The Outstanding Manilan Award, also known as the Outstanding Manilan Medallion of Honor,
is conferred annually on recipients in fields including business, communications, diplomacy, finance, public service and spiritual leadership.
It is given out by the
City of Manila
Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital city, capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, highly urbanize ...
.
The award was established in 1980.
Honorees
Recipients in 1995 included:
* ambassador
Alfonso Yuchengco
Alfonso Yuchengco (; February 6, 1923 – April 15, 2017) was a Filipino people, Filipino accountant, industrialist, businessman, educator, and diplomat. He headed the Yuchengco Group of Companies, one of the largest family-owned business Congl ...
Recipients in 1999 included:
*
Elmer Jamias of the
Philippine National Police
The Philippine National Police ( fil, Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas, acronymed as PNP) is the armed national police force in the Philippines. Its national headquarters is located at Camp Crame in Bagong Lipunan ng Crame, Quezon City. Current ...
The ten 2011 recipients were:
*Father Jose S. Arcilla,
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*Director General Raul M. Bacalzo of the
Philippine National Police
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*
CEO
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Miguel G. Belmonte of the ''
Philippine Star
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'' newspaper
*Associate Justice
Conchita Carpio-Morales
Conchita Carpio-Morales (; born Conchita Claudio Carpio; June 19, 1941) is a former Ombudsman of the Philippines serving from 2011 to 2018. Prior to her appointment as Ombudsman, she held the post of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the ...
of the
Philippine Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ( fil, Kataas-taasang Hukuman; colloquially referred to as the ''Korte Suprema'' lso used in formal writing is the highest court in the Philippines. The Supreme Court was established by the Second Philippine Commission on Ju ...
*CEO Felipe L. Gozon of
GMA Network
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*
Nina Lim-Yuson
*Presiding Justice
Andres Reyes Jr. of the
Philippine Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals ( fil, Hukuman ng Pag-aapela) is an appellate collegiate court in the Philippines. The Court of Appeals consists of one presiding justice and sixty-eight associate justices. Pursuant to the Constitution, the Court of Appe ...
*Chairman Andrew L. Tan of
Megaworld Corporation
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The company develops large-scale, mixed-use, planned communities incorporating residential, commercial, educa ...
*Ambassador Bienvenido Tantoco Sr.
*Executive Vice President Emilio C. Yap III of the ''
Manila Bulletin
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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
*
environmentalist
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Robert Y. So
* Senior Deputy City Prosecutor Eufrocina A. Sulla
* playwright Vincent Maniquiz Tañada
*
Solar Entertainment
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chairman William Teng
Recipients in 2016 included:
* Mike Enriquez of
Radio GMA Network (RGMA)
The nine 2017 recipients were:
*Senator
Sonny Angara
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*actress
Boots Anson-Roa
Maria Elisa Cristobal Anson-Rodrigo (née Anson; born January 30, 1945), better known as Boots Anson-Roa, is a Filipina actress, columnist, editor, and lecturer.
Early life and education
Anson-Roa, a Bicolana, is the eldest daughter of post- ...
*architect
Juan Arellano
Juan Marcos Arellano y de Guzmán (April 25, 1888 – December 5, 1960), or Juan M. Arellano, was a Filipino architect, best known for Manila's Metropolitan Theater (1935), Legislative Building (1926; now houses the National Museum of Fin ...
*fashion designer
Ben Farrales
Ben Farrales (1 July 1932 – 6 March 2021) was a Filipino fashion designer most known for his Muslim-inspired dress designs.
Early life and education
Farrales was born on July 1, 1932, in Cotabato City to Salvador Farrales and Paulina Samio. He ...
*puppeteer
Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio
*landscape sculptor
Ramon Orlina
*co-founder
Socorro Ramos
Maria Socorro Cancio Ramos (born 23 September 1923) is a Filipino entrepreneur. She is the co-founder of National Book Store, the largest bookstore chain in the Philippines.
Biography
Maria Socorro Cancio Ramos was born on 23 September 1923 in ...
of the
National Book Store
National Book Store, Inc. (also spelled National Bookstore and abbreviated as NBS) is a retail company based in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. It operates a bookstore and office-supplies store chain of the same name. It is the largest ...
*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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Awards established in 1980
Civil awards and decorations
Philippine awards
Municipal awards
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1980 establishments in the Philippines
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