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|type=Single Grade Neck Order/Sash/Medal

|eligibility=Military Personnel, Diplomats, Heads of States & Governments

|awarded_for=Meritorious & Valuable Service

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|status=Currently Awarded

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|established={{start date and age|1947}}

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|higher=Civilian: Quezon Service Cross; Military: Medal of Valor

|same= Civilian: Order of Lakandula, Order of Sikatuna; Foreign: Legion of Merit

|lower= Civilian: Order of National Artists, Order of National Social Scientists, Order of National Scientists, Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan, Order of Lakandula - Special Class of Champion for Life; Military: Outstanding Achievement Medal

|related=Legion of Merit

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The Philippine Legion of HonorThe AFP Adjutant General, AFP Awards and Decorations Handbook, 1995, 1997, 2014, OTAG, {{pp.|18|22}}. ({{langx|fil|Lehiyong Pandangal ng Pilipinas}}; {{langx|es|Legión de Honor Filipina}}) was established by President Manuel Roxas, through Philippine Army Circular No. 60 dated July 3, 1947. The Philippine Legion of Honor was patterned after the Legion of Merit of the United States of America, and was meant to honor both civilians and members of the military, Filipino or foreign. Originally, like the U.S. Legion of Merit, the Philippine Legion of Honor had four classes, known as degrees, with Legionnaire being the basic rank, and Chief Commander being the highest. With the reform of the Philippine system of orders and decorations in 2003, the Philippine Legion of Honor's classes were renamed "ranks" instead of "degrees", and the ranks expanded.{{cite web | url=http://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/5/5493 | title=Executive Order No. 236, September 19, 2003: Establishing the Honors Code of the Philippines to Create an Order of Precedence of Honors Conferred and For Other Purposes | publisher=Supreme Court E-Library | access-date=7 January 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/briefer-on-the-philippine-legion-of-honor/ |title=Briefer on the Philippine Legion of Honor |work=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines |publisher=Gov.ph |access-date=2013-04-13}}

Criteria

Today, the Philippine Legion of Honor is conferred upon a Filipino or foreign citizen in recognition of valuable and meritorious service in relation to the military affairs of the Republic of the Philippines. It is thus the primary order of military merit of the Republic of the Philippines.

To signify the importance of the civil service in military affairs in the preservation of the honor of the Republic of the Philippines and in nation building, the Philippine Legion of Honor is conferred on the anniversary of the declaration of Philippine Independence.

The Philippine Legion of Honor may be awarded by the Secretary of National Defense in the name and by authority of the President of the Philippines.

Ranks

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The civilian division of the Philippine Legion of Honor is composed of the following ranks:

  • Chief Commander (CCLH) (Punong Komandante) - Conferred upon a civilian for life achievement in public service not otherwise qualifying for the Quezon Service Cross; or upon a former or incumbent head of state and/or of government{{cite web |title=Quezon Service Cross | url = https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/history-of-the-quezon-service-cross/ | access-date = 2012-08-28}}
  • Grand Commander (GCLH) (Marangal na Komandante) – Conferred upon a civilian for singular acts of service with a tangible impact on the Philippine military sphere; or upon a crown prince, Vice President, Senate President, Speaker of the House, Chief Justice or the equivalent, foreign minister or other official of cabinet rank; or upon an Ambassador, Undersecretary, Assistant Secretary, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing for life achievement in the military field
  • Grand Officer (GOLH) (Marangal na Pinuno) – Conferred upon a civilian for acts of exemplary merit benefiting the Republic of the Philippines; or upon a chargé d'affaires, e.p., Minister, Minister Counselor, Consul General heading a consular post, Executive Director, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing
  • Commander (CLH) (Komandante) – Conferred upon a civilian for acts of conspicuous merit benefiting the Republic of the Philippines; or upon a Chargé d'affaires, a.i., Counselor, First Secretary, Consul General in the consular section of an Embassy, Consular officer with a personal rank higher than Second Secretary, Director, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing
  • Officer (OLH) (Pinuno) – Conferred upon a civilian for acts of commendable merit benefiting the Republic of the Philippines; or upon a Second Secretary, Consul, Assistant Director, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing
  • Legionnaire (LLH) (Lehiyonaryo) – Conferred upon a civilian for acts of merit benefiting the Republic of the Philippines; or upon a Third Secretary, Vice Consul, Attaché, Principal Assistant, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines has its own regulations governing the conferment of the Philippine Legion of Honor.

Notable recipients

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  • Teodoro Locsin, Jr., 2002
  • Roman Kintanar - 2007, for his work in various international cooperations for tropical cyclone and earthquake disaster mitigation programs{{Cite web|last=Oaminal|first=Clarence Paul|title=Dr. Roman Lucero Kintanar|url=https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/opinion/2015/02/20/1425678/dr-roman-lucero-kintanar|date=2015-02-20|access-date=2020-07-06|website=The Philippine Star}}{{Cite web|title=Dr. Roman Lucero Kintanar|date=2015-02-20|url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/the-freeman/20150220/281775627599939|access-date=2020-07-06|via=PressReader}}

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  • Benigno Aquino Jr., 1950
  • Florentino Das, 11 May 1956 (for exceptional feat of traveling by sea using his homemade boat from Hawaii to Siargao island){{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/183218451691048/photos/pcb.1948104115202464/1948104075202468/?type=3&theater |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/183218451691048/1948104075202468 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title = Florentino Das: A forgotten Filipino conqueror of the Pacific|website = Facebook}}{{cbignore}}
  • Manuel P. Manahan, 1950 (for the wartime publication of the underground newspaper Liberator)
  • Manny Pacquiao, 2008 (Boxer, Philippine Army reservist){{cite news|last1=Mananghaya|first1=James|title=Sergeant Pacquiao gets Legion of Honor|url=http://www.philstar.com/headlines/425903/sergeant-pacquiao-gets-legion-honor|access-date=7 January 2016|work=The Philippine Star|date=December 23, 2008}}
  • Efren Reyes, 1999 (Professional Billiards Player){{cite web|title=Briefer on the Philippine Legion of Honor |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/briefer-on-the-philippine-legion-of-honor/ |website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines |access-date=10 December 2020}}
  • Paeng Nepomuceno, 1999 (Tenpin Bowling Athlete){{Cite web|url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/arts-and-entertainment/filipino-celebrities-with-presidential-medal-of-merit-a00297-20210825|title = 10 Filipino Celebrities Who Have Received the Presidential Medal of Merit}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.dlsaa.com/honors-and-awards/awardees/nepomuceno-rafael-%E2%80%9Cpaeng%E2%80%9D-v|title=Nepomuceno, Rafael "Paeng" V. | De La Salle Alumni Association|date=September 21, 2015|website=www.dlsaa.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsflash.org/1999/04/sp/sp000654.htm|title = PHNO: Sports Beat}}

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References

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  • The AFP Adjutant General, AFP Awards and Decorations Handbook, 1995, 1997, 2014 OTAG.
  • {{cite web |title=Briefer on the Philippine Legion of Honor |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/briefer-on-the-philippine-legion-of-honor/ |website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines |access-date=18 August 2020}}

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