President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday exhorted fellow public servants to continue to embody their constitutional mandate.

In his speech during the culmination of the 2024 Search for Outstanding Government Workers in Malacañang, President Marcos told the awardees to remain transparent and accountable to the people.

“Let us continue to live by our constitutional mandate that public office is a public trust. We should remain transparent, accountable to all our people and to serve them with integrity, loyalty, and efficiency,” he said.

President Marcos further encouraged them to strive to be a Bagong Pilipino who would help make the vision of the government a reality.

“As we push back the boundaries of public service, let us strive to be a Bagong Pilipino—one who will make our vision of a prosperous, progressive, and equitable society a reality within our lifetimes,” the President said.

“Maraming salamat po at magpatuloy po tayo sa paglilingkod at sa pagbuo ng isang mas maliwanag at mas masaganang kinabukasan para sa ating bansa,” he added.

The Search for Outstanding Government Workers is an annual recognition effort by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) under its Honor Awards Program (HAP).

The conferment of honor awards aims to motivate and inspire government employees to improve the quality of their performance in public service careers.

Employee recognition efforts in government started in 1959 as the Employee Suggestions and Incentives Awards System. PND