The Council for the Restoration of Filipino Values (CRFV) was honored with dual prestigious recognitions during significant national ceremonies this December. CRFV received the Gawad Parangal 2025 Award for outstanding excellence in advocacy and training, alongside a Certificate of Excellence for exemplary contributions in advocacy, capacity development, and nation-building efforts.

​The awards were presented at the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) 7th Year Founding Anniversary held at Dimalupig Hall, Camp Aguinaldo. These accolades affirm CRFV's unwavering commitment to empowering communities through values-based programs that promote ethical governance, peacebuilding, and sustainable development.

​"These awards validate our mission to restore Filipino values as the foundation of nation-building," stated CRFV National Director Nathaniel A. Saquiban. "CRFV continues to equip public servants with ethical leadership and community-centered governance.

CRFV remains committed to its mandate under Republic Act No. 11476, scaling values restoration programs nationwide. The organization continues partnerships with DILG, PNP, local governments, and academic institutions to foster Matino, Mahusay, at Maaasahan na Serbisyo Publiko.

The Council for the Restoration of Filipino Values (CRFV) marked another milestone with the successful conclusion of its Values Restoration Program (VRP) Capacity Building XI, held as a hybrid event from November 18-21, 2025, at the scenic Tagaytay Country Hotel. Over 100 Values Restoration Officers (VROs) and values champions gathered onsite and virtually from across the Philippines, uniting under the powerful theme "ReBuilding the Nation through Values." This CSC-accredited summit empowered participants to champion integrity and ethical leadership in public service.​

The four-day agenda unfolded progressively, blending inspiration, interaction, and action. Day 1 set the stage with registration and leveling of expectations. Day 2 launched with Atty. Brian Keith F. Hosaka's keynote on rebuilding through everyday honesty and responsibility, followed by General Rodolfo S. Azurin, Jr.'s compelling "Moral Infrastructure: Laying the Foundation for Nation-Building," where he positioned integrity as the true bedrock of progress. Dir. Nathaniel A. Saquiban's session on ethical governance and Ms. Ame-Phil O. Saquiban's interactive workshop rounded out the day.​

​Day 3 featured Dr. Arthur Luis P. Florentin's blueprint for values-based restoration, Mr. Jesus V. Sison on values champions, a dynamic panel with Mr. Jesus Zabala (BOC), Dr. Edwin R. Ferrer (DepEd Dagupan), and Prof. Jesha May C. De La Rama (NISU Victorino Salcedo Campus) on fortitude and community, plus Atty. Joyce B. Balong's call to secure lasting legacies. Day 4 culminated in an integration session, evaluations, VRO Pledge, and commissioning by Dir. Nathaniel A. Saquiban, followed by Tagaytay benchmarking.​

Attendees raved about the line-up, particularly Atty. Hosaka and Gen. Azurin. Hosaka's message on lived values earned outstanding praise for relevance and mastery, while Azurin's emphasis on moral foundations as essential infrastructure drew feedback like "discipline, integrity, and accountability are the real foundations of a strong nation". All sessions received exceptional ratings, with the panel sparking strategies on resilience.

Participants hailed from key agencies nationwide: DepEd Negros Occidental led representation, followed by Northern Iloilo State University (NISU) campuses, Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP), Department of National Defense (DND), DAR units (Cotabato, Davao del Norte, Negros Occidental), DPWH districts, PhilRice branches, NAPOLCOM, DSWD CARAGA, BFAR Region X, BJMP Region VII, and LGUs like Malaybalay.​

The flame of values restoration burns brighter than ever. Empowered VROs return to their agencies as champions of integrity, ready to transform workplaces and communities. CRFV remains committed to this mission—join us in ReBuilding the Nation through Values.

