Quezon Service Cross
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The Quezon Service Cross (Template:Langx)[1] is the highest order of the Republic of the Philippines. It has been awarded to only a handful of Filipinos since its creation in 1946.[2][3]
Background
The award was created by Joint Resolution No. 4 dated October 21, 1946, of the 1st Congress of the Philippines.[4] A joint resolution of the Congress of the Philippines has the force of law. The Quezon Service Cross is a Template:Linktext conferred by the President of the Philippines with the concurrence of the Congress of the Philippines on Filipino citizens for "exemplary service to the nation in such a manner and such a degree as to add great prestige to the Republic of the Philippines, or as to contribute to the lasting benefit of its people".[1]
Nominations for the Quezon Service Cross need to state the services meriting the award and are made only in cases where the service performed or contribution made can be measured on the scale established by what the joint resolution terms "the benefaction" of the late President Manuel L. Quezon, after whom the decoration is named.[1]
The Quezon Service Cross was proposed by President Manuel Roxas. It is also referred to as the Congressional Quezon Service Cross, as conferment requires the approval of the Congress of the Philippines and is seldom awarded.[2]
Awardees
Only six Filipinos have been conferred this decoration:
| Awardee | Designation | Date Awarded | President | |
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| Image | Name | |||
| File:Emilio Aguinaldo ca. 1919 (Restored).jpg | Emilio Aguinaldo | President | June 12, 1956[2] | Ramon Magsaysay |
| File:Manuel Roxas 2.jpg | Manuel Roxas | President | 3 July 1956 (posthumous)[5] | |
| File:Ramon-Magsaysay-01.jpg | Ramon Magsaysay | President | July 4, 1957 (posthumous)[2] | Carlos P. Garcia |
| File:Ninoy Aquino 3.jpg | Benigno Aquino Jr. | Senator | August 21, 2004 (posthumous)[2][6] | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| File:DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo.jpg | Jesse Robredo | Secretary of the Interior and Local Government | November 26, 2012 (posthumous)[2][7] | Benigno Aquino III |
| File:Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago (cropped).jpg | Miriam Defensor Santiago | Senator | December 3, 2018 (posthumous)[3] | Rodrigo Duterte |
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Gallery
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Quezon Service Cross design specification
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Quezon Service Cross given to Jesse Robredo in 2012
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Robredo on a 2013 stamp of the Philippines featuring the QSC
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President Rodrigo Duterte posthumously confers the Quezon Service Cross to Miriam Defensor-Santiago at the Malacañan Palace on December 3, 2018. Accepting the award is Santiago's husband, Narciso Santiago, Jr.
See also
References
External links
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- Official Gazette: Executive Order No. 236, s. 2003
- Quezon.ph – Quezon Service Cross
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