Nominations Open for Search for Outstanding Volunteers

The Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA) will once again conduct the Search for Outstanding Volunteer (SOV) with this year’s theme, “Share Your Story, Inspire Others.”

SOV, which started in 2001, is an annual activity of PNVSCA that recognizes exemplary performance and dedication of Filipino individuals and institutions undertaking volunteer work.

The search considers volunteers as unsung and unnamed heroes who help build and empower the nation.

PVNSCA believes that the volunteers’ compassion and selfless service to underprivileged communities ignite hope and serve as indispensible tools in the journey towards progress and sustainability.

The search is open to Filipino individuals and Filipino volunteer organizations.

SOV has three award categories, namely: the National Outstanding Volunteer Award (NOVA), Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award (VLAA), and the Special Citation in Volunteerism.

The National Outstanding Volunteer Award is conferred to an individual or organization for outstanding volunteer service that has made a significant contribution to uplift the lives of people and communities served.

The Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award, on the other hand, is conferred to an individual or organization for consistent and outstanding volunteer service and whose achievement is regarded as an inspiration and role model in the field of volunteerism.

The Special Citation in Volunteerism is a new category in the search and is given to recognize volunteering efforts and/or support to volunteerism by an individual, group or organization that do not qualify under the regular SOV categories but which are deemed equally meritorious in accomplishments.

Nomination forms may be downloaded at http://www.pnvsca.gov.ph/sov/sov_about.php.

Forms are also available at PNVSCA, NEDA regional offices, and Regional Planning and Development Office of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

The accomplished nomination forms must be submitted to the respective Regional Search Committee (RSC) where the volunteer or volunteer organization is based.

Deadline of submission for nominations is on July 30, 2016.

The recognition ceremony will be held in Manila in December 2016 during the celebration of the National Volunteers Month.

For more details about the nomination process, please visit PNVSCA’s website: http://www.pnvsca.gov.ph. (rmn/mjpap/PIA7-Cebu)