We are excited to announce that the Council for the Restoration of Filipino Values (CRFV) Training Calendar for 2026 is now officially available!
As a CSC-Accredited Learning & Development Institution , we invite you to join us for a year of transformative learning sessions, all anchored in the Values Restoration Program (VRP). Every engagement is designed to deepen your commitment to making a meaningful impact for our nation.
Invest in Your Values-Driven Leadership in 2026
Our 2026 calendar features key programs designed for individuals and government agencies, including:

• Values Restoration Officers—Training the Trainers (VROTTT): Empowering VROs, values advocates, and champions to be restorers and reformers of the nation's moral infrastructure.
• ​VRP School of Statesmanship (SOS): Empowering leaders with the values and laws of the land for righteous governance.
• VRP Public Accountability & Values Enhancement (PAVE) Training: Focused on making accountability and a value-laden life the game changer in transformation.
• ​Annual Learning Events: Including the 6th Statesmanship Summit, the 12th VRP Annual Capacity Building, and the Nation Builders Leadership Summit.

Whether you aspire to live an exemplary life as a Nation Builder, an Accountability Partner, or a Values Champion, your opportunity to learn and grow is here!

Don't Wait! Download the Full 2026 Training Calendar

Plan your year of professional development and value restoration now. Click the link below to get the full schedule of Onsite (Baguio) and Online training dates.
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Join us in championing values-based leadership. Righteousness Exalts a Nation!

We are thrilled to announce the official release of the Values Restoration Program (VRP) Weekly Value Focus Schedule for 2026!

As an organization dedicated to fostering a value-laden and graft-free society, the Council for the Restoration of Filipino Values (CRFV) is committed to providing the tools for national transformation through values.

Your 52-Week Value Journey: Where Transformation is the New Tradition. The VRP schedule serves as the blueprint for this journey, guiding individuals and institutions—especially government agencies implementing the program with the Civil Service Commission (CSC)—to focus on a specific value each week.

This program is a deliberate, year-long effort to instill values like:

• Patriotism: Fostering national pride, cooperation, and commitment.
• Integrity: Emphasizing accountability, trust, and honesty.
• Excellence: Promoting wisdom, leadership, and diligence with focus.
• Spirituality: Encouraging faith, humility, prayerfulness, and thankfulness.

For every one of the 52 weeks, you will find a Core Value and a focused Value Focus to anchor your discussions and personal reflections, ensuring a truly transformative and life-changing year.

Act Now! Download Your 2026 VRP Schedule. Make the commitment today to live a more value-driven life. Whether you are a Values Restoration Officer (VRO), a government employee, or a citizen passionate about nation-building, this schedule is your essential guide for 2026.

Join us as we continue our mission to raise value-laden and ethical leaders who will transform the nation through exemplary values. Righteousness exalts a nation!

The Christmas season is here! It's the time of year when most of us will be busy searching for the best gifts to give. Stores will hold Christmas sales and promotions, inviting everyone to spend and give more. It is a season when giving becomes almost, if not entirely, a tradition. May we all remember the true purpose of giving as we search for the perfect gift. There is a giving that goes beyond the confines of "gift bonanzas" and monetary value: charity.

Charity is best defined as helping those in need, and it begins at home, extends to the neighborhood, and eventually reaches the whole nation. It does not end when the Christmas season ends, for it continually works in people's hearts. Filipinos, in particular, are known to be joyful and giving even amid difficulties. Charity has always been present through all the storms that cross the nation. Charity is compassion, generosity, and love flowing from the heart, not from wealth. Charity is always for others, never for self, seeking to uplift the underprivileged. Honoring loved ones through charitable giving is a powerful way to create a meaningful legacy and make a difference in the world. A.W. Tozer quotes, "Charity is a virtue which, when our affections are perfectly ordered, unites us to God. For by it we love Him."
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Indeed, charity is the best gift for all seasons. It is a gift that can be given at any time of the year. In its purest form, charity reflects the life of Jesus Christ, who gave Himself fully in service to others. May we strive to live out this charity in our lives. May our honest words inspire life and truth wherever we walk. May charity be released through the compassionate works of our hands. Acts of kindness and generosity, genuine yet straightforward, do not seek applause, recognition, or reciprocation from others. Moreover, true charity flows from the abundance of one's heart and glorifies God alone.

