Welcome to TOFIL Online

The Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) Award is a project of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Senate Philippines and the Insular Life Assurance Co., Limited.

Conceived in 1988 to institutionalize public recognition of men and women, 41 years of age and over, whose exemplary achievements are worthy of emulation, TOFIL celebrates the time-honored traditions of excellence, hard work and fidelity demonstrated by our senior heroes in the task of building a free, fair and peaceful society.

Having recognized outstanding Filipinos for more than two decades now, TOFIL has become an institution, having developed a reputation for its selectiveness of outstanding men and women upon whom the award is conferred. TOFIL seeks to give national recognition to Filipinos whose selfless dedication to their profession or vocation has resulted in significant contributions to the welfare of their countrymen and our country at large, as well as to the advancement of their respective fields of endeavor.

JCI Senate Philippines and Insular Life launch the 25th Search for The Outstanding Filipino

Twenty five years and 115 winners since its inception, the TOFIL awards program continues to prove that excellence and community service are a powerful mix. Indeed, the stories of its winners -- such as Jaime Cardinal Sin and Justice Cecilia Muñoz Palma in 1988 – have consistently echoed two things: that young people could be whatever they dream themselves to be, through hard work; and that social responsibility adds the dimension of impact to their life’s work. This was as true in the beginn...

Search for 2012 TOFIL Launch
- Mar 23, 2012

Deadline of submission of nominations to 2012 TOFIL awards
- Aug 31, 2012

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The Teacher in Naiton-Building
by Onofre R. Pagsanghan, Ph. D.
Culture and Arts, 1996

I am 84 years old. I began teaching at the Ateneo High School in 1951. It is 2012. I am still an Ateneo classroom teacher. That is 61 exciting years.