President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo conferred yesterday in Malacañang the Bagong Bayani Awards to 12 overseas Filipino workers, three of them from Western Visayas , for their outstanding achievements, including their remarkable contribution to the country's economy.

Organized by the Bagong Bayani Foundation Inc., the Bagong Bayani Awards is an international search for the country's outstanding overseas workers.

The three from Western Visayas are Chitael Carmona, 54, of Bacolod City, and presently working as superintendent of Refrigeration Industries and Storage Co. in Kuwait; Eduardo Gulmatico, 55, of Tangub, Bacolod City, a senior house officers of Technip/NPCC Corporation in the United Arab Emirates; and Hazel Reposo, 30, of Iloilo City, a housekeeper in the United States of America.*

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