Legal and Institutional Basis
- Rooted in Presidential Decree No. 1 which established the Career Executive Service Board (CESB).
- CESB mandated to set rules, standards, and procedures for the selection, classification, and career development of CES members.
- CESB responsible for implementing the guidelines for the conferment of the GAWAD CES Award.
Scope and Criteria for Awardees
- Award targets Career Executive Service Officers and Third Level Eligibles holding CES positions.
- Recognizes individuals whose achievements and contributions demonstrate exemplary performance.
- Focuses on accomplishments that foster positive innovations in governance.
- Aims to promote sustainable socio-economic progress.
Objectives and Impact
- Highlights and rewards superior performance among third-level career executives.
- Motivates government officials to excel in public service.
- Aims to instill a culture of excellence and leadership in the public sector.
- Embodies the CES ideals: "bringing change where needed, expertise where missing, and leadership where wanting."
Authority and Implementation
- The award is an annual Presidential recognition.
- The President of the Philippines vested with power to establish this award.
- CESB tasked with issuing detailed implementing guidelines and managing the award process.
Formalization and Promulgation
- Executive Order No. 715 formalizes the recognition program into a structured awards system.
- Signed and promulgated in Manila on March 28, 2008, by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita.