HOME



picture info

Orders, Decorations, And Medals Of The Philippines
The Order (distinction), orders, State decoration, decorations, and Medal, medals conferred upon civilians and military personnel in the Philippines, Republic of the Philippines are listed by orders of precedence. Philippine civilian orders and decorations are conferred by the President of the Philippines in his or her capacity as head of state. In certain instances, the conferment of certain orders and decorations requires the concurrence of the Congress of the Philippines, or of certain advisory bodies. The Honors Code of the Philippines, established in 2003 through Executive Order No. 236, defines three awards of the highest prestige, collectively referred to as Honors: * Orders are awards that grant membership in an exclusive association of honored individuals, and which by tradition carry with them distinctive insignia to be worn by recipients; * Decorations are wearable awards usually conferred for a specific act of meritorious service; * Medals are wearable awards usually co ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Order (distinction)
An order is a visible honour awarded by a sovereign state, monarch, dynastic house or organisation to a person, typically in recognition of individual merit, that often comes with distinctive insignia such as collars, medals, badges, and sashes worn by recipients. Modern honour systems of state orders and dynastic orders emerged from the culture of orders of chivalry of the Middle Ages, which in turn emerged from the Catholic religious orders. Terminology The word order (), in the case referred to in this article, can be traced back to the chivalric orders, including the military orders, which in turn trace the name of their organisation back to that of the Catholic religious orders. Orders began to be created '' ad hoc'' and in a more courtly nature. Some were merely honorary and gradually the ''badges'' of these orders (i.e. the association) began to be known informally as ''orders''. As a result, the modern distinction between ''orders'' and ''decorations'' or ' ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  




PHL Order Of Lakandula
PHL may stand for: Places * The Philippines (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code PHL) * Philadelphia International Airport (IATA airport code PHL) * 30th Street Station (Amtrak station code PHL), a railroad station in Philadelphia * Pacific Harbor Line (reporting mark PHL), a short line railroad serving the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles Groups, organizations, companies * Planet Half-Life, a videogaming website *The Planetary Habitability Laboratory, a remote laboratory for the habitability of exoplanets Hockey leagues *Pro Hokei Ligasy *Polska Hokej Liga * Pacific Hockey League, a defunct ice hockey league in the United States * Pakistan Hockey League, a field hockey league in Pakistan * Premier Hockey League, a defunct field hockey league in India * Professional Hockey League, a defunct ice hockey league in Ukraine Other uses * ''Philosophiae Licentiata'' (female) or ''Philosophiae Licentiatus'' (male), Licentiate in Philosophy, abbreviated as "PhL" or "Ph.L." * Phl., code ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

National Social Scientist Of The Philippines
The Order of National Social Scientists, abbreviated as ONSS (Filipino language, Filipino: ''Orden ng mga Pambansang Alagad ng Agham Panlipunan'') is an honor given by the Republic of the Philippines. The Order of National Social Scientists is the highest national recognition conferred upon Filipinos for life achievement in the Social Sciences.Executive Order No. 236, s. 2003
Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 14 April 2013.


Background

Presidential Decree No. 1003-A issued by President Ferdinand Marcos on December 17, 1976, created the National Academy of Sciences composed of outstanding scientists. The Academy was authorized to "establish not more than ten yearly awards to scientists for distinguished achievement in science who shall be accorded ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

National Scientist Of The Philippines
The Order of National Scientists of the Philippines ( Tagalog: ''Orden ng mga Pambansang Alagad ng Agham ng Pilipinas''), abbreviated as ONS, is the highest award accorded to Filipino scientists by the Philippine government. Members of the order are known as National Scientists. The award was created on December 16, 1976, by President Ferdinand Marcos through Presidential Decree Nos. 1003 and 1003-A, which also created the National Academy of Science and Technology. For the purposes of the law, a ''scientist'' is defined as "''an individual who has earned a doctoral degree in any field of the sciences''" and "''has demonstrated and earned distinction in independent research or significant innovative achievement in the basic and applied sciences, including agricultural, engineering, and medical sciences, in mathematics and in the social sciences as manifested by published works in recognized scientific and technical journals''." It was elevated to the status of order in 2003. ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


PHL Blue White Red
PHL may stand for: Places * The Philippines (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code PHL) * Philadelphia International Airport (IATA airport code PHL) * 30th Street Station (Amtrak station code PHL), a railroad station in Philadelphia * Pacific Harbor Line (reporting mark PHL), a short line railroad serving the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles Groups, organizations, companies * Planet Half-Life, a videogaming website *The Planetary Habitability Laboratory, a remote laboratory for the habitability of exoplanets Hockey leagues *Pro Hokei Ligasy *Polska Hokej Liga * Pacific Hockey League, a defunct ice hockey league in the United States * Pakistan Hockey League, a field hockey league in Pakistan * Premier Hockey League, a defunct field hockey league in India * Professional Hockey League, a defunct ice hockey league in Ukraine Other uses * ''Philosophiae Licentiata'' (female) or ''Philosophiae Licentiatus'' (male), Licentiate in Philosophy, abbreviated as "PhL" or "Ph.L." * Phl., code ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

National Artist Of The Philippines
The Order of National Artists of the Philippines ( Tagalog: ''Orden ng mga Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas'') is an order bestowed by the President of the Philippines on Philippine nationals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine art. Members of the order are known as National Artists. Originally instituted as an award, it was elevated to the status of an order in 2003. The order is administered by the Cultural Center of the Philippines by virtue of President Ferdinand Marcos's Proclamation No. 1001 of April 2, 1972, and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. The first award was posthumously conferred on Filipino painter Fernando Amorsolo. Definition The order of the highest state honor is conferred on individuals deemed as having done much for their artistic field. Deserving individuals must have been recommended by both the Cultural Center and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts prior to receiving the aw ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, dictator, and Kleptocracy, kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled the country under Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos, martial law from 1972 to 1981, granting himself expanded powers under the Constitution of the Philippines#The 1973 Constitution, 1973 Constitution. Marcos described his philosophy as "constitutional authoritarianism". He was deposed in 1986 by the People Power Revolution and was succeeded as president by Corazon Aquino. Marcos gained political success by exaggerating his actions in World War II, claiming to have been the "most decorated war hero in the Philippines". — United States Army documents described his claims as "fraudulent" and "absurd". After the war, he became a lawyer. He served in the Philippine House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the Philippine Senate from 1959 to ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


PHL Order Of Gabriela Silang
PHL may stand for: Places * The Philippines (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code PHL) * Philadelphia International Airport (IATA airport code PHL) * 30th Street Station (Amtrak station code PHL), a railroad station in Philadelphia * Pacific Harbor Line (reporting mark PHL), a short line railroad serving the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles Groups, organizations, companies * Planet Half-Life, a videogaming website *The Planetary Habitability Laboratory, a remote laboratory for the habitability of exoplanets Hockey leagues *Pro Hokei Ligasy *Polska Hokej Liga * Pacific Hockey League, a defunct ice hockey league in the United States * Pakistan Hockey League, a field hockey league in Pakistan * Premier Hockey League, a defunct field hockey league in India * Professional Hockey League, a defunct ice hockey league in Ukraine Other uses * ''Philosophiae Licentiata'' (female) or ''Philosophiae Licentiatus'' (male), Licentiate in Philosophy, abbreviated as "PhL" or "Ph.L." * Phl., code ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Order Of Gabriela Silang
The Order of Gabriela Silang () is an all-female order of the PhilippinesExecutive Order No. 236, s. 2003
Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
It is named after Philippine national heroine, Gabriela Silang.


Award and Rank

The of Gabriela Silang is a single-class which may be conferred upon the spouses of heads of state and/or of government, both Filipino and fo ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


PHL Legion Of Honor - Legionnaire BAR
PHL may stand for: Places * The Philippines (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code PHL) * Philadelphia International Airport (IATA airport code PHL) * 30th Street Station (Amtrak station code PHL), a railroad station in Philadelphia * Pacific Harbor Line (reporting mark PHL), a short line railroad serving the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles Groups, organizations, companies * Planet Half-Life, a videogaming website *The Planetary Habitability Laboratory, a remote laboratory for the habitability of exoplanets Hockey leagues *Pro Hokei Ligasy *Polska Hokej Liga * Pacific Hockey League, a defunct ice hockey league in the United States * Pakistan Hockey League The Pakistan Hockey Super League, or "The Max" also known as PHSL, is an upcoming franchise-based field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in ..., a field hockey league in Pakistan * Premier Hockey League, a defunct field ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Philippine Legion Of Honor
The Philippine Legion of Honor (; ) was established by President Manuel Roxas, through Philippine Army Circular No. 60 dated July 3, 1947. The Philippine Legion of Honour, Honor was patterned after the Legion of Merit of the United States of America, and was meant to Honour, honor both civilians and members of the military, Filipino or foreign. Originally, like the U.S. Legion of Merit, the Philippine Legion of Honor had four classes, known as degrees, with Legionnaire being the basic rank, and Chief Commander being the highest. With the reform of the Philippine system of order (decoration), orders and decorations in 2003, the Philippine Legion of Honor's classes were renamed "ranks" instead of "degrees", and the ranks expanded. Criteria Today, the Philippine Legion of Honour, 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. It is thus the primary order ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Elpidio Quirino
Elpidio Rivera Quirino (; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Philippine nationality law, Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 6th President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953. A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered politics when he became a representative of Ilocos Sur's Ilocos Sur's 1st congressional district, 1st district from 1919 to 1922. He was then elected as a senator from 1925 to 1935. In 1934, he became a member of the Philippine Independence Commission that was sent to Washington, D.C., which secured the passage of Tydings–McDuffie Act to the American Congress, United States Congress. In 1935, he was also elected to the 1934 Philippine Constitutional Convention election, 1935 Constitutional Convention that drafted the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines, 1935 Philippine Constitution for the newly established Commonwealth of the Philippines, Philippine Commonwealth. In the new government, he served as secretary of the interior and finance u ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]