The submission of nominees to this year’s search for The Outstanding Filipinos (TOFIL) Awards has been firmed up on July 15 without extension.
This was announced by the JCI Senate Philippines and its institutional partners ANSA Foundation and TOFIL Foundation headed by JCI Senate President Jun Roque, TOFIL National Chairman JCI Senator Melandrew Velasco, ANSA Foundation president Philip Nocom and JCISP TOFIL Foundation Chairman JCI Senator Rogelio Garcia.
“We are flooded with queries with regards to this year’s TOFIL search under a banner theme “Nation Builders and Heroes in Our Midst,” said Velasco.
The TOFIL awards recognize outstanding Filipinos who made great contribution to nation-building and it is open to all Filipinos 41 years of age and above.
For over 30 years, more than 100 eminent Filipinos have received the TOFIL awards notably the coveted trophy designed by the late National Artist Napoleon “Billy” V. Abueva.
TOFIL Search Committee chairman Beep Tan is optimistic that a record number of nominees will be received by this year’s TOFIL Executive Committee. “Aside from submitting the official nominations and bid books at the JCISP Secretariat at the Chino Roces national headquarters, nominators can also log on to jcitofil.com to download forms and also nominate online and submit nominations and bid book via e-mail,” said Tan.