The Year 2006 Presidential Awards will be selected from among the nominations which will be evaluated through the following stages of review and screening

First Stage Review, Validation, Recommendation The Awards Committees shall review and summarize all nominations, verify compliance with all the required documentations, request for additional documents and endorse nomination documents to the Technical Committee. Second Stage Evaluation and Short List of Nominations The Technical Committee shall evaluate all nomination documents and prepare a short-list of nominees based on agreed rating scheme. It shall endorse the short list to the Executive Committee. The Awards Secretariat may change the award category for which a nominee was initially nominated, as appropriate. Third Stage Endorsement of Short List of Nominees to the President The Executive Committee reviews and evaluates the shortlisted nominees as submitted by the Technical Committee. After review and evaluation, it shall either endorse the Technical Committee’s shortlisted nominees, or make its recommendations before endorsing the same to the Office of the President. Fourth Stage Final Selection and Approval of the President The President approves the final list of awardees.

Awards Committee at the Philippine Embassies and Consulates Chairman: Philippine Ambassador/Head of Post Members:      Officers appointed by the Ambassador/             Head of Post      Representative(s) from the Filpino community Upon the discretion of the Head of the Diplomatic or Consular Post, the membership and composition of the Awards Committee may be revised and expanded up to a maximum of six (6) members. Technical Committee Chairman :    One representative from the Commission on Filipinos Overseas Members :    One representative from the Commission on Filipinos Overseas    Two representative from the Department of Foreign Affairs    One representative from the Department of Science and Technology    One representative from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts    One representative from the academe Executive Committee Chairman: Chairman, Commission of Filipinos Overseas Vice-Chair:    Secretary,Department of Foreign Affairs Members:    Chief of Protocol Office, Office of the President    Representative, Religious Sector    Representative, Private Business Sector    Representative, Media    Executive Director, Commission on Filipinos Overseas Office of the President