Quezon Service Cross
{{Short description|Philippine order}}
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{{Infobox award
| name = Quezon Service Cross
| image = Quezon Service Cross.svg
| image_size = 150px
| caption = Badge of the Quezon Service Cross
| country = Philippines
| presenter = the President of the Philippines with the concurrence of the Congress of the Philippines
| type = Decoration
| eligibility = Filipino citizens
| 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."
| campaign =
| status = Currently awarded
| description =
| motto = SIC FLORET RESPUBLICA
And thus, he distinguished the republic
| clasps =
| post-nominals =
| established = October 21, 1946
| firstawarded = June 12, 1956
| lastawarded = December 3, 2018
| total_awarded = 6
| total_awarded_posthumously = 5
| total_recipients = 6
| individual =
| higher = None (highest)
| same =
| lower = Order of Lakandula
Order of Sikatuna
Philippine Legion of Honor
| related =
| image2 = 120px
| caption2 = Ribbon bar of the award
}}
The Quezon Service Cross ({{langx|fil|Krus ng Serbisyo ni Quezon}}) 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.{{cite web |title=History of the Quezon Service Cross |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/history-of-the-quezon-service-cross/ |website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines |access-date=December 14, 2019 }}
Background
The award was created by Joint Resolution No. 4 dated October 21, 1946, of the 1st Congress of the Philippines.{{cite web |title=Joint Resolution No. 4 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1946/10/21/joint-resolution-no-4/ |website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines |access-date=December 15, 2019 }} A joint resolution of the Congress of the Philippines has the force of law. The Quezon Service Cross is a {{linktext|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".{{cite web |title=Executive Order No. 236 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2003/09/19/executive-order-no-236 |website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines |access-date=December 14, 2019 }}
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.
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.
Awardees
Only six Filipinos have been conferred this decoration:
Gallery
File:Quezon Service Cross copy.jpg|Quezon Service Cross design specification
File:QSCMedal.jpg|Quezon Service Cross given to Jesse Robredo in 2012
File:Jesse Robredo 2013 stamp of the Philippines.jpg|Robredo on a 2013 stamp of the Philippines featuring the QSC
File:President Rodrigo Duterte posthumously confers the Quezon Service Cross Award to the late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago during a ceremony at the Malacañan Palace on December 3, 2018.jpg|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
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External links
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- [https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2003/09/19/executive-order-no-236/ Official Gazette: Executive Order No. 236, s. 2003]
- [http://www.quezon.ph/2004/08/21/quezon-service-cross/ Quezon.ph – Quezon Service Cross]
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