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Q: Does the Rotary Club of Manila have a Vocational Awards Committee? What is its role?

A: The following item in the Code of Policies is authoritative: “4.2.1.11 Vocational Awards Committee The committee develops ways of recognizing those who achieve vocational excellence and devises means of recognizing those who practice high ethical standards in their vocations.”

Q: Are both the Tower Awards and the Journalism Awards under the Vocational Awards Committee?

A: Yes. The following item in the Code of Policies is authoritative: “4.2.1.11 Vocational Awards Committee x x x The current thrust of this committee include the Tower and Journalism Awards.”

Q: What is the goal of the Tower Awards?

A: The following item in the Code of Policies is authoritative: “4.2.1.11 Vocational Awards Committee x x x TOWER Awards Hold the annual nationwide search for THE OUTSTANDING WORKERS OF THE REPUBLIC (TOWER) from amongst the non-supervisory blue collar and collar workers. The annual awards presentation is aimed at recognizing the importance and contribution of the non-supervisory blue /white collar worker occupations that boost the economic and technological progress of the country, therefore dignifying labor and all useful occupations, thus uplifting the social status of workers and motivating them for greater efficiency, to generate interest towards continuing education and encourage the non-supervisory blue / white collar jobs which are most relevant to the development efforts of the country.”