by: Jesus V. Sison, PTRP
​CRFV Deputy National Director 

In a Taekwondo gym where brave hearts of all ages gather, there stands a memorial that reminds students that discipline is the foundation of mastery in martial arts. Discipline is essential for harnessing strength, executing different forms and movements, and promoting noble characters toward excellence. A student is being built not only as a champion in his/her chosen sports field but also as a champion in life. Such discipline in sports prepares them to be masters in the workplace as well. Discipline is the cornerstone upon which mastery in the workplace is built. Mastery develops into excellence, a public service value that must be demonstrated. Public service values are important in the workplace because they provide officials and employees with a sense of purpose in fulfilling their agency's mandate to serve the people and the nation. These values guide the organization and its management in decision-making and behavior. Every individual aligns with an office's public service values or core principles, anchoring every action and decision towards promoting the common good. This necessitates the need for discipline, which serves as the cornerstone of mastery and excellence. Discipline is the consistent practice of focus, responsibility, and self-control that allows professionals to refine their skills and deliver quality results. It delivers quality results because a disciplined approach transforms routine tasks into reliable outputs and high-impact effects. Without discipline, even the most talented individuals may fall short of their potential, as inconsistency erodes progress and weakens credibility.

In contrast, disciplined individuals set clear goals, adhere to standards, and demonstrate reliability, making them indispensable assets in any organization. Mastery and excellence in the workplace are not achieved overnight; they are the products of sustained effort, continuous learning, and the ability to stay committed despite challenges. With this, discipline provides the structure necessary for developing expertise by reinforcing habits that lead to improvement over time. From meeting deadlines and following through on commitments to staying focused during complex tasks, discipline ensures that workers rely not merely on bursts of motivation but steady, purposeful action. This persistence builds competence, confidence, and a reputation for excellence.
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Furthermore, discipline fosters a culture of accountability and growth within organizations. When employees model disciplined behavior, they inspire colleagues to raise their standards, creating a ripple effect of productivity and professionalism. Discipline-embodied leaders set the standard for performance expectations and foster environments that promote and celebrate mastery. Ultimately, discipline is not restrictive—it is liberating. It equips professionals with the resilience and consistency needed to transform knowledge into mastery, ensuring lasting success in the workplace. The Holy Scriptures state that God's Word is inspired and useful for teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness, ultimately equipping believers for good works; it guides us to our every thought, action, word, and decision, all for the glory of His Name. 

by: Atty. Carolina Lim-Gamban

​The opening line of the Preamble of the 1987 Philippine Constitution not only affirms the sovereignty of the Filipino people but also underscores the profound need for God’s help in nation-building. The phrase “imploring the aid of the Almighty God” signifies the recognition that, alongside the strength of a sovereign people, divine guidance and intervention are essential in achieving the nation’s goals and aspirations.
 
The word “imploring” conveys fervency, desperation, and a sincere plea with a deep sense of humility. This kind of earnest pleading for God’s help requires a lifestyle of unceasing prayer that influences our day-to-day planning, decision-making, governance, and even every aspect of pakikipag-kapwa, regardless of one’s religious affiliation. Imploring God’s help in this manner goes beyond a mere activity but is a reflection of a heart that truly beseeches His support in all that we do.
 
Moreover, our continuous imploring cultivates an increasing consciousness and reverence for God, which fosters a sense of holy fear in us. Without this fear of God, people tend to commit lawlessness. Many societal issues can be rooted in the lack of divine authority and guidance in the lives of the perpetrators. It is important for every Filipino to nurture our identity as godly citizens. We have big churches, temples, mosques, and various places of worship around the country that reflect our religious heritage. We also welcome the teaching of good manners and right conduct in our schools. All these contribute to our pursuit of a holy life, which can be achieved by prayerfulness.
 
Praying is more than a religious activity. We do not bring religion by praying. We bring our nation closer to God. God Himself said, “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” 
 
In the Philippines, the Civil Service Commission espouses Public Service Values, which include the value of spirituality. This is also aligned with our National Motto of “Maka-Diyos” (RA No. 8491). But how many Filipinos observe this pronouncement? Looking into the unending serious crimes and endemic corruption, it seems we have not lived up to our national motto. It appears that we must go beyond mere invocations and closing prayers in our activities; we must genuinely implore God’s help.
 
