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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 236 -
ESTABLISHING THE HONORS CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES TO CREATE AN ORDER OF
PRECEDENCE OF HONORS CONFERRED AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS,
sovereign nations confer honors to recognize distinguished
achievements, acknowledge the accomplishments and services of patriotic
citizens, enhance the prestige of a nation, and promote amity with
other nations;
WHEREAS, in the history of the Republic of the Philippines, various
awards and decorations have been created in recognition of achievements
and distinctions;
WHEREAS, there is a need to rationalize the roster of civil awards and
decorations of the Philippines to ensure consistency of criteria in
conferring honors, preserve the integrity and prestige thereof, clarify
and definitively establish their order of precedence, in conformity
with internationally-accepted traditional and protocular norms and
practices;
WHEREAS, the issuance of this Executive Order is recommended by the
Presidential Assistant for Historical Affairs, with the conformity of
and/or in consultation with the Department of Foreign Affairs, the
Department of National Defense, the National Commission for Culture and
the Arts, and the National Historical Institute;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order:
Section 1.
The Honors Code emphasizes the exceptional prestige of the Honors
conferred hereunder. Unless otherwise enumerated as Honors within the
Order of Precedence established by this Executive Order, all other
Presidential Awards, while tangible recognitions of merit and
accomplishment, shall not be considered Honors for the purposes of this
Honors Code.
Sec. 2.
a.
b.
c.
For purposes of this Executive
Order, Orders, Decorations and Medals, which are awards of the highest
prestige, are collectively referred to as Honors.
d.
Sec. 3.
I.
II.
III. Order of Gabriela Silang
IV
V.
VI. Order of the Golden Heart
VII. Presidential Medal of Merit
Sec. 4.
For purposes of this Executive Order, the Order and Manner of Wear
shall refer to the prescribed order and manner in which insignia are to
be worn, consistent with the Order of Precedence.
Sec. 5.
I.
Created by Joint Resolution No. 4 dated October 21, 1946 of the First
Congress of the Republic of the Philippines, the Quezon Service Cross
is a Decoration conferred by the President of the Philippines with the
concurrence of the Congress of the Philippines on Filipino citizens for
exemplary service to the nation in such a manner and such a degree as
to add great prestige to the Republic of the Philippines, or as to
contribute to the lasting benefit of its people.
Nominations for the Quezon Service Cross shall state the services
meriting the award and shall be made only in case where the service
performed or contribution made can be measured on the scale established
by the national benefaction of the late President Manuel L. Quezon.
II.
Order
of Lakandula
The Order of Lakandula is an Order of political and civic merit awarded in memory of Lakandula’s dedication to the responsibilities of leadership, prudence, fortitude, courage and resolve in the service of one’s people.
The Order of Lakandula is conferred upon a Filipino or foreign citizen:
a.
b.
c.
d.
The Order of Lakandula shall be composed of the following ranks:
Grand
Collar (Supremo) — Conferred upon an individual who has suffered
materially for the preservation and defense of the democratic way of
life or of the territorial integrity of the Republic of the
Philippines; or upon a former or incumbent head of State and/or of
government
Grand Cross (Bayani) — Conferred
upon an individual who has devoted his life to the peaceful resolution
of conflict; upon an individual whose life is worthy of emulation by
the Filipino people; or upon a Crown Prince, Vice President, Senate
President, Speaker of the House, Chief Justice or the equivalent,
foreign minister or other official of cabinet rank, Ambassador,
Undersecretary, Assistant Secretary, or other person of a rank similar
or equivalent to the foregoing
Grand Officer (Maringal na
Pinuno) — Conferred upon an individual who has demonstrated a life-long
dedication to the political and civic welfare of society; or upon a
Charge d’affaires, e.p., Minister, Minister Counselor, Consul General
heading a consular post, Executive Director, or other person of a rank
similar or equivalent to the foregoing
Commander (Komandante) —
Conferred upon an individual who has demonstrated exceptional deeds of
dedication to the political and civic welfare of society as a whole; or
upon a Charge d’affaires a.i., Counselor, First Secretary, Consul
General in the consular section of an Embassy, Consular officer with a
personal rank higher than Second Secretary, Director, or other person
of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing
Officer (Pinuno) — Conferred
upon an individual who has demonstrated commendable deeds of dedication
to the political and civic welfare of society as a whole; or upon a
Second Secretary, Consul, Assistant Director, or other person of a rank
similar or equivalent to the foregoing
Member (Kagawad) — Conferred
upon an individual who has demonstrated meritorious deeds of dedication
to the political and civic welfare of society as a whole; or upon a
Third Secretary, Vice Consul, Attache, Principal Assistant, or other —
person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing
Order
of Sikatuna
Created by Executive Order No. 571 dated February 27, 1953, as amended, in commemoration of the first treaty (Pacto de Sangre) between the Philippines and a foreign country, the Order of Sikatuna is an Order of diplomatic merit conferred upon individuals who have rendered exceptional and meritorious services to the Republic of the Philippines, upon diplomats, officials and nationals of foreign states who have rendered conspicuous services in fostering, developing and strengthening relations between their country and the Philippines, or upon personnel of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), both in the Home Office and in the Foreign Service.
