The

Order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of ...

of Sikatuna ( fil, Orden ng Sikatuna) is the national

order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of ...

of diplomatic merit of the

Republic of the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. It is 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 Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), both in the Home Office and in the Foreign Service. The

of Sikatuna may be awarded by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the name and by authority of the

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History

The

of Sikatuna was established by

Elpidio Quirino Elpidio Rivera Quirino (born Elpidio Quirino y Rivera; ; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the sixth president of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953. A lawyer by profession, Quirino ente ...

as the "

of Sikatuna" through Executive Order No. 571 dated February 27, 1953. Section 2 of the executive order states, "The

of Sikatuna ..commemorates the first treaty (Pacto de Sangre) between the Philippines and a foreign country..." In the Quirino

, the

of Sikatuna commemorates the ''pacto de sangre'' or blood compact, more popularly known as sandugo. This was, according to the Executive Order, the first international

treaty A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between actors in international law. It is usually made by and between sovereign states, but can include international organizations, individuals, business entities, and other legal per ...

of friendship between

Bohol Bohol (), officially the Province of Bohol ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Bohol; tl, Lalawigan ng Bohol), is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of the island itself and 75 minor surrounding islands. ...

native chieftain,

Datu Sikatuna Datu Sikatuna (or ''Catunao'') was a Datu or chieftain of the Bool Kingdom (or Kedatuan of Dapitan) in the island of Bohol in the Philippines. He made a blood compact (''sanduguan'') and alliance with the Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi ...

and Spanish conquistador

Miguel López de Legazpi Miguel López de Legazpi (12 June 1502 – 20 August 1572), also known as '' El Adelantado'' and ''El Viejo'' (The Elder), was a Spaniard who, from the age of 26, lived and built a career in Mexico (then the Viceroyalty of New Spain) and, ...

, between a Filipino and

Spaniard Spaniards, or Spanish people, are a Romance ethnic group native to Spain. Within Spain, there are a number of national and regional ethnic identities that reflect the country's complex history, including a number of different languages, both ...

. Lately, however, the Executive Order's premise has been put to question. The event was not the first blood compact since the first recorded happened 44 years before between Ferdinand Magellan, representing the Spanish crown, and ''raia'' Siaiu, king of the island-port of Mazaua. Magellan called the ceremony "casi casi", a Malayan term meaning "to be one and the same thing" or to be blood brothers. At the same time the first recorded Treaty of Peace was entered into on Tuesday, April 9, 1521, by datu Humabon of Cebu and Magellan. The

of Sikatuna's composition was expanded from the original four classes by Presidents

Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Pangan Macapagal Sr. (; September 28, 1910 – April 21, 1997) was a Filipino lawyer, poet and politician who served as the ninth president of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth vice president, serving from 1 ...

and again by Ferdinand E. Marcos. In 2003, President

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo (, born April 5, 1947), often referred to by her initials GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician serving as one of the House Deputy Speakers since 2022, and previously from 2016 to 2017. She previously ...

reformed the Philippine system of

orders Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of ...

medal A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides. They typically have a commemorative purpose of some kind, and many are presented as awards. They may be int ...

s, and decorations, through Executive Order No. 236, known as the

Honors Code of the Philippines Honour (or honor in American English) is the quality of being honorable. Honor or Honour may also refer to: People * Honor (given name), a unisex given name * Brian Honour (born 1964), English footballer and manager * Gareth Honor (born 1979 ...

which codified the civilian orders, decorations and

s of the Republic of the Philippines. Among its provisions was one renaming the

as simply, "The

of Sikatuna," and clarifying its protocolar standing.

Ranks

*Grand Collar (GCS) (''

Raja ''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested ...

'') – Conferred upon a former or incumbent Head of State and/or of government *Grand Cross (GCrS) (''

Datu ''Datu'' is a title which denotes the rulers (variously described in historical accounts as chiefs, sovereign princes, and monarchs) of numerous indigenous peoples throughout the Philippine archipelago. The title is still used today, especial ...

