Quezon Service Cross

The Quezon Service Cross (Filipino: Krus ng Serbisyo ni Quezon)[1] is the highest national recognition of the Republic of the Philippines. It has been awarded to only seven Filipinos since its creation in 1946.[2][3]

Quezon Service Cross
The Badge of Quezon Service Cross
TypeDecoration
Awarded 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]
CountryPhilippines
Presented bythe President of the Philippines with the concurrence of the Congress of the Philippines
EligibilityFilipino citizens
MottoSIC FLORET RESPUBLICA
Let the Republic flourish[2]
StatusCurrently awarded
Established21 October 1946
First awarded12 April 1951
Last awarded3 December 2018
Total7
Total awarded posthumously5
Total recipients7
Ribbon bar of the award
Precedence
Next (higher)None
Next (lower)Order of Lakandula
Order of Sikatuna
Philippine Legion of Honor

Background
Quezon Service Cross diagram

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 decoration 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
Quezon Service Cross Medal given to Jesse Robredo in 2012

Only seven Filipinos have been conferred this decoration:

Awardee Designation Date Awarded
Carlos P. Romulo Minister of Foreign Affairs 12 April 1951[2]
Emilio Aguinaldo President 12 June 1956[2]
Manuel Roxas President 3 July 1956 (posthumous)[5]
Ramon Magsaysay President 4 July 1957 (posthumous)[2]
Benigno Aquino Jr. Senator 21 August 2004 (posthumous)[2][6]
Jesse Robredo Secretary of the Interior and Local Government 26 November 2012 (posthumous)[2][7]
Miriam Defensor Santiago Senator 3 December 2018 (posthumous)[3]

See also

References
  1. "Executive Order No. 236". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. "History of the Quezon Service Cross". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. Placido, Dharel (3 December 2018). "Miriam Defensor Santiago becomes 6th recipient of PH's highest civil service award". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  4. "Joint Resolution No. 4". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  5. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines Vol. 52 No. 7 (July 3, 1956). 1956. pp. cccv.
  6. "'Ninoy' posthumously conferred the Quezon Service Cross". Office of the Press Secretary (OPS). 21 August 2004. Archived from the original on 31 October 2004. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  7. Burgonio, T. J. (26 November 2012). "Quezon Service Cross award conferred on Robredo". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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