Orders, decorations, and medals of the Philippines

The orders and decorations conferred upon civilians and military personnel in the Republic of the Philippines, are listed by order of precedence. The first list is of civilian awards, which take precedence over and above military awards. The next list is of awards conferred upon the military or formerly military units. Philippine civilian orders and decorations are conferred by the President of the Philippines, in his or her capacity as head of state. In certain instances, the conferment of certain orders and decorations requires the concurrence of the Congress of the Philippines, or of certain advisory bodies.

The civilian order of precedence, established by the Honors Code of the Philippines (Executive Order 236), is as follows:

• I. Quezon Service Cross
• II. Order of Lakandula, Order of Sikatuna, Philippine Legion of Honor
• III. Order of Gabriela Silang
• IV. Order of National Artists, Order of National Scientists, Order of National Social Scientists, Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan
• V. Gawad Mabini
• VI. Order of the Golden Heart
• VII. Presidential Medal of Merit

This means that the Quezon Service Cross, for example, is highest; followed by the Orders of Lakandula, Sikatuna, and the Philippine Legion of Honor, all of which are of the same rank; they in turn, are higher than the Order of Gabriela Silang, etc.

The Philippines is a rare example of having orders and decorations that are considered to be of equal rank to each other; this is a reflection of the particular circumstances surrounding the establishment of the various awards.

In addition to the State Honors mentioned above, the Republic of the Philippines established its only order of knighthood through Republic Act No. 646 in honor of the aspirations and ideals of the national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. In English it is known as the Knights of Rizal and in Spanish, Orden de Caballeros de Rizal. It ranks as lowest of the Philippine orders of merit.

See also

• Philippines campaign medals
• Awards and decorations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
• Knights of Rizal

References

• Amending the Honors Code to clarify the proclamation of National Artists
• Administrative Order No. 128, approving Implementing Rules and Regulations
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This article incorporates public domain text from the library of the Congress of the Philippines.