'') – The Grand Cross shall have two 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 (GOS) ('' Maringal na Lakan'') – Conferred upon a Chargé 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 (CS) (''Lakan'') – Conferred upon a Chargé 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 (OS) (''Maginoo'') – Conferred upon a Second Secretary, Consul, Assistant Director, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing *Member (MS) ('' Maharlika'') – Conferred upon a Third Secretary, Vice Consul, Attaché, Principal Assistant, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing

Awardees

Order of Sikatuna - Grand Collar and miniature with ribbon bar

Ambassadors

Aftab Ahmad Khan Lieutenant-General Aftab Ahmad Khan was a Pakistan Army Infantry Officer, born in Batala, Gurdaspur District, British India on 22 October 1923 to the illustrious family of Khan Bahadur Mian Altaf Hussain Khan (1874–1946) and Mehndi Begum. ...

- Ambassador of

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1986. * - Ambassador of

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1986. *

- Ambassador of

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1986. * Stephen W. Bosworth - Ambassador of the United States to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1987. * Pasi Rutanen - Ambassador of

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ...

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1987. * Knut Mørkved - Ambassador of

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of ...

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1987. * Kiyoshi Sumiya - Ambassador of

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1988. * - Ambassador of

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1989. * Bruno Torpigliani -

Apostolic Nuncio An apostolic nuncio ( la, nuntius apostolicus; also known as a papal nuncio or simply as a nuncio) is an ecclesiastical diplomat, serving as an envoy or a permanent diplomatic representative of the Holy See to a state or to an international ...

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1990. * Tsuneo Tanaka - Ambassador of Japan to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1990. * Nicholas Platt - Ambassador of the United States to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1991. * Edward Lee Kwong Foo - Ambassador of

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1993. * Rodolfo Severino, Jr. -

Secretary-General Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, power, or importance in the organization. Secretaries announce important events and communicate to the organization. The term is derived ...

of the

Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN ( , ), officially the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a political and economic union of 10 member states in Southeast Asia, which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, mi ...

(ASEAN), Rank of Datu, 1997, Rank of Raja, November 2001. * U San Thein - Ambassador of

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1999. * Robert Collette - Ambassador of

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2003. * Herbert Jess - Ambassador of

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2004. * Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr. - Ambassador of the United States to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2005. * Stanislav Slavicky - Ambassador of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2005. *

Wu Hongbo Wu Hongbo (; born May 1952 in Shandong) is a Chinese diplomat. Until July 2017 he was the Under-Secretary-General in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. He replaced Sha Zukang as the head of DESA. Wu held various ...

- Ambassador of

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2005. * Iskandar Bin Sarudin - Ambassador of

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2006. * Joao Jose Gomes Caetano da Silva - Ambassador of Portugal to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2006. * Graeme Matheson - Ambassador to

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island coun ...

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Gold Distinction, 2011. * Robert Gerard Brinks - Ambassador of the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Silver Distinction, 2012. * Alcides G. R. Prates - Ambassador of

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Silver Distinction, 2012. * Wadee Al-Batti - Ambassador of the

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Silver Distinction, 2013. *

Harry K. Thomas Jr. Harry Keels Thomas Jr. (born June 3, 1956) is an American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Zimbabwe. Career Thomas joined the Foreign Service in 1984. His early postings included service in the List ...

- Ambassador of the United States to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2013. * Christopher Thornley - Ambassador of Canada to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2013. * Yohanes K Legowo, Ambassador of the

Republic of Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea. In ...

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2014 * Bill Tweddell - Ambassador of

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Gold Distinction, 2016. * Dato Mohd Zamri bin Mohd Kassim - Ambassador of Malaysia to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Gold Distinction, 2016. * Johny Lumintang, Ambassador of the

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Silver Distinction, 2017 * Erik Førner - Ambassador of

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2018. * Jaroslav Olša, Jr. - Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Gold Distinction, 2018. * Amanda Gorely - Ambassador of Australia to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Silver Distinction, 2018. * Dato’ Razlan Abdul Rashid - Ambassador of Malaysia to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Silver Distinction, 2018. * Jan Top Christensen - Ambassador of

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Gold Distinction, 2019 * Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia -

to the Philippines and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Rank of Datu, Gold Distinction, 2019. * Koji Haneda - Ambassador of Japan to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Gold Distinction, 2020. * Sinyo Harry Sarundajang, Ambassador of the

to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Gold Distinction, ''Posthumous'', 2021
Saskia de Lang
- Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Silver Distinction, 2022.

