Some 40 outstanding government employees were recognized last Wednesday for demonstrating excellence in their respective jobs in different departments of the government.<\/p>\n
The Public Service Recognition Week awards presentation was held at the Multi-Purpose Center in Susupe and almost all the heads of government agencies were present during the ceremony. Advisers from the Office of the Governor were also present during the awarding.<\/p>\n
PSRW and Labor Day committee chair Carmen C. Cabrera opened the ceremony by thanking all the government officials for their cooperation in celebrating the remarkable performance of their respective employees.<\/p>\n
Gov. Juan N. Babauta briefly congratulated the awardees for this year\u2019s recognition and also acknowledged the performance of last year\u2019s Employee of the Year, Frank S. Pangelinan, from the Department of Public Safety, whom he said has been his jogging partner lately. Lt. Gov. Diego T. Benavente also attended the ceremony.<\/p>\n
The 2005 Department Employee of the year recipients are the following:<\/p>\n
* Department of Community and Cultural Affairs \u2013 Catherine Anderson
\n* Office of Public Defender \u2013 Bertha T. Camacho
\n* Department of Corrections \u2013 Godel Omengebar
\n* Emergency Management Office \u2013 Henry I. Iguel,
\n* Office of the Attorney General, Division of Immigration \u2013 Colin Sablan
\n* Public School System \u2013 Wonda Rubasch
\n* Department of Public Works \u2013 John Santos
\n* Marianas Visitors Authority \u2013 Alvin K. Fitial
\n* NMI Housing Corporation \u2013 Esther F. Sablan
\n* CNMI Supreme Court \u2013 Raymond C. Babauta
\n* Commonwealth Ports Authority \u2013 Chong Eniser
\n* Department of Labor \u2013 John Henry I. Tagabuel
\n* Department of Public Health \u2013 Yvonne B. Sablan
\n* Marianas Public Lands Authority \u2013 Frank C. Borja
\n* NMI Retirement Fund \u2013 Ramon C. Deleon Guerrero
\n* Commonwealth Development Authority \u2013 Gregory P. Calvo
\n* CNMI Superior Court \u2013 Katelynn M. Deleon Guerrero
\n* Department of Commerce \u2013 Aristona M. Tudela
\n* Legislative Bureau \u2013 Melchor J. Mendiola
\n* Senate \u2013 Priscilla M. Torres
\n* House of Representative \u2013 Christie S. Keptot
\n* Department of Finance \u2013 Dolores C. Celis
\n* Department of Public Safety Ernest R. Cruz
\n* Office of Personnel Management \u2013 Gina Mae Q. Cabrera
\nFourteen government leaders were also recognized during the awarding ceremony:
\n* Department of Community and Cultural Affairs \u2013 Roselia C. Teregeyo
\n* Office of Public Defender \u2013 Antonio LG. Cabrera
\n* Board of Parole, Office of the Governor \u2013 Joseph T. Guerrero
\n* Office of the Attorney General, Division of Immigration \u2013 Edward R. Cabrera
\n* Department of Commerce \u2013 David R. Maratita
\n* Department of Public Works \u2013 Francisco C. Sablan
\n* Marianas Visitors Authority \u2013 Ellen Ikehara
\n* Department of Lands and Natural Resources \u2013 Francisco S. Tenorio
\n* Department of Labor \u2013 Masaaki Nakamura
\n* Department of Public Health \u2013 Rosa M. Tudela
\n* Commonwealth Development Authority \u2013 Oscar C. Camacho
\n* CNMI Superior Court \u2013 Evelyn P. Calvo
\n* Department of Finance \u2013 Jesse A. Atalig
\n* Department of Public Safety \u2013 Thomas M. Manglona<\/p>\n
The overall \u201cEmployee and Leadership Awardees\u201d will be named in September during celebrations for the local Labor Day.<\/p>\n
DPH\u2019s associate director for Nursing Services, Rosa M. Tudela, said it was an honor for her to be recognized, especially for her leadership at the Commonwealth Health Center.<\/p>\n
Frank C. Borja, MPLA\u2019s employee of the year, said he was surprised about the award. He said his peers told him last Wednesday to attend the event but he was clueless that he would be one of the awardees.<\/p>\n
Before the ceremony, emcee Tonni Camacho gave the floor to visiting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials John McCarroll and Pat Young. The two presented a glass plaque to the Division of Environmental Quality director John I. Castro for being the only environmental government agency in the Pacific to receive an environmental award from EPA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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