Philippine Medal of Valor

Medal of Valor
The Philippine Medal of Valor
Awarded by Republic of the Philippines
Type	Military medal Single grade neck order
Eligibility	Military and Police personnel only
Awarded for	"Conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty."
Status	Currently awarded
Description	The medal is a disc with golden sea-lion and water waves on its face. The disc is resting on a cross and crossed swords.
Statistics
Established	1986
First awarded	1940s
Total awarded	41
Posthumous awards	18
Distinct recipients	41
Precedence
Next (higher)	None
Equivalent	US Medal of Honor
Next (lower)	Distinguished Conduct Star
Ribbon Bar of the Medal of Valor

The Philippine Medal of Valor (Filipino: Medalya ng Kagitingan) is the Philippines' highest military honor awarded for acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty. The medal is awarded by the President of the Philippines to members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and allied military personnel, including recognized guerrilla forces.^[1]^[2]

Under Philippine Republic Act No. 9049,^[3] A medal of valor awardee is entitled to lifetime monthly gratuity of P20,000 that is separate and distinct from any salary or pension the awardee is receiving or will receive from the government.^[4]

Recipients

Philippine Navy

Includes Philippine Fleet and Philippine Marine Corps personnel

COL. Ariel Querubin PN (M)
LTC. Custodio Parcon Jr. PN (M)
LT. Soriano Cajilis PN
1LT. Lolinato Toong PN (M)
ENS. Albert Majini PN
ENS. Eldivino Caturas PN
ENS. Renato Caspillo PN
SSg. Herminigildo Yurong PN (M)
SSg. Laurence Narag PN (M)
Sgt. Ernesto Layaguin PN (M)
Sgt. Tomas Campo Jr. PN (M)
Sgt. Domingo Deluana PN (M)
ET3. Celso Rosario PN
Cpl. Ernesto Layugain PN (M)
2LT. Zainor Gulam Kesao PN (M)
Pfc. Nestor Acero PN (M)

Philippine Army

MGEN. Tomas Bingo Karingal
MGEN. Paulino Santos, AFP
MGEN. Mariano Castaneda Sr. AFP
LTC. Egmidio Cruz PA (INF)
1LT. Bartolome Vicente O. Bacarro PA (INF)
COL. Noel S. Buan PA (INF)
MAJ. Ferdinand Marcos PA (INF) (note: the authenticity of all his medals has been questioned with some being proven false) ^[5]
LTC. Orlando L. Cariaso PA (INF)
MAJ. Hilario Barella PA (INF)
CPT. Conrado Yap PA (INF)
CPT. Hilario Estrella PA (INF)
CPT. Arturo Ortiz PA (INF)
CPT. Cirilito Sobejana PA (INF)
CPT. Robert Edward M Lucero PA (INF)
2LT. Jose Bandong Jr. PA (INF)
2LT. Herbert Dilag PA (INF)
MSg. Alfredo Pamintuan PA (INF)
TSg. Francisco Camacho PA (Inf)
SSg. Roy Cuenca PA (Inf)
SSg. Lucio Curig PA (Inf)^[6]
SSg. Miguel Pastolero PA (FA)
Sgt. Bienvenido Fajemolin PA (Inf)
Sgt. Francisco Granfil PA (Inf)
Sgt. Claudio Forrosuelo PA (Inf)
pfc. Mhel Pelonia PA (Inf)
Sgt. Jose Calugas USAFFE (Inf)
Cpl. Weene L. Martillana PA (Inf)
Cpl. Romualdo Rubi PA (Inf)
Ssg. Leopoldo C. Diokno Jr PA
Pfc. Ian O. Paquit PA (Inf)^[7]

Philippine Air Force

Philippine Constabulary-Philippine National Police

GEN. Mariano N. Castañeda Sr. AFP
GEN. Rafael Crame AFP
TSg Desiderio Suson
1stLt Bonny Serrano
Col. Rafael B. Sabido Sr.

Integrated National Police

Manila Police Colonel Juanito "Johnny Lakay" G. Lagasca
P/SrInsp Henrietto P. Villamor [COPD]
P/SrInsp Juan Miguel R. Felix

Foreign Military

United States Army

GA Douglas MacArthur USA

United States Navy

References

Citations

↑ The AFP Adjutant General, Awards and Decorations Handbook, 1997, OTAG, p. 11-12.
↑ Presidential Security Group. "Awards and Decorations". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
↑ Congress of the Philippines Eleventh Congress (March 22, 2001). "AN ACT GRANTING MONTHLY GRATUITY AND PRIVILEGES TO AN AWARDEE OF THE MEDAL OF VALOR, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES". lawphil. Retrieved March 22, 2001.
↑ Julie M. Aurelio (May 9, 2015). "Medal of Valor eyed for 30 SAF survivors". inquirer. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/23/world/marcos-s-wartime-role-discredited-in-us-files.html?pagewanted=all
↑ http://www.army.mil.ph/VALOR_AWARDEE/curig.html
↑ http://www.dwdd.com.ph/2013/12/private-first-class-ian-o-paquit-pa-awarded-medal-of-valor-at-78th-afp-anniversary

Bibliography

The AFP Adjutant General, Awards and Decorations Handbook, 1995, 1997, OTAG.
Decorations and Medals of the Philippines

Highest military awards for gallantry

Current	Argentine Nation to the Heroic Valour in Combat Cross (Argentina) National Hero of Armenia (Armenia) National Hero of Azerbaijan title (Azerbaijan) Bir Sreshtho (Bangladesh) Hero of Belarus title (Belarus) Order of Bravery (Bulgaria) Hero's Medal (China) Valour Cross (Denmark) Cross of Liberty (Estonia) Mannerheim Cross (Finland) Légion d'honneur (France) Cross of Honour for Valour (Germany) Cross of Valour (Greece) Param Vir Chakra (India) Military Medal for Gallantry (Ireland) Medal of Valor (Israel) Gold Medal of Military Valour (Italy) Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa (Malaysia) Military William Order (Netherlands) War Cross (Norway) Nishan-e-Haider (Pakistan) Medal of Valor (Philippines) War Order Virtuti Militari (wartime) / Order Krzyża Wojskowego peacetime (Poland) Order of Michael the Brave (Romania) Hero of the Russian Federation title (Russian Federation) Nkwe ya Gauta (South Africa) Laureate Cross of St. Ferdinand (Spain) Parama Weera Vibhushanaya (Sri Lanka) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword (Sweden) Order of Rama (Thailand) Order of Katonga (Uganda) Order of the Gold Star (Ukraine) Victoria Cross (United Kingdom Australia Canada New Zealand) Medal of Honor (United States) Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal)

Obsolete	Southern Cross of Honor (Confederate States of America) Order of Saint Louis (Kingdom of France) Military Order of Maria Theresa (Austria-Hungary) Medal of Bravery (Kingdom of Hungary) Pour le Mérite (Kingdom of Prussia) Military Order of Max Joseph (Kingdom of Bavaria) Military Order of St. Henry (Kingdom of Saxony) Military Merit Order (Kingdom of Württemberg) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Nazi Germany) Order of the Golden Kite (Empire of Japan) Order of Lāčplēsis (Latvia) Grand Cross of Valour (Rhodesia) Laureate Plate of Madrid (Second Spanish Republic) Castle of Good Hope Decoration (South Africa) Vietnam Military Merit Medal (South Vietnam) Hero of the Soviet Union (Soviet Union) Order of the Karađorđe's Star with Swords (Kingdom of Yugoslavia) Order of Freedom (SFR Yugoslavia)

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