Amando Amisola: Immigration

In the middle of a real financial need, it takes courage to be honest when the easier part needs only a rich silence.

But Bureau of Immigration officer Amando Amisola did not fear facing his family's financial need as a result of his decision to return P1-million worth of dollar bills that a family who were bound to Canada to start a new life there. On 27 November 2010 (Saturday) he found an envelop left on the counter he manned earlier at VIP lane in the immigration clearance area at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

After waiting for a few minutes for someone to claim the envelope, and none came, Amisola checked the contents of the envelop only to discover the immense sum of dollar bills. So he immediately to the boarding gates of the airport, and found the family waiting to board a Cathay Pacific flight to Canada. (Read more.)

Gerna Garcia: Law Enforcement

Police Officer 1 Gerna Garcia was a rookie in her mother unit at the Pikit Police Station in Pikit, North Cotabato. But that did stop her from performing her police duty during the 10 May 2010 general elections in the Philippines despite a clear and present danger to her life.

Garcia belonged to the security team that protects the polling precinct in Talital village, including the precinct count optical scanner machine, other election paraphernalia and the voters present in that precint to cast their votes. At around 2:45 p.m., armed supporters of "four mayoral candidates" traded shots just few meters from where they were. Firefight broke at various directions. And at the height of the confusion, voters fled the area to save their lives. But Garcia, together with two Army soldiers in the security team, stayed to secure the area. She also made sure that the board of election inspector were safe as the fighting went. 

The Central Mindanao police recognized her bravery and dedication to service with a Medal of Heroism. 

SOURCE

Magbanua WA, Umel RV: "Woman cop gets medal for poll heroism" Philippine Daily Inquirer (01 June 2010) Link