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. The award was established in 1980.

Honorees

Recipients in 1995 included: * ambassador

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Recipients in 1999 included: *

Elmer Jamias Elmer Mejorada Jamias (born November 21, 1961) also known as Barako ng Maynila (fearless / tough guy of Manila), is a Filipino police officer. He previously served as Deputy Director of the Directorate of Information and Communication Technolo ...

of the

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The ten 2011 recipients were: *Father Jose S. Arcilla, SJ *Director General Raul M. Bacalzo of the

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Miguel G. Belmonte of the ''

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'' newspaper *Associate Justice

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of the

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*CEO Felipe L. Gozon of

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* Nina Lim-Yuson *Presiding Justice

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of the

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*Chairman Andrew L. Tan of

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*Ambassador Bienvenido Tantoco Sr. *Executive Vice President Emilio C. Yap III of the ''

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'' newspaper Recipients in 2014 included: * entertainer and talent manager

German Moreno German Molina Moreno (; October 4, 1933 – January 8, 2016), also known as Kuya Germs ( or ) and dubbed as "The Master Showman", was a Filipino television host, presenter, actor, comedian, talent manager, producer, writer, and director. Early ...

The ten 2015 recipients were: * city electrician Lorenzo B. Alconera * entertainer

Vice Ganda Jose Marie Borja Viceral (born March 31, 1976), popularly known as Vice Ganda (; ), is a Filipino comedian, talk show host, television presenter, actor, entrepreneur, and singer. He is a regular host on ABS-CBN's noontime variety show '' It's ...

* Senator Robert S. Jaworski * Associate Justice Carmelita Salandanan Manahan of the Philippine Court of Appeals * biotechnologist Edgar A. Maranan * Mercedes S. Pascual of Arranque Market *

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Robert Y. So * Senior Deputy City Prosecutor Eufrocina A. Sulla * playwright Vincent Maniquiz Tañada *

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chairman William Teng Recipients in 2016 included: * Mike Enriquez of Radio GMA Network (RGMA) The nine 2017 recipients were: *Senator

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*actress

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*architect

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*fashion designer Ben Farrales *puppeteer

Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio Amelia Lirag Lapeña-Bonifacio (4 April 1930 – 29 December 2020) was a Filipino playwright, puppeteer, and educator known as the "Grande Dame of Southeast Asian Children's Theatre". In 1977, she founded a children's theater troupe, Teatr ...

*landscape sculptor Ramon Orlina *co-founder

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of the

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*filmmaker and indigenous people's rights advocate

Auraeus Solito Auraeus Solito, also known as Kanakan-Balintagos, is a Palawán-Filipino filmmaker and indigenous peoples rights advocate who comes from a lineage of shaman-kings from the Palawán tribe. He was one of the first to be born outside of his tribal la ...

*educator, linguist and writer Patrocinio Villafuerte

References

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