Indeed, we cannot build a just and humane society, establish a government that embodies our aspirations, promote the common good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of independence and democracy without the aid of Almighty God. In all aspects of nation-building, we must consistently seek His help through prayer.
 
Mahatma Gandhi regarded prayer as the most potent instrument of action. This means that a heartfelt and sincere prayer becomes a powerful catalyst for meaningful action. It will inspire each of us to actively engage in creating positive change and to be part of the solution to the issues and challenges faced in the office, in the community, and in the nation. 

​Where could we draw our resources from for sustainability and not just survivability? To whom shall we look up to for our supply and sustenance?
 
In a few days from now, both re-elected and newly elected government officials will take their respective seats of authority to administer the mandate they brought upon themselves. They asserted to uphold the constitution and bear true faith in their allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines. They swore to be faithful in the discharge of their duties and responsibilities. There's a tremendous responsibility and an arduous task. A sample of such a task is stated in Article II, Section 9 that "The State shall promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation and free the people from poverty through policies that provide adequate social services, promote full employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all."  Further, Article XII, Section 1 of the 1987 Philippines Constitution states that: "The goals of the national economy are a more equitable distribution of opportunities, income, and wealth; a sustained increase in the amount of goods and services produced by the nation for the benefit of the people; and an expanding productivity as the key to raising the quality of life for all, especially the underprivileged." The Nation waits and looks up to such ministers and administrators to unlock her vast natural resources and resource her children.
 
For countless decades, the Nation ran to and fro, anticipating the fulfillment of its aspirations through the people who pledged to protect, preserve, and serve her. However, we are not only referring to the elected officials, government officials, and/or employees, but we call upon everyone to reignite the fervent love and concern to resource her and her people toward fulfilling our national dream. To resource her, all of us are needed to be resourceful.
 
Resourcefulness, as defined by the Oxford Dictionary, is finding quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.  It entails rational problem-solving and decision-making skills, creativity, adaptability, innovativeness, proactivity, and maximizing available resources. The present pressing issues on the Nation's peace and order, food security, energy sufficiency, and other socio-economic challenges push the government and private individuals alike to be more ingenious in addressing them. We should be more resourceful rather than relying on debts and other band-aid solutions. We cannot afford to move between two positions or in conflicting directions repeatedly. We cannot continuously go back and forth, implying a sense of pressurized and agitated movements. If we do, after we utilize scarce resources, lose time, and exhaust our energy, we end up getting nowhere. Though we promote inter-independence and globalization, we cannot entrust the future of our Nation to other countries, people, or entities.
 
These challenging times are when real men and women with genuine care for the Nation and others are to rise and thrive. We would attend to the essentials of quality living and supply the needs for a better life. In developing resourcefulness, we must first challenge ourselves in seeking out situations that necessitate creative thinking and finding solutions. We must be open to exploring and rediscovering different approaches and views. Let's actively find answers as we also analyze past experiences for improvement. Lastly, we must connect with diverse individuals and build healthy knowledge-sharing networks.
 
Above all, as a nation, if we are to draw resources on behalf of the people we serve, run back to the Almighty God. Let's carry the attitude of Simon Peter, the apostle, when he answered Jesus Christ, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Also, we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." People might run to and fro, looking for the things that will gratify them. Only in God would we be delighted, and His Living Word would sustain us as a nation and a people. "So don't worry about these things, saying, 'What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?' These things dominate the thoughts of skeptics and doubters, but our heavenly Father already knows all our needs." We need to take an alternative action, as God said: "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you." We must first set our hearts on the kingdom of God and His goodness. The result will be miracles and unmerited favor as all these things will come to us as a matter of course.
 
We all deserve the fullness of life and not just in daily survival mode. We are not designed to be enslaved or at the mercy of circumstances. We are resourced by an open heaven and blessed to supply others and the Nation.