Order of the Golden Heart (Philippines)

This article is about a Philippine order. For the Kenyan order, see Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya.

Order of the Golden Heart
Grand Collar
Awarded by   Philippines
Type	Order
Motto	"MANUM TUAM APERVIT INOPE" From Proverbs 31:20 – "She hath opened her heart to the needy and stretched forth her hands to the poor."
Awarded for	Distinguished services, moral aid, or volunteerism in the service of the Filipino masses
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	President of Philippines
Grades	Grand Collar Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer Member
Precedence
Next (higher)	Gawad Mabini
Next (lower)	Presidential Medal of Merit
Ribbon bar of the order

The Order of the Golden Heart (Orden ng Gintong Puso) is an order of the Philippines.

History

Created by Executive Order No. 40-A issued by President Ramon Magsaysay on June 21, 1954, ^[1] the Golden Heart Presidential Award was upgraded to the Order of the Golden Heart by Executive Order No. 236 issued by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on September 19, 2003. ^[2]

Criteria

The Order of the Golden Heart gives official recognition to Filipino or foreign citizens who have rendered distinguished services or given noteworthy monetary or other material aid, encouragement to the campaign for the amelioration and improvement of the moral, social, and economic conditions of the Filipino masses, and for volunteerism in the service of the Filipino masses. ^[2]

Insignia

• The Ribbon of the Order is red. The award had a tricolor blue, white, red ribbon ^[3]
• The badge and the plaque is a green-enamelled Maltese cross with an oval golden medallion representing hands open to a golden shining heart, surmounted by a reverse motto "MANUM TUAM APERVIT INOPE", the whole medallion surrounded by a green crown of laurel, and between the branches, golden laces and green leaves.
• The badge was originally designed as a medal by Gilbert Perez and later modified into the badge of the Order by Galo Ocampo. ^[4]

Ranks

The Order of the Golden Heart shall be composed of the following ranks: ^[2]

• Grand Collar (GCGH) (Maringal na Kuwintas): Conferred upon a former or incumbent head of State and/or of government, see photo.
• Grand Cross (GCrGH) (Maringal na Krus): Conferred 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
• Grand Officer (GOGH) (Maringal na Pinuno): Conferred 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 (CGH) (Komandante): 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 (OGH) (Pinuno): Conferred upon a Second Secretary, Consul, assistant director, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing
• Member (MGH) (Kagawad): Conferred upon a Third Secretary, Vice Consul, Attaché, Principal Assistant, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing

Order of the Golden Heart Ribbon Bars

Member

Officer

Commander

Grand Officer

Grand Cross

Grand Collar

Notable recipients

Dolphy was conferred the Order of the Golden Heart with the rank of Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas) by President Benigno Aquino III at the Malacañang Palace in 2010.

The following names were based on the roster of recipients from the Malacañang Protocol Office: ^[5]

Conferred by Ramon Magsaysay

• Carlos P. Romulo, Member (Kagawad), September 13, 1954; Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 1954
• Helen Keller, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), March 20, 1955

Conferred by Carlos Garcia

• Ramon Magsaysay, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 1958 (posthumous)
• Manuel Quezon, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), August 19, 1960 (posthumous)

Conferred by Diosdado Macapagal

• Queen Sirikit of Thailand, 1963
• Gemma Cruz-Araneta, 1964

Conferred by Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr.

• Siti Hartinah, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 1968
• Dr. Clark Bloom, Golden Heart Presidential Award, 1971 ^[6]
• Dr. Robert F. Chandler, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 1971
• Queen Ratna, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 1971
• Kwa Geok Choo, Golden Heart Presidential Award, January 15, 1974
• Dr. Charles P. Bailey, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 1975
• Dr. Denton Cooley, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 1975
• Dr. Christiaan Barnard, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 1975
• Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú, 10th Marquis of Villaverde, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 1975
• Talal bin Abdulaziz, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 1983
• Peace Corps in the Philippines, Golden Heart Presidential Award, 1983 ^[7]
• Imelda Marcos, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas)
• Suharto, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas)

Conferred by Corazon Aquino

• Dr. K. Ramiah, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus)
• M.S. Swaminathan, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 1987
• Santanina Tillah Rasul, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), June 29, 1988

Conferred by Fidel Ramos

• Fr. Pierre Tritz, SJ, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), October 8, 1993
• Manuel Manahan, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), April 20, 1994
• Dr. Klaus Lampe, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), May 19, 1995
• The Rockefeller Brothers, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), August 31, 1996
• Eduardo Ermita, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), September 2, 1997
• Fortunato Abat, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), September 2, 1997
• Ruben Torres, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), September 2, 1997
• Orlando S. Mercado, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), May 13, 1998
• Emilia Boncodin, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), June 23, 1998
• Gabriel Singson, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), June 23, 1998
• Jose T. Almonte, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), June 23, 1998
• Juan Flavier, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), June 23, 1998
• Magtanggol Gunigundo I, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), June 23, 1998
• Manuel Morato, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), June 23, 1998
• Manuel Yan, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), June 23, 1998
• Renato de Villa, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), June 23, 1998
• Santanina Tillah Rasul, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), June 23, 1998

Conferred by Joseph Ejercito Estrada

• Sir Rupert Clarke, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), March 9, 1999

Conferred by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

• Dr. Jacques Diouf, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), April 20, 2004
• Democrito Mendoza, Grand Officer (Maringal na Pinuno), May 1, 2004
• Eulogio R. Lerum, Grand Officer (Maringal na Pinuno), May 1, 2004
• Johnny Tan, Grand Officer (Maringal na Pinuno), May 1, 2004
• Emilio Yap, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), February 2, 2005
• Carol Bellamy, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), April 5, 2005
• Natividad Relucio-Clavano, Commander (Komandante), August 14, 2006
• Rosa Rosal, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), October 26, 2005
• Mohamed Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), July 7, 2007
• Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, Grand Officer (Maringal na Pinuno), 2007
• Queen Letizia of Spain, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2007 ^{[8] [9] [10]}
• Queen Sofía of Spain, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 2007 ^[8]
• Richard Lugar, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2008
• Daniel Inouye, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2008
• Ted Stevens, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2008
• Daniel Akaka, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2008 ^[11]
• Nancy Pelosi, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2008 ^[11]
• Harry Reid, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2008 ^[11]
• Bob Filner, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2008 ^[11]
• Darrell Issa, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2008 ^[11]
• Nicholas Alipui, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), October 14, 2009
• Joseph R. Pitts, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), April 12, 2010
• Madeleine Bordallo, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), April 12, 2010
• Archbishop Paciano Aniceto, D.D., Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), June 1, 2010

Conferred by Benigno S. Aquino III

• Rodolfo "Dolphy" V. Quizon, Sr., Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 2010
• Fe del Mundo, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 2011 (posthumous) ^[12]
• Tsuneo Tanaka, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2013 ^[13]

Conferred by Rodrigo Duterte

• Sr. Cecelia Wood, Grand Officer (Maringal na Pinuno), September 27, 2017 ^[14]
• Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe, Grand Officer (Maringal na Pinuno), January 22, 2022 ^[15]

References

1. Executive Order 40-A Executive Order No. 40-A, s. 1954 Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
2. Executive Order No. 236, s. 2003 Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
3. www.militaria-agent.com, Order of the Golden Heart
4. Grand Collar of the Order of the Golden Heart conferred on Dolphy Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Philippine Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
5. "Roster of Recipients of Presidential Awards" . Retrieved July 11, 2022.
6. "Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines". www.officialgazette.gov.ph. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
7. "Letter dated 22 April 1983 Loret Miller Ruppe to Michael Deaver, Assistant to President Reagan" (PDF). U.S. Peace Corps, Office of the Director. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 1, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
8. Getty Images, State visit of Philippines President in Spain, December 2007, Group Photo. Zooming on the collar shows green cross of the Order of the Golden Heart
9. Photo Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine of Letizia wearing the order
10. For the sake of identification of the Order of the Golden Heart, here is a page about another recipient Archived May 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
11. Arroyo confers Order of Golden Heart to 5 US lawmakers Inquirer.net. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
12. PNoy confers Order of the Golden Heart to del Mundo, National Scientist Archived January 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine News, Department of Science and Technology. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
13. "Aquino confers Order of the Golden Heart on former Japanese ambassador". Philippines News Agency . Asian Journal. June 29, 2013. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
14. "President Duterte hosts dinner for World Police and Fire Games medalists". Presidential Communications Operations Office. September 28, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
15. "PH honors WHO country representative with Golden Heart award". Manila Bulletin. January 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.