Search is on for 10 outstanding students
The regional search for the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines 2012 has started.
Colleges and universities all over the Central Visayas can now nominate graduating students who excel in academic and extra-curricular activities.
Nominations must be submitted on or before March 23 to the Commission on Higher Education regional office in sitio Sudlon, barangay Lahug in Cebu City; Provincial Planning and Development Office, Bohol Provincial Capitol in Tagbilaran City; and GPRehab Center in Calindagan, Dumaguete City.
Nomination forms can be downloaded at www.tospac.org.
All nominees will be screened to determine the Top 20 finalists who will undergo a formation workshop and final interview from April 29 to May 1 in Dumaguete City.
TOSP is an awards and formation program that seeks to galvanize the youth into nation building through exemplary academic performance, transformative social involvement, and inspiring leadership services to their school, local communities and the country.
Since 1961, TOSP has been a laboratory of great leaders. In its roster are the likes of church luminaries Bishop Antonio Ledesma and Fr. Manoling Francisco, good governance icons Rene Saguisag and Raul Roco, social development gurus Vicky Pineda-Garchitorena and Sonia Roco, renowned broadcaster Ricardo Puno, and the current chief of the country’s higher education mandate, Dr. Patricia Licuanan who is the first awardee of the search.
This year, TOSP is searching for a Bayani student whose service to the school, community and nation springs from a genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others.
TOSP is a commitment of RFM Foundation, CHED, National Book Store, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. and the TOSP Alumni Community.