Heads of State

Plaek Phibunsongkhram Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram ( th, แปลก พิบูลสงคราม ; alternatively transcribed as ''Pibulsongkram'' or ''Pibulsonggram''; 14 July 1897 – 11 June 1964), locally known as Marshal P. ( th, จอมพล � ...

Prime Minister of Thailand The prime minister of Thailand ( th, นายกรัฐมนตรี, , ; literally 'chief minister of state') is the head of government of Thailand. The prime minister is also the chair of the Cabinet of Thailand. The post has existed s ...

, 1955 * Ngo Dinh Diem - 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam, 1956 * King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia, 1956 * Generalissimo

Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975), also known as Chiang Chung-cheng and Jiang Jieshi, was a Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary, and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 ...

President of the Republic of China The president of the Republic of China, now often referred to as the president of Taiwan, is the head of state of the Republic of China (ROC), as well as the commander-in-chief of the Republic of China Armed Forces. The position once had ...

, 1960 * Dwight D. Eisenhower - 34th

President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal gove ...

, 1960 *

Syed Putra of Perlis Tuanku Syed Harun Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail ( Jawi: ; 25 November 1920 – 16 April 2000) was the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya, and later of Malaysia and sixth Raja of Perlis. Early career He was the son of Syed Has ...

Yang di-Pertuan Agong The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (, Jawi: ), also known as the Supreme Head of the Federation, the Paramount Ruler or simply as the Agong, and unofficially as the King of Malaysia, is the constitutional monarch and head of state of Malaysia. The o ...

of Malaysia, 1961 *

Crown Prince Akihito is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who reigned as the 125th emperor of Japan from 7 January 1989 until his abdication on 30 April 2019. He presided over the Heisei era, ''Heisei'' being an expression of achieving peace worldwide. Bor ...

of Japan, 1962 * Generalissimo

Francisco Franco Francisco Franco Bahamonde (; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War and thereafter ruled over Spain from 193 ...

- Head of the Spanish State, 1962 *

Antonio Segni Antonio Segni (; 2 February 1891 – 1 December 1972) was an Italian politician and statesman who served as the president of Italy from May 1962 to December 1964 and the prime minister of Italy in two distinct terms between 1955 and 1960. A memb ...

- 4th

President of Italy The president of Italy, officially denoted as president of the Italian Republic ( it, Presidente della Repubblica Italiana) is the head of state of Italy. In that role, the president represents national unity, and guarantees that Italian poli ...

, 1962 *

King Rama IX Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

of Thailand, 1963 *

Heinrich Lübke Karl Heinrich Lübke (; 14 October 1894 – 6 April 1972) was a German politician, who served as president of West Germany from 1959 to 1969. He suffered from deteriorating health towards the end of his career and is known for a series of emba ...

- 6th

President of Germany The president of Germany, officially the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: link=no, Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland),The official title within Germany is ', with ' being added in international corres ...

, 1964 *

Philibert Tsiranana Philibert Tsiranana (18 October 1912 – 16 April 1978) was a Malagasy politician and leader, who served as the first President of Madagascar from 1959 to 1972. During the twelve years of his administration, the Republic of Madagascar expe ...

- 1st President of the Malagasy Republic, 1964 *

Emperor Hirohito of Japan Emperor , commonly known in English-speaking countries by his personal name , was the 124th emperor of Japan, ruling from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989. Hirohito and his wife, Empress Kōjun, had two sons and five daughters; he was ...

, 1966 *

Suharto Suharto (; ; 8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian army officer and politician, who served as the second and the longest serving president of Indonesia. Widely regarded as a military dictator by international observers, Suharto l ...

- 2nd

President of Indonesia The President of the Republic of Indonesia ( id, Presiden Republik Indonesia) is both the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Indonesia. The president leads the executive branch of the Indonesian government an ...

, 1968 * King Mahendra of Nepal, 1971 *

Lee Kuan Yew Lee Kuan Yew (16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), born Harry Lee Kuan Yew, often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean lawyer and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Singapore between 1959 and 1990, and Secretary-General o ...

- 1st

Prime Minister of Singapore The prime minister of Singapore is the head of government of the Republic of Singapore. The president appoints the prime minister, a Member of Parliament (MP) who in their opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of the majority o ...

