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10 Outstanding Children of Overseas Filipinos get their BPI Rewards
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OWWA EDSP Alexis M. Martinez and Rachelle C. Araja
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The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) gave 10 Overseas Filipino (OF) families something to be proud of. Last August 8, at the Club 1851, 20/F BPI Head Office; the revered banking institution gave out the awards for the 10 Outstanding Children of Overseas Filipinos for 2008. Cited and applauded were the children of OFs who have excelled in academics and other areas of talent, skill or social contribution. At the heart of the awards is the affirmation that a good education is the greatest gift that an OF can give his or her children, who, along with the rest of their families, are actually the reason and motivation for their working overseas.
The 10 Outstanding Children of Overseas Filipinos for 2008 are: Ma. Lesley F. Pascual, from the Dela Salle Health Science Institute; Lawrence Ross Jim P. Yap; from Far Easter University; Rachelle C. Araja, from the University of the Philippines, Diliman; Pearl Ivory Q. Laude, from the University of the Philippines, Visayas; Steffi Christel C. Sepe, from Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan; Ryan M. Paren, from the University of the Philippines, Visayas; Alexis Ian P. dela Cruz, from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, May Kay Camille P. Andal, from Dela Salle University, Lipa; Maydenn Praise W. Manuel, from the University of Cordillera; and Alexis M. Martinez, from the University of the Philippines, Diliman.
(OWWA Note: Rachelle Araja and Alexis Martinez are both scholars of OWWA's Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP). Rachelle is the daughter of OFW Amelita Araja who is working as a household service worker in Saudi Arabia while Alexis is the daughter of OFW Arturo Martinez who is a maintenance engineer in Singapore.)
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The BPI Ten Oustanding Expat Pinoy Children of 2008
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Each of the 10 Outstanding Children of Overseas Filipinos received a trophy along with a P50,000 cash prize. The distinguished panel of judges for this year’s awards was taken from BPI’s institutional partners. They were: Director Jocelyn Hapal of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Director Alejandro Padaen of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Director Fe dela Cruz of the Bangko Central ng Pilipinas, Ms. Paz Naypes of the Department of Education, child and parenting expert Louren Dacanay, BPI Vice President and Head of Overseas Customer Segment Jose Raul Jereza, with BPI Senior Vice President Raul Dimayuga serving as the panel’s chairman.
The awards for the 10 Outstanding Children of Overseas Filipinos are part of BPI’s ongoing initiative to give recognition to the great service and enormous sacrifices that OFs make. It is just one among the initiatives of BPI specially geared toward the well-being and recognition of the OF community. Along with the BPInoy Life Series and the BPInoy Family Discovery Series, which also address other areas of concern of the Ofs besides simple financial matters, the awards for the 10 Outstanding Children of Overseas Filipinos just goes to show that BPI has been walking the extra mile to give Filipinos in other lands the care and satisfaction they truly deserve.
The Criteria for Judging an OF Child Winner
To have been counted as a winner among the 10 Outstanding Children of Overseas Filipinos for 2008 was no mean feat. It meant having to hurdle an exacting array of standards that separated the genuine stand-out OF children from the ordinary achievers. And from the very start, only a select group of OF children could join.
Nominees for the 10 Outstanding Children of Overseas Filipinos for 2008 had to be not older than 21 years old, but not younger than 15. They needed to be a child of an Expat Pinoy working abroad on a current contract, and they had to have at least one parent or an immediate family member who is being served as a client by BPI Unibank. They had to have been no less than among the top 10% of the class, level or batch year, without a single failing grade. And they also had to have been enrolled at the time of the contest’s duration or to have graduated, for less than two years, from an undergraduate course lasting at least four years.
And once qualified, the nominees had to pass through a set of evaluative criteria to see if they truly merited the award. The criteria were as follows:
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Academic Excellence 70%
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Non-Academic (Special Citations/Awards in the ff):
a) Sports 5%
b) Artistic Talent (Literary/Drawing) 5%
c) Performing Arts (Singing/Dancing) 5%
d) Community/Civic Works 5%
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Essay Writing on the topic: “What is my role in nation-building as a child of an Expat Pinoy (Overseas Filipino Worker)/Ano ang papel ko sa pagpapaunlad ng ating pamayanan bilang anak ng isang Expat Pinoy? 10%
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Rachelle and Alexis with (L-R) OWWA Officials Director Vivian Tornea, Ms. Matet Capa and Ms. Lulu Ignacio
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All in all, the winners of the search for the 10 Outstanding Children of Overseas Filipinos for 2008 have very ably shown that being a child of an expatriate is no excuse to fail, and that education and academic achievement, are among the most powerful and relevant avenues for success that an Overseas Filipino can give to his or her children.
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