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8. The PRAISE Committee is responsible for the development, administration,
monitoring and evaluation of the awards and incentives system of the Isabela
State University.

9. The University encourages improved productivity and efficiency among the
faculty through appropriate recognition based on performance, innovations,
ideas and exemplary behavior.

10. All permanent members of the faculty with regular plantilla items who meet the
criteria for each specific award is entitled to receive the award including those
whose responsibilities include the making of suggestions, formulation of plans
and policies or making recommendations to achieve greater efficiency and
economy in the Isabela State University.

11. Recipients of honor awards is given preference in promotion and in training
grants and scholarships.

12. Those personnel who have pursued and finished their degrees on their own,
whether BS, Master’s or Doctorate, shall be given a cash incentive of 5,000.00
for BS; 10,000 for MS/MM/MPA and 15,000 for Ph.D./DPA, chargeable to the
University allocation for Staff Development coming from the supplemental
budget.

13. Establishment of a CSC-approved PRAISE shall be the basis for the grant of the
Productivity Incentive Bonus (PIB), other awards and incentives. The Annual
Praise Report shall be submitted by the University to the CSC Regional Office
concerned on or before the thirtieth of January to enable its faculty to qualify
for nomination to the CSC-sponsored national awards.

II. OBJECTIVES

General Objective

To encourage, recognize and reward employees, individually and in group, for their
suggestions, innovative ideas, inventions, discoveries, superior accomplishments, heroic
deeds, exemplary behavior, extraordinary acts or services in the public interest and other
personal efforts which contribute to the efficiency, economy and improvement in
government operations, which lead to organizational productivity.

Specific Objectives

1) To establish a mechanism for identifying, selecting, rewarding and providing incentives
to deserving employees at the start of each year;