day, we are privileged to have with us in our midst different personalities from their respective vocation and who have excelled in their endeavors. They are individuals who have given their best.  Individuals who have fully and efficiently dedicated their time and effort and whose commitment and loyalty to their profession had contributed for the betterment of our society.

These individuals are not those you can see in a well- organized and fully air-conditioned offices, but they are those whose work need that they endure the scourge of the sun and whom we often failed to recognize for their contributions to our society and in our daily lives.

Let me officially welcome and congratulate the group and most especially to Chief Inspector Dominador Eslava Aquino, Jr. who will give us a short message .

Most Outstanding Policeman - Police Inspector AILEEN G. PADAOAN
Outstanding Policeman, 1st Runner Up - PO3 CELSO C. ABUAN, JR.
Outstanding Policeman, 1st Runner Up - SPO1 MANUEL V. MARZO
Most Outstanding Traffic Aide - FERNANDO LORENZO
Outstanding Traffic Aide - 1^st Runner Up - GUILLERMO LORENZANO
Most Outstanding Social Worker -  AGNES PASCUA
Outstanding Social Worker - 1^st Runner Up - LUZVIMINDA BALANCIO
Most Outstanding Tricycle Driver - LEONARDO GALVEZ
Outstanding Tricycle Driver - 1^st Runner Up - FERDINAND GACAYAN

Likewise, we would like to take this opportunity to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our Vocational Director Jerome Gaerlan, to our panel of judges who partook in rigorously examining and evaluating those who should be given credit and to those who in one way or the other, contributed to the success of this project.

Are men expected to walk closest to the curb or to the build     ing?
A: The practice of men walking nearer the curb started when roads  were unpaved, to protect women from runaway horses and splash ing mud from carriage wheels.  The reason no longer exist but the  practice is still followed. If for some reason, the curbside rule is ig nored, the man should always walk on the woman's left.

Q: When does the "ladies fist" still apply?
A: In many social situations, unless women prefer no special treat ment.  When it becomes necessary to walk in single file, the woman  precedes the man following a waiter to the table.

Q: When does the man traditionally go first?
A: He steps ahead of her to open the car closer for her to enter first.  He gets out off a car first and holds the door open for when they ar rive at their destination.  He precedes her down a steep or slippery  stairway but follows her up or down an escalator.  He gets off a ve hicle ahead of the woman and helps her alight.  Over rough  grounds, however, the man walks beside the woman and offers his  hand if she needs assistance

Q: Are men expected to give up their seats for women on trains or  buses?  What does one do if the gesture is not acknowledged?
A: No, to the first question.  We must assume that a man is just as  tired as any woman passenger and is not expected to give up his  seat unless the woman is elderly, pregnant, infirm or burdened with  a baby or heavy armful of packages.

Q: Who gets off the elevator first, man or woman?
A: In a crowded, whoever is nearest the door, whether man or woman  gets off first.  However, if the elevator is not crowded, it is traditional  courtesy to let the woman precedes the man.