Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation

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Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Badge
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Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge
Type Service ribbon
Awarded forExtraordinary meritorious service
DescriptionIs a ribbon bar consisting of equal portions starting from the left side, of blue, white, and red encased in a gold colored frame decorated with laurel leaves.
Presented by Flag of the Philippines.svg The Republic of the Philippines
EligibilityMilitary Personnel and Police Personnel
StatusCurrently awarded
EstablishedSeptember 14, 1946
First award1940s
Final awardOngoing
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Precedence
Next (higher) Philippine Liberation Medal
Next (lower) Long Service Medal
Related Presidential Unit Citation (US), Presidential Unit Citation

The Philippine Presidential Unit citation Badge [1] [2] is a unit decoration of the Republic of the Philippines. It has been awarded to certain units of the United States military and the Philippine Commonwealth military for actions both during and subsequent to the Second World War.

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Appearance and wear

When the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation is worn on the Philippine military uniform (right side) it is as a blue, white, and red ribbon 1+38 inches (35 mm) wide surrounded by a gold frame. No U.S. ribbon devices are authorized for wear with this award.

Smaller version

Foreign military unit members who are authorized to wear this unit award, either wear the award on the right side of the uniform (e.g., United States Army) with any other same size unit award emblems or wear the slightly smaller size version of the award on the left side of the uniform (e.g., United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, United States Coast Guard, United States Air Force) with their other service ribbons.

History

The Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge (PRPUCB) was established by Headquarters, Philippine National Defense Forces, on September 14, 1946, to be award for extraordinary meritorious service during World War II. The award is made in the name of the President of the Republic of the Philippines.

World War II

All U.S. military units and naval vessels that earned any of the Philippine service stars and certain submarines which maintained physical contact with the newly established armed forces of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and local recognized guerrilla forces during the Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands during World War II are entitled to the award:

Disaster relief operations

The Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for disaster relief operations was bestowed on:

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References

Citations
  1. Archived October 24, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Embassy of the Philippines Office of Veterans Affairs
  2. The AFP Adjutant General, Awards and Decorations Handbook, 1997, OTAG, p. 65.
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