Quezon Service Cross

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Quezon Service Cross
Quezon Service Cross.svg
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." [1]
Country Philippines
Presented bythe President of the Philippines with the concurrence of the Congress of the Philippines
Eligibility Filipino citizens
MottoSIC FLORET RESPUBLICA
And thus, he distinguished the republic [2]
StatusCurrently awarded
EstablishedOctober 21, 1946
First awardedJune 12, 1956
Last awardedDecember 3, 2018
Total6
Total awarded posthumously5