The Order of Sikatuna may be awarded by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the name and by authority of the President.
The Order of Sikatuna shall be composed of the following ranks:
Grand
Collar (Raja) — Conferred upon a former or incumbent head of State
and/or of government
Grand Cross (Datu) — The Grand
Cross shall have two (2) distinctions: (i) Gold (Katangiang Ginto) and
(ii) Silver (Katangiang Pilak). The Grand Cross may be conferred upon a
Crown Prince, Vice President, Senate President, Speaker of the House,
Chief Justice or the equivalent, foreign minister or other official of
cabinet rank, Ambassador, Undersecretary, Assistant Secretary, or other
person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing
Grand Officer (Maringal na
Lakan) — Conferred upon a Charge d’affaires, e.p., Minister, Minister
Counselor, Consul General heading a consular post, Executive Director,
or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing
Commander (Lakan) — Conferred
upon a Charge d’affaires a.i., Counselor, First Secretary, Consul
General in the consular section of an Embassy, Consular officer with a
personal rank higher than Second Secretary, Director, or other person
of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing
Officer (Maginoo) — Conferred
upon a Second Secretary, Consul, Assistant Director, or other person of
a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing
Member (Maharlika) — Conferred
upon a Third Secretary, Vice Consul, Attache, Principal Assistant, or
other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing
Philippine
Legion of Honor
Created by Philippine Army Circular No. 60 dated July 3, 1947, the Philippine Legion of Honor is conferred upon a Filipino or foreign citizen in recognition of valuable and meritorious service in relation to the military affairs of the Republic of the Philippines.
To signify the importance of the civil service in military affairs in the preservation of the honor of the Republic of the Philippines and in nation building, the Philippine Legion of Honor shall henceforth be conferred on the anniversary of the declaration of Philippine Independence.
The Philippine Legion of Honor may be awarded by the Secretary of National Defense in the name and by authority of the President.
The civilian division of the Philippine Legion of Honor shall be composed of the following ranks:
Chief
Commander (Punong Komandante) — Conferred upon a civilian for life
achievement in public service not otherwise qualifying for the Quezon
Service Cross; or upon a former or incumbent head of State and/or of
government
Grand Commander (Maringal na
Komandante) — Conferred upon a civilian for singular acts of service
with a tangible impact on the Philippine military sphere; or upon a
Crown Prince, Vice President, Senate President, Speaker of the House,
Chief Justice or the equivalent, foreign minister or other official of
cabinet rank; or upon an Ambassador, Undersecretary, Assistant
Secretary, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the
foregoing for life achievement in the military field
Grand Officer (Maringal na
Pinuno) — Conferred upon a civilian for acts of exemplary merit
benefiting the Republic of the Philippines; or upon a Charge
d’affaires, e.p., Minister, Minister Counselor, Consul General heading
a consular post, Executive Director, or other person of a rank similar
or equivalent to the foregoing
Commander (Komandante) —
Conferred upon a civilian for acts of conspicuous merit benefiting the
Republic of the Philippines; or upon a Charge d’affaires, a.i.,
Counselor, First Secretary, Consul General in the consular section of
an Embassy, Consular officer with a personal rank higher than Second
Secretary, Director, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to
the foregoing
Officer (Pinuno) — Conferred
upon a civilian for acts of commendable merit benefiting the Republic
of the Philippines; or upon a Second Secretary, Consul, Assistant
Director, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the
foregoing
Legionnaire (Lehiyonaryo) —
Conferred upon a civilian for acts of merit benefiting the Republic of
the Philippines; or upon a Third Secretary, Vice Consul, Attache,
Principal Assistant, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to
the foregoing
III.
The Order of Gabriela Silang may be conferred upon the spouses of heads of State and/or of government, both Filipino and foreign.
IV.
Order
of National Artists
Pursuant to Proclamation No. 1001 dated April 27, 1972 and Republic Act No. 7356, the Order of National Artists is the highest national recognition conferred upon Filipinos who have made distinct contributions to arts and letters, upon the recommendation of the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
The National Artist for Historical Literature, created under Executive Order No. 451 dated October 9, 1997, is subsumed under the Order of National Artists.
Order
of National Scientists
The Order of National Scientists is the highest national recognition conferred upon Filipinos for distinguished individual or collaborative achievement in the physical sciences and/or technology.
Pursuant to Book IV, Title XVIII, Sec. 33 of the Administrative Code of 1987, the National Academy of Science and Technology may recommend annually not more than ten (10) scientists who shall be accorded by the President the rank and title of National Scientists. National Scientists shall be given gratuities and be entitled to privileges enjoyed by National Artists.
