Presidential Medal of Merit (Philippines)

Presidential Medal of Merit

Ribbon of the medal
Awarded by Philippines
Type	Medal
Awarded for	See Award
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	President of the Philippines
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Golden Heart
Next (lower)	Order of the Knights of Rizal

The Presidential Medal of Merit (Pampanguluhang Medalya ng Merito) is an honor given by the Republic of the Philippines.

History

The Presidential Merit Award was renamed the Presidential Medal of Merit by Executive Order 236 on September 19, 2003.^[1]

Award

The Presidential Medal of Merit shall be conferred upon an individual, Filipino or foreign:^[1]

a. for outstanding service to the President, the Administration or cabinet members;

b. for gaining prestige for the country in an international event, in the fields of literature, the sciences, the arts, entertainment, and other civilian fields of endeavor that foster national pride and artistic excellence;

c. who is a retiring cultural worker or artist, after serving the government in an official or advisory capacity, or a foreign artist who has promoted Philippine culture; or

d. for acts of merit that enhance the prestige of the Republic of the Philippines, including heading the Philippine delegation or having contributed materially to the success of a major international conference or event that has brought prestige and honor to the country, including Presidential visits overseas and major international events held in the Philippines.

Recipients

Scout Oscar M. Alcaraz, 1970 (posthumous)
Imelda Marcos, 1974
Ossie Mills, 1987^[2]
apl.de.ap, 2006^[3]
will.i.am, 2006^[3]
Anita Magsaysay-Ho, 2006^[4]
Nena Saguil, 2006 (posthumous) ^[4]
Juvenal Sanso, 2006^[4]
Romeo Villalva Tabuena, 2006^[4]
Oscar Yatco, 2006^[4]
Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo, 2006 (posthumous)^[4]
Monique Lhuillier, 2006^[5]
Reverend Fr. Eduardo Hontiveros, SJ, 2008 (posthumous)
Francis Magalona, 2009 (posthumous)
Jaime Augusto Zóbel de Ayala II, 2009
Leland Yee, 2010^[6]
Ambeth Ocampo, 2013^[7]
Peter Irving Corvera, 2016

References

1 2 Executive Order No. 236, s. 2003 Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
↑ http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/3139217698.html
1 2 Black Eyed Peas Members Awarded Presidential Medal In The Philippines AllHipHop.com News. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 6 6 artists receive Presidential Medal of Merit GMA New Online. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
↑ Aurea Calica, "GMA awards medal of merit to Hollywood designer Lhuillier", The Philippine Star, November 9, 2006.
↑ Philippines President Arroyo Confers the Presidential Medal of Merit on Senator Yee California State Senate News. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
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Orders, decorations, and medals of the Philippines

Class I	Quezon Service Cross

Class II	Order of Lakandula Order of Sikatuna Philippine Legion of Honor

Class III	Order of Gabriela Silang

Class IV	Order of National Artists Order of National Scientists Order of National Social Scientists Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan Order of Lakandula - Special Class of Champion for Life

Class V	Gawad Mabini

Class VI	Order of the Golden Heart

Class VII	Presidential Medal of Merit

Class VIII	Order of the Knights of Rizal

Presidential Medal of Merit (Philippines) recipients

Ossie Mills apl.de.ap will.i.am Anita Magsaysay-Ho Nena Saguil Juvenal Sanso Romeo Villalva Tabuena Oscar Yatco Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo Eduardo Hontiveros, SJ Francis Magalona Leland Yee

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