selection Committee

Program Coordinator October 15, 2015

Organization of RSC DILG, PIA, DepEd, RAFI, LADPAAP

October 3rd week 2015

Table Assessment/ Selection of the 20 TOBOY Finalists (rating of entries)

Regional Selection Committee

October 3rd to 4th week 2015

Onsite Validation of the 20 Finalists RSC/TOBOY Secretariat November 2015

Planning Conference for the TOBOY Awarding

LADPAAP, DILG, LIGA, RSC Members

December 1st week 2015

Final Selection and Awarding Ceremonies

DILG/RO TACT Team, RSC Members

December 2015

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