Metro Dumaguete Water was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in Innovative Achievement in Human Resources category in the 10th annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards last June 27, 2023. 

The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are the only business awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace in all 29 nations of the Asia-Pacific region.  The Stevie Awards are widely considered to be the world’s premier business awards, conferring recognition for achievement in programs such as The International Business Awards® for 21 years. 

More than 800 nominations from organizations across the Asia-Pacific region were considered this year in categories such as Award for Excellence in Innovation in Products & Services, Award for Innovative Management, and Award for Innovation in Corporate Websites, among many others. Metro Dumaguete Water won one gold award in the Innovative Achievement in Human Resources category, and three bronze awards for Innovative Achievement in Customer Satisfaction, Innovative Achievement in Growth, and Innovative Achievement in Organization Recovery category. 

MDW Chief Operating Officer David Berba recognized the importance of seeing the potential in people and investing in employees as the key driver in accomplishing this feat. “We know our people are our best asset and so if we make sure to develop and support them, this will reflect in the services we provide our customers,” Berba said.  

The entry which won the gold award focused on the enhanced employee engagement in HSE which MDW achieved through policy development, capacity building, and gamification.   

Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 100 executives around the world acting as judges in February and March. 

“The 10th edition of the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards attracted many remarkable nominations,” said Stevie Awards president Maggie Miller.  “The organizations that won this year have demonstrated that they are committed to being innovative, and we applaud them for their perseverance and creativity.” 

This award is the latest recognition won by Metro Dumaguete Water since it started its operations two years ago. Last year, it was awarded the 2021 Future CFO Excellence Award in Treasury and Cash Management, and the Philippine Quill Award for Communication Management. MDW also recently received its first ISO 9001:2015 Certification.