Quezon Service Cross

Quezon Service Cross
Quezon Service Cross
	Badge of the Quezon Service Cross
Type	Decoration
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."
Country	Philippines
Presented by	the President of the Philippines with the concurrence of the Congress of the Philippines
Eligibility	Filipino citizens
Motto	SIC FLORET RESPUBLICA; And thus, he distinguished the republic
Status	Currently awarded
Established	October 21, 1946
First awarded	June 12, 1956
Last awarded	December 3, 2018
Total	6
Total awarded posthumously	5
Total recipients	6
	Ribbon bar of the award
Precedence
Next (higher)	None
Next (lower)	Order of Lakandula; Order of Sikatuna; Philippine Legion of Honor

The Quezon Service Cross (Filipino: Krus ng Serbisyo ni Quezon)^[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 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

Only six Filipinos have been conferred this decoration:

Awardee		Designation	Date Awarded	President
Image	Name	Designation	Date Awarded	President
	Emilio Aguinaldo	President	June 12, 1956^[2]	Ramon Magsaysay
	Manuel Roxas	President	3 July 1956 (posthumous)^[5]	Ramon Magsaysay
	Ramon Magsaysay	President	July 4, 1957 (posthumous)^[2]	Carlos P. Garcia
	Benigno Aquino Jr.	Senator	August 21, 2004 (posthumous)^[2]^[6]	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
	Jesse Robredo	Secretary of the Interior and Local Government	November 26, 2012 (posthumous)^[2]^[7]	Benigno Aquino III
	Miriam Defensor Santiago	Senator	December 3, 2018 (posthumous)^[3]	Rodrigo Duterte

Gallery

Quezon Service Cross design specification
Quezon Service Cross given to Jesse Robredo in 2012

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Executive Order No. 236". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "History of the Quezon Service Cross". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Placido, Dharel (December 3, 2018). "Miriam Defensor Santiago becomes 6th recipient of PH's highest civil service award". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
^ "Joint Resolution No. 4". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
^ Official Month in Review Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
^ "'Ninoy' posthumously conferred the Quezon Service Cross". Office of the Press Secretary (OPS). August 21, 2004. Archived from the original on October 31, 2004. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
^ Burgonio, T. J. (November 26, 2012). "Quezon Service Cross award conferred on Robredo". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on November 28, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

External links

Media related to Quezon Service Cross at Wikimedia Commons
Official Gazette: Executive Order No. 236, s. 2003
Quezon.ph – Quezon Service Cross

[GovPH-EO236-1] "Executive Order No. 236". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

[GovPH-QSC-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "History of the Quezon Service Cross". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

[ABSCBN-Miriam-3] Placido, Dharel (December 3, 2018). "Miriam Defensor Santiago becomes 6th recipient of PH's highest civil service award". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

[GovPH-JR4-4] "Joint Resolution No. 4". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

[5] Official Month in Review Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

[OPSGovPH-Ninoy-6] "'Ninoy' posthumously conferred the Quezon Service Cross". Office of the Press Secretary (OPS). August 21, 2004. Archived from the original on October 31, 2004. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

[Inquirer-Robredo-7] Burgonio, T. J. (November 26, 2012). "Quezon Service Cross award conferred on Robredo". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on November 28, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

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v t e Orders, decorations, and medals of the Philippines
Class I	Quezon Service Cross
Class II	Order of Lakandula Order of Sikatuna Philippine Legion of Honor
Class III	Order of Gabriela Silang
Class IV	Order of National Artists Order of National Scientists Order of National Social Scientists Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan Order of Lakandula – Special Class of Champion for Life
Class V	Gawad Mabini
Class VI	Order of the Golden Heart
Class VII	Presidential Medal of Merit
Class VIII	Order of Lapu-Lapu