Dr. Andie John D. Tadeo, Director of Fisheries Research and Training Institute (FRTI) at DMMMSU-NLUC, also a faculty member of DMMMSU-SLUC, was named as one of the Regional Winners by the Regional Committee on Awards (RCA) for the Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award (Individual Category) in the 2024 CSC Honor Awards Program (HAP) per HAP-RCA Resolution No. 01, s. 2024.

The Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award is conferred to an individual or group of five members for exceptional and extraordinary contributions resulting from an idea or performance that had a nationwide impact on public interest, security, and patrimony.

The Honor Awards Program (HAP) is the rewards and incentives program of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) that recognizes government officials and employees who have displayed outstanding work performance. Under HAP is the annual Search for Outstanding Government Workers that honors exemplary accomplishments and behavior, and the Pamanang Lingkod Bayani program (PLBi) honors qualified public servants who died in the line of duty.

The regional recognition and awards rite is scheduled on September 27, 2024, at 1:00 pm at the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University – International Convention Center (DMMMSU-ICC), Sapilang, Bacnotan, La Union.