Order
of National Social Scientists
There is hereby created an Order of National Social Scientists, which shall be the highest national recognition conferred upon Filipinos for life achievement in the Social Sciences.
The National Academy of Science and Technology may recommend annually not more than ten (10) individuals who shall be accorded by the President the rank and title of National Social Scientists. National Social Scientists shall be given gratuities and be entitled to privileges, enjoyed by National Scientists.
Gawad
sa Manlilikha ng Bayan
Pursuant to Republic Act No. 7355, otherwise known as the Manlilikha ng Bayan Act, the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan is conferred upon a Filipino citizen or group of Filipino citizens engaged in any traditional art uniquely Filipino, whose distinctive skills have reached such a high level of technical and artistic excellence and have been passed on to and widely practiced by the present generations in his/her community with the same degree of technical and artistic competence.
The Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan is conferred pursuant to the rules, regulations and criteria promulgated by the NCCA.
V.
Created by Presidential Decree No. 490, the Gawad Mabini may be conferred upon personnel of the DFA, both in the Home Office and in the Foreign Service, and upon Filipinos who have rendered distinguished service or promoted the interests of the Republic of the Philippines at home and abroad.
The Gawad Mabini may be conferred by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the name and by authority of the President.
The Gawad Mabini shall be conferred on July 22 of every year, to commemorate the birth anniversary of Apolinario Mabini, the first Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippine.
The Gawad Mabini shall be composed of three (3) ranks:
Grand
Cross (Dakilang Kamanong) — Conferred upon a former or incumbent
Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Chief of Mission, cabinet member or other
high official who headed a Philippine delegation to an important
international conference on a ministerial level and as a result
thereof, made substantive contributions to public interest and public
welfare
Commander (Dakilang Kasugo) —
Conferred upon an officer with a rank between career minister to
foreign service officer class IV, or upon personnel of a government
agency who serves as an Attache in a Foreign Service establishment, as
recommended by the Chief of Mission or the Principal Officer of the
post served, as the case may be, or by the Secretary of Foreign
Affairs, in the case of personnel in the Home Office.
Member (Kasugo) — Conferred upon
a staff officer or employee of the DFA, as recommended by the Chief of
Mission or the Principal Officer of the post served, as the case may
be, or by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, in the case of personnel in
the Home Office.
VI.
Created by Executive Order 40-A dated June 21, 1954, the Golden Heart Presidential Award is hereby renamed the Order of the Golden Heart.
The Order of the Golden Heart gives official recognition to Filipino or foreign citizens who have rendered distinguished services or given noteworthy monetary or other material aid, encouragement to the campaign for the amelioration and improvement of the moral, social, and economic conditions of the Filipino masses, and for volunteerism in the service of the Filipino masses.
The Order of the Golden Heart shall be composed of the following ranks:
Grand
Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas) — Conferred upon a former or incumbent
head of State and/or of government
Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus) —
Conferred upon a Crown Prince, Vice President, Senate President,
Speaker of the House, Chief Justice or the equivalent, foreign minister
or other official of cabinet rank; or upon an Ambassador,
Undersecretary, Assistant Secretary, or other person of a rank similar
or equivalent to the foregoing
Grand Officer (Maringal na
Pinuno) — Conferred upon a Charge d’affaires, e.p., Minister, Minister
Counselor, Consul General heading a consular post, Executive Director,
or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing
Commander (Komandante) — Charge
d’affaires, a.i., Counselor, First Secretary, Consul General in the
consular section of an Embassy, Consular officer with a personal rank
Higher than Second Secretary, Director, or other person of a rank
similar or equivalent to the foregoing
Officer (Pinuno) — Conferred
upon a Second Secretary, Consul, Assistant Director, or other person of
a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing
Member (Kagawad) — Conferred
upon a Third Secretary, Vice Consul, Attache, Principal Assistant, or
other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing
VII.
The Presidential Merit Award is hereby renamed the Presidential Medal of Merit.
The Presidential Medal of Merit shall be conferred upon an individual, Filipino or foreign:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sec. 6.
Sec. 7.
Sec. 8.
The Chancellery shall:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
Sec. 9.
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Members
The Committee shall assist the President in evaluating nominations for recipients of Honors hereunder, as well as of Presidential Awards. For this purpose, the Committee may authorize, relevant departments or government agencies to maintain Honors and/or Awards Committees to process nominations for Honors and/or Presidential Awards.
The Committee shall meet quarterly or as often as it deems necessary to perform its functions.
The Chancellery shall provide the necessary technical and administrative support to the Committee.
Sec. 10.
Sec. 11.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv).
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
(xi)
(xii)
(xiii)
(xiv)
(xv)
(xvi)
b.
c.
Sec. 12.
Sec. 13.
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b.
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d.
e.
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h.
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v.
Administrative Order No. 362 dated September 30, 1997 is hereby amended.
All other Presidential directives, issuances, orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof insofar as they are inconsistent with this Executive Order are likewise hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 19th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Three.
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