Distinguished Service Star

Award

Distinguished Service Star

Ribbon bar of the award

Type| Decoration
Awarded for| Exceptional service in a position of responsibility[1]
Country| Philippines
Presented by|  Philippines
Eligibility| Officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Motto| For Merit
Status| Currently awarded
Established| 1937
First award| 1937

Ribbon Bar of the Distinguished Service Star.

Precedence
Next (higher)| Distinguished Conduct Star
Next (lower)| Gawad Sa Kapayapaan

The Distinguished Service Star[2] is the third highest military award of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.[3] It is awarded for eminently meritorious and valuable service rendered while holding a position of great responsibility.[4]

## Description of the award

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The medal is worn around the neck, suspended from a ribbon of dark blue, with a red vertical stripe in the center. The medal, as the name would indicate, is in the form of a five pointed star. The star contains a central disc displaying the Coat of arms of the Philippines. Surmounting the seal in an arc is a golden scroll engraved worth "Merit". The star is attached to its ribbon by a wreath of twenty-six dark green leaves and ten white buds. On the reverse of the medal is engraved "For Distinguished Service."[5]

## References

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### Citations

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1. ^ Megan C. Robertson. "The Philippines: Distinguished Service Star". Medals of the World. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
2. ^ The AFP Adjutant General, AFP Awards and Decorations Handbook, 1997, OTAG, p. 15-16.
3. ^ Office of the Adjutant General, Armed Forces of the Philippines. "Decorations". Archived from the original on 19 April 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
4. ^ Presidential Security Group. "Awards and Decorations". Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
5. ^ Philippine Air Force. "Awards and Decorations". Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.

### Bibliography

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* The AFP Adjutant General, AFP Awards and Decorations Handbook, 1995, 1997, OTAG.