The Presidential Medal of Merit (''Pampanguluhang Medalya ng Merito'') is an honor given by 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 ...
.
History
The Presidential Merit Award was renamed the Presidential Medal of Merit by Executive Order 236 on September 19, 2003.
[Executive Order No. 236, s. 2003](_blank)
Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
Award
The Presidential Medal of Merit shall be conferred upon an individual, Filipino or foreign:
Recipients
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Rosa Sevilla, 1948
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Aurora Quezon, 1949 ''(posthumous)''
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Carlos P. Romulo, 1949
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Carmen de Luna, 1949, for her contributions to youth and education
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Francisca Tirona-Benitez, 1949
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María Orosa, 1949 ''(posthumous)''
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Jaime De Veyra, 1950
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Rebecca Parrish, 1950
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Sergio Osmeña
Sergio Osmeña Sr. (, ; 9 September 1878 – 19 October 1961) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fourth president of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was vice president under Manuel L. Quezon. Upon Quezon's sudd ...
, 1950
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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 ...
, 1955
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Emilio Aguinaldo
Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (: March 22, 1869February 6, 1964) was a Filipino revolutionary, statesman, and military leader who is the youngest president of the Philippines (1899–1901) and is recognized as the first president of the Philippine ...
, 1955
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Juan Nakpil, 1955
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Engracia Cruz-Reyes, 1955
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Trinidad Fernandez-Legarda, 1966
*Josefa Edralin-Marcos, 1966
*Amado T. Del Rosario, 1970
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Guillermo Tolentino, 1970
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Vicente Madrigal, 1970
* Scout
Oscar M. Alcaraz, 1970 ''(posthumous)''
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International Rice Research Institute
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, 1972
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Manuel Elizalde
Manuel "Manda" Cadwallader Elizalde Jr. (November 8, 1936 – May 2, 1997) was a Filipino entrepreneur. He was most known for claiming to discover a ' Stone-Age' tribe called the Tasadays which was later rumored as a hoax.
Personal life
Elizalde ...
, 1972
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Kenneth Lee Pike, 1974
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Herbert W. Armstrong, 1983
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Gabriel Elorde
Gabriel "Flash" Elorde (March 25, 1935 – January 2, 1985) was a Filipino professional boxer. He won the lineal super featherweight title in 1960. In 1963, he won the inaugural WBC and WBA super featherweight titles. He holds the record at supe ...
, 1984
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Paeng Nepomuceno
Rafael "Paeng" Villareal Nepomuceno (born January 30, 1957 in Quezon City) Philippines, Filipino bowling, bowler and coach who is a six time World bowling champion. He is a World Bowling Hall of Famer and is the first and only bowling at ...
, 1984
* Ossie Mills, 1987
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Lea Salonga, 1990
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Cecile Licad, 1991
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Maniya Barredo, 1994
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Haydee Yorac, 1997
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Teresita de Castro, 1998
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Armand Fabella, 1998
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Hermogenes Esperon, 1998
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Edelmiro Amante, 1998
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Emilio Osmeña, 1998
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Epimaco Velasco, 1998
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Franklin Drilon
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, 1998
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Leonardo Quisumbing, 1998
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Victor Sumulong, 1998
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Ramon Montaño, 1998
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Jang Young-sik, 1998
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Jesus Dureza, 1998
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Philip Watts, 2001
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Robert A. Underwood, 2002
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Manny Pacquiao
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, 2003
*Dr.
Josette Biyo, 2003
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René van der Linden, 2005
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Abdulmari Imao, 2005
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Alexander Magno, 2005
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Alfonso Yuchengco
Alfonso Yuchengco (; February 6, 1923 – April 15, 2017) was a Filipino accountant, industrialist, businessman, educator, and diplomat. He headed the Yuchengco Group of Companies, one of the largest family-owned business conglomerates in th ...
, 2005
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Andres Bautista, 2005
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Carmen Pedrosa, 2005
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Efraim Tendero, 2005
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Gilberto Duavit Sr., 2005
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Mel Senen Sarmiento, 2005
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Oscar Rodriguez, 2005
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Pablo Garcia, 2005
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Pedro Romualdo, 2005
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Raul Lambino, 2005
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René Azurin, 2005
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Sergio Apostol, 2005
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Vicente Paterno, 2005
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Anita Magsaysay-Ho, 2006
[6 artists receive Presidential Medal of Merit](_blank)
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Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo
Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo Torrontegui (August 27, 1924 – June 2, 1984), also known as Fernando M. Zóbel, was a Spanish Filipino painter, businessman, art collector and museum founder.
Early life
Zóbel was born in Ermita, Manila ...
, 2006 ''(posthumous)''
*Juvenal Sanso, 2006
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Nena Saguil, 2006 ''(posthumous)''
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Oscar Yatco, 2006
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Romeo Tabuena, 2006
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apl.de.ap, 2006
[Black Eyed Peas Members Awarded Presidential Medal In The Philippines](_blank)
AllHipHop.com News. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
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will.i.am, 2006
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Benjamin Cayetano, 2006
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Linda Lingle, 2006
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Francisco Bustamante, 2006
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Monique Lhuillier, 2006
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Federico Alcuaz, 2006
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Manuel Conde
Manuel Conde (born Manuel Pabustan Urbano; October 9, 1915 – August 11, 1985) was a Filipino actor, director and producer. As an actor, he also used the screen name Juan Urbano during the 1930s aside from his more popular screen name.
Early ca ...
, 2006 ''(posthumous)''
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Malang, 2006
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Alfonso Cusi, 2007
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Antonio Cuenco, 2007
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Nerissa Soon-Ruiz, 2007
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Raul del Mar, 2007
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Thadeo Ouano, 2007
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Tomas Osmeña, 2007
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Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias, 2007
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Reverend Fr.
Eduardo Hontiveros,
SJ, 2008 ''(posthumous)''
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Francis Magalona
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, 2009 ''(posthumous)''
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Jaime Augusto Zóbel de Ayala II, 2009
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Leland Yee, 2010
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Lilia de Lima, 2010
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Ambeth Ocampo
Ambeth R. Ocampo (born 1961 in Manila) is a Filipino public historian, academic, cultural administrator, journalist, author, and independent curator. He is best known for his definitive writings about Philippines' national hero José Rizal and ...
, 2013
* Peter Irving Corvera, 2016
* Arnel Paciano D. Casanova, 2016
* Araceli Limcaco–Dans, 2018
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Hidilyn Diaz, 2021
References
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Presidential Medal of Merit