, 1974 *

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, 1974 * Juan Carlos de Borbon - Prince of Spain, 1974 *

Nicolae Ceaușescu Nicolae Ceaușescu ( , ; – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist politician and dictator. He was the general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989, and the second and last Communist leader of Romania. He ...

- 1st

President of Romania The president of Romania ( ro, Președintele României) is the head of state of Romania. Following a modification to the Romanian Constitution in 2003, the president is directly elected by a two-round system and serves for five years. An indi ...

, 1975 *Dr.

Benjamin Sheares Benjamin Henry Sheares (12 August 1907 – 12 May 1981) was a Singaporean politician, physician and academic who served as the second president of Singapore from 1971 until his death in 1981. Sheares retired in 1960 and was in private pract ...

- 2nd

President of Singapore The president of Singapore is the head of state of the Republic of Singapore. The role of the president is to safeguard the reserves and the integrity of the public service. The presidency is largely ceremonial, with the Cabinet led by the prime ...

, 1976 * King Hussein of Jordan, 1976 * Kriangsak Chamanan - Prime Minister of Thailand, 1978 *Fra' Angelo de Mojana di Cologna - 77th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, 1979 * Yasuhiro Nakasone - Prime Minister of Japan, 1983 * Raúl Alfonsín -

President of Argentina The president of Argentina ( es, Presidente de Argentina), officially known as the president of the Argentine Nation ( es, Presidente de la Nación Argentina), is both head of state and head of government of Argentina. Under the national cons ...

, 1986 *

Virgilio Barco Vargas Virgilio Barco Vargas (17 September 1921 – 20 May 1997) was a Colombian politician and civil engineer who served as the 27th President of Colombia serving from 7 August 1986 to 7 August 1990. Early life Barco was born in Cúcuta in the Nort ...

- 27th

President of Colombia The president of Colombia ( es, Presidente de Colombia), officially known as the president of the Republic of Colombia ( es, Presidente de la República de Colombia) or president of the nation ( es, Presidente de la Nacion) is the head of stat ...

, 1987 * Muhammad Khan Junejo - 10th

Prime Minister of Pakistan The prime minister of Pakistan ( ur, , romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen cabinet, despite the president of Pak ...

, 1988 *

Francesco Cossiga Francesco Maurizio Cossiga (; sc, Frantziscu Maurìtziu Còssiga, ; 1928 – 2010)
. was an Italian pol ...

- 8th

, 1988 *

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III ( Jawi: ; born 15 July 1946) is the 29th and current Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei since 1967 and the Prime Minister of Brunei since independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. He is one ...

of Brunei Darrussalam, 1988 *

François Mitterrand François Marie Adrien Maurice Mitterrand (26 October 19168 January 1996) was President of France, serving under that position from 1981 to 1995, the longest time in office in the history of France. As First Secretary of the Socialist Party, he ...

- 21st

President of France The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (french: Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency i ...

, 1989 *

Chuan Leekpai Chuan Leekpai ( th, ชวน หลีกภัย, , ; ; born 28 July 1938) is a Thai politician who is the current President of the National Assembly of Thailand as well as the incumbent Speaker of the Thai House of Representatives. Previou ...

- Prime Minister of Thailand, 1993 *

Kim Young-sam Kim Young-sam (; or ; 20 December 1927 – 22 November 2015) was a South Korean politician and activist who served as the seventh president of South Korea from 1993 to 1998. From 1961, he spent almost 30 years as one of the leaders of t ...

- 7th

President of South Korea The president of the Republic of Korea (), also known as the president of South Korea (often abbreviated to POTROK or POSK; ), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Korea. The president leads the State Council, and ...

, 1994 *

Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Ja’afar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman ( Jawi: ; 19 July 1922 – 27 December 2008) was the tenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia from 26 April 1994 until 25 April 1999 and the tenth Yang Di-Pertuan Besar (Ruler) of Negeri ...

- Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, 1995 *

Ernesto Pérez Balladares Ernesto Pérez Balladares González-Revilla (born June 29, 1946), nicknamed ''El Toro'' ("The Bull"), is a Panamanian politician who was the President of Panama between 1994 and 1999. Educated in the United States, Pérez Balladares worked as ...

- 33rd

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, 1995 *

Carlos Menem Carlos Saúl Menem (2 July 1930 – 14 February 2021) was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. Ideologically, he identified as a Peronist and supported economically liberal policies. He ...

- President of Argentina, 1995 * Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle - 31st

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, 1995 * Konstantinos Stephanopoulos -

President of Greece The president of Greece, officially the President of the Hellenic Republic ( el, Πρόεδρος της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας, Próedros tis Ellinikís Dimokratías), commonly referred to in Greek as the President of the Rep ...

, 1997 * Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa - 1st

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, 2001 * Ion Iliescu - 2nd President of Romania, 2002 * Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan, 2002 * George W. Bush - 43rd President of the United States, 2003 *

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- 44th President of the United States, 2014 * Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono - 6th President of Indonesia, 2015 *

Shinzo Abe Shinzo Abe ( ; ja, 安倍晋三, Hepburn: , ; 21 September 1954 – 8 July 2022) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 20 ...

- Prime Minister of Japan, 2015 *Fra' Matthew Festing - 79th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military

of Malta, 2015 * Takeo Fukuda - Prime Minister of Japan, 2017

Others

Alberto Martín-Artajo Alberto Martín-Artajo Álvarez (2 October 1905, in Madrid – 31 August 1979, in Madrid) was a legal technocrat for the Nationalist government during the Spanish Civil War and for the succeeding reign of caudillo Francisco Franco, and a Span ...

- Foreign Minister of Spain, Rank of Lakan, 1953 * Carlos P. Romulo - Filipino diplomat, Rank of Maharlika, 1953, Rank of Rajah, 1982 * Vũ Văn Mẫu - Foreign Minister of

South Vietnam South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Việt Nam Cộng hòa), was a state in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975, the period when the southern portion of Vietnam was a member of the Western Bloc during part of th ...

, Rank of Lakan, 1956 *

Narciso Ramos Narciso Rueca Ramos (; November 11, 1900 – February 3, 1986) was a Filipino journalist, lawyer, assemblyman and ambassador. He was the father of former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos and Philippine Senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani. Early l ...

- former

Secretary of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...

, Rank of Datu, 1970 * Carl Albert -

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section 2 of the ...

, Rank of Lakan, 1971 * Kim Yong-shik - Foreign Minister of

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

, Rank of Datu, 1972 *

Maraden Panggabean General (Ret.) Maraden Saur Halomoan Panggabean (June 29, 1922 – May 28, 2000) or more commonly known as Maraden Panggabean was a prominent Indonesian general during the early years of General Suharto's New Order regime. Early life Panggabea ...

- 15th Minister of Defence of Indonesia, Rank of Datu, 1972 * Goh Keng Swee - Minister of Defence of Singapore, Rank of Datu, 1972 * Mochtar Kusumaatmadja - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Rank of Datu, 1980 *

Washington SyCip Washington Z. SyCip, PLH BOLk RNO1kl (; 30 June 1921 – 7 October 2017) was a Chinese-Filipino- American accountant. He was the founder of the accounting firm EY SGV & Company and the Asian Institute of Management. Early life and educat ...

- Filipino businessman, Rank of Maginoo, 1980 *

Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf ( ar, طه محيي الدين معروف; 1924 – 7 August 2009) was an Iraqi politician and served as the vice president of Iraq from 1974 until the U.S. invasion in April 2003. Early life He was born in 1924 in Sulayman ...

- Vice President of Iraq, Rank of Raja, 1982 *

Dante Caputo Dante Caputo (25 November 1943 – 20 June 2018) was an Argentine academic, diplomat and politician, who served as the nation's foreign minister under President Raúl Alfonsín. Academic activity Dante Mario Antonio Caputo was born in Buenos ...

- 99th Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Argentina, 1986 *

Emmanuel Pelaez Emmanuel Neri Pelaez (November 30, 1915 – July 27, 2003) was a Filipino public servant and politician who served as the 6th Vice President of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965. Early life and career Pelaez was born in Medina, Misamis (now ...

- Filipino diplomat, Rank of Datu, 1987 * Luis Moreno Salcedo - Filipino diplomat, Rank of Datu, 1987 *

Salvador P. Lopez Salvador Ponce Lopez (May 27, 1911 – October 18, 1993), born in Currimao, Ilocos Norte, was a Filipino writer, journalist, educator, diplomat and statesman. He studied at the University of the Philippines (UP) and obtained a Bachelor of Ar ...

- Filipino diplomat, Rank of Datu, 1987 *

José Laurel III José Sotero Hidalgo Laurel III, KGCR (August 27, 1914 – January 6, 2003) was a Filipino diplomat and the aide-de-camp of President Jose P. Laurel during the World War II period. He later became ambassador of the Philippines to Japan. Early ...

- Filipino diplomat, Rank of Datu, 1987 *

Giulio Andreotti Giulio Andreotti ( , ; 14 January 1919 – 6 May 2013) was an Italian politician and statesman who served as the 41st prime minister of Italy in seven governments (1972–1973, 1976–1979, and 1989–1992) and leader of the Christian Democracy ...

- 17th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Rank of Datu, 1988 * Hiroshi Nakajima - Regional Director of the

World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level o ...

Western Pacific Region, Rank of Datu, 1988 * Carlos Lopez Contreras - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Honduras, Rank of Datu, 1988 * Abel Matutes - Member of the

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of Spain, Rank of Datu, 1990 * Francisco Fernández Ordóñez - Foreign Minister of Spain, Rank of Datu, 1990 * - Director General for North America and Asia of the Spanish Foreign Ministry, Rank of Lakan, 1990 * Enrique Silva Cimma - Foreign Minister of Chile, Rank of Datu, 1990 *

Javier Solana Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga (; born 14 July 1942) is a Spanish physicist and PSOE politician. After serving in the Spanish government as Foreign Affairs Minister under Felipe González (1992–1995) and as the Secretary General of NA ...

- Foreign Minister of Spain, Rank of Datu, 1994 * Domingo Lucenario Jr. - Filipino diplomat, Rank of Datu, Gold Distinction, 2009. * Jerril Santos - Filipino diplomat, Rank of Datu, Gold Distinction, 2009. * Enrique Manalo - Filipino diplomat, Rank of Datu, Gold Distinction, 2010. * Bernardita Catalla - former Philippine Ambassador to

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, Rank of Datu, Gold Distinction, 2020. *

Douglas MacArthur Douglas MacArthur (26 January 18805 April 1964) was an American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States, as well as a field marshal to the Philippine Army. He had served with distinction in World War I, was ...

- General of the Army,

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, and

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, Rank of Lakan * Wassim Nanaa - Honorary Consul General of the Philippines in Aleppo Syria Rank of

Grand Officer An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from Old French ''oficier'' "officer, official" (early 14c., Modern French ''officier''), from Medieval Latin ''officiarius'' "an officer," fr ...

* Jaime Cardinal Sin - Archbishop of Manila *

Ali Alatas Ali Alatas ( ar, علي العطاس '; 4 November 193211 December 2008) was an Indonesian diplomat of Ba 'Alawi sada descent, who served as the country's foreign minister from 1988 to 1999. He was Indonesia's longest serving foreign minister. ...

- 13th Foreign Minister of Indonesia, Rank of Raja, 1999 *

Manny Pacquiao Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Sr. (; born December17, 1978) is a Filipino politician and former professional boxer. Nicknamed "PacMan", he is regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He served as a Senator of the Phil ...

- Filipino boxer *

- Former

* Mohammad Mohsin - former

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mo ...

i Foreign Secretary, Rank of Datu * Johannes de Kok -

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head of delegation, Rank of Grand Cross Datu (Gold Distinction) * Rafael E. Seguis -

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Undersecretary for Special Concerns, Rank of Datu * Tadao Chino - President,

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, Grand Cross * Patrick Pichi Sun - Ambassador for the Republic of China *

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(Korea) *

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- US Secretary of State *

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- former National Security Advisor to President Fidel V. Ramos *

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, rank of Datu *

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- Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, with rank of Datu *

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- Former

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. * Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa -

Gloria Steele - Mission Director, USAID/Philippines
*

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- President,

, Grand Cross. *

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- President,

. * Johannes Leimena,

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, Rank of Lakan *

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, Rank of Datu, 2019 ''This article incorporates

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text from the library of the Philippine Congress.''

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