The Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) Awards is the sole award-giving program that "recognizes and supports the outstanding contributions of youth organizations" in the
Philippines
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.
It is organized and presented annually by the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) Awards Foundation since 2012.
The TAYO Awards was one of the flagship programs of the
National Youth Commission until 2019.
It is the most prestigious award given to youth groups in the Philippines.
Background
The TAYO Awards was founded by Senator
Francis Pangilinan
Francis Pancratius "Kiko" Nepomuceno Pangilinan (; born August 24, 1963) is a Filipino lawyer, politician, and farm owner who is a Senate of the Philippines, senator-elect of the Philippines. He previously served as senator from 2001 to 2013 a ...
in partnership with the then National Youth Commission Chairperson
Bam Aquino
Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aguirre Aquino IV (, born May 7, 1977) is a Filipino politician who is a senator-elect of the Philippines following the 2025 Philippine Senate election. A member of the Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KANP), he previo ...
in 2002. Since its establishment, the program has accommodated at least 250 nominations annually. Throughout the years, it has also gathered corporate sponsors to give out special awards to its nominees.
The TAYO Awards was one of the flagship programs of the
National Youth Commission (NYC) until 2019
under
Ronald Cardema
Ronald Gian Carlo Lapitan Cardema (born April 12, 1985) is a Filipino political activist who is the founder and chairman of the Duterte Youth. President Rodrigo Duterte twice appointed him as chairman of the National Youth Commission (Philippine ...
's term as the commission's chairperson and CEO. The NYC stopped sponsoring the award-giving program to establish the ''President Rodrigo Roa Duterte Youth Leadership Awards'',
which eventually did not materialize.
Process
Criteria
The program is open to clubs, groups, organizations, and societies whose membership and leadership are composed of at least five (5) members whose ages are 30 years old and below. The criteria for judging are as follows:
# The project’s impact on its stakeholders
# The project’s means of harnessing the spirit of volunteerism
# The project’s creativity and innovation
# The project’s sustainability;
# The project’s effective use of resources
Categories
Participating organizations compete per category and organizations can submit multiple entries to different categories provided that each project is different. Only the four best organizations per category will be invited to the second phase of the program. The categories are:
* Education and Technology
* Health, Well-being, and Human Development
* Environment, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Climate Change Adaptation
* Livelihood and Entrepreneurship
* Culture, Arts, and Heritage
Rewards
The program's winners receive a specially commissioned trophy sculpted by
Toym De Leon Imao and a grant of Php 50,000 intended to fund new projects or to continue long-term programs. Special tokens are also given by the program's partners which, in the past years, have included
Coca-Cola Philippines,
San Miguel Corporation
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,
Jollibee Foods Corporation
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,
Lenovo
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, and
PLDT-Smart.
Awardees
''For a more comprehensive list, see
List of TAYO Awards winners''
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De La Salle Debate Society (2012) for the
World United Debate Championships
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University of San Agustin
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Little Theater (2015) for theater production series for
Typhoon Yolanda
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victims
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University of the Philippines Los Banos
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Genetic Researchers and Agricultural Innovators Society (2018) for ''LakBioteknolohiya''
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UP Los Banos (2017) for their Amiga Philippines (now
Tagani)
The Foundation opened its 21st search per the February 19 to March 17, 2024 application for accomplished and proactive youth groups with a theme of "makabayani".
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References
Youth organizations based in the Philippines
Philippine awards