Presidential Medal of Merit
The Presidential Medal of Merit (Pampanguluhang Medalya ng Merito) is an honor given by the Republic of the Philippines.
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The Presidential Medal of Merit (Pampanguluhang Medalya ng Merito) is an honor given by the Republic of the Philippines.
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• Name — Presidential Medal of Merit • Type — Medal • Awarded For — See Award • Status — Currently constituted • Higher — Order of the Golden Heart • Lower — Order of Lapu-Lapu and Order of the Knights of Rizal • Caption2 — Ribbon bar of the order
History
History
The Presidential Merit Award was renamed the Presidential Medal of Merit by Executive Order 236 on September 19, 2003.
Recipients
Recipients
• Rosa Sevilla, 1948 • Aurora Quezon, 1949 (posthumous) • Carlos P. Romulo, 1949 • Carmen de Luna, 1949, for her contributions to youth and education • Jorge Bocobo, 1949 • Francisca Tirona-Benitez, 1949 • María Orosa, 1949 (posthumous) • Jaime De Veyra, 1950 • Rebecca Parrish, 1950 • Sergio Osmeña, 1950 • Elpidio Quirino, 1955 • Emilio Aguinaldo, 1955 • Juan Nakpil, 1955 • Engracia Cruz-Reyes, 1955 • Trinidad Fernandez-Legarda, 1966 • Josefa Edralin-Marcos, 1966 • Gilopez Kabayao, 1969 • Amado T. Del Rosario, 1970 • Guillermo Tolentino, 1970 • Vicente Madrigal, 1970 • Scout Oscar M. Alcaraz, 1970 (posthumous) • International Rice Research Institute, 1972 • Manuel Elizalde, 1972 • Kenneth Lee Pike, 1974 • Leonides Sarao Virata, 1976 (posthumous) • Romulo Espaldon, 1981 • Herbert W. Armstrong, 1983 • Cecilio T. Arillo, 1983 • Gabriel Elorde, 1984 • Paeng Nepomuceno, 1984 • Ossie Mills, 1987 • Lea Salonga, 1990 • Cecile Licad, 1991 • Maniya Barredo, 1994 • Haydee Yorac, 1997 • Teresita de Castro, 1998 • Armand Fabella, 1998 • Hermogenes Esperon, 1998 • Edelmiro Amante, 1998 • Emilio Osmeña, 1998 • Epimaco Velasco, 1998 • Franklin Drilon, 1998 • Leonardo Quisumbing, 1998 • Victor Sumulong, 1998 • Ramon Montaño, 1998 • Jang Young-sik, 1998 • Jesus Dureza, 1998 • Philip Watts, 2001 • Robert A. Underwood, 2002 • Manny Pacquiao, 2003 • Dr. Josette Biyo, 2003 • René van der Linden, 2005 • Abdulmari Imao, 2005 • Alexander Magno, 2005 • Alfonso Yuchengco, 2005 • Andres Bautista, 2005 • Carmen Pedrosa, 2005 • Efraim Tendero, 2005 • Gilberto Duavit Sr., 2005 • Mel Senen Sarmiento, 2005 • Oscar Rodriguez, 2005 • Pablo Garcia, 2005 • Pedro Romualdo, 2005 • Raul Lambino, 2005 • René Azurin, 2005 • Sergio Apostol, 2005 • Vicente Paterno, 2005 • Anita Magsaysay-Ho, 2006 • Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo, 2006 (posthumous) • Juvenal Sanso, 2006 • Nena Saguil, 2006 (posthumous) • Oscar Yatco, 2006 • Romeo Tabuena, 2006 • apl.de.ap, 2006 • will.i.am, 2006 • Benjamin Cayetano, 2006 • Linda Lingle, 2006 • Francisco Bustamante, 2006 • Monique Lhuillier, 2006 • Federico Alcuaz, 2006 • Manuel Conde, 2006 (posthumous) • Malang, 2006 • Alfonso Cusi, 2007 • Antonio Cuenco, 2007 • Nerissa Soon-Ruiz, 2007 • Raul del Mar, 2007 • Thadeo Ouano, 2007 • Tomas Osmeña, 2007 • Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias, 2007 • Reverend Fr. Eduardo Hontiveros, SJ, 2008 (posthumous) • Araceli Estrada Villanueva, 2009 • Francis Magalona, 2009 (posthumous) • Jaime Augusto Zóbel de Ayala II, 2009 • Leland Yee, 2010 • Lilia de Lima, 2010 • Ambeth Ocampo, 2013 • Peter Irving Corvera, 2016 • Arnel Paciano D. Casanova, 2016 • Araceli Limcaco-Dans, 2018 • Hidilyn Diaz, 2021 • Rolando Joselito Bautista, 2022 • Carmencita Padilla, 2023 • Whang-od, 2024 • Carlos Yulo, 2024 • Nora Aunor, 2025 (posthumous) • Pilita Corrales, 2025 (posthumous) • Gloria Romero, 2025 (posthumous) • Margarita Fores, 2025 (posthumous)
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The Presidential Medal of Merit shall be conferred upon an individual, Filipino or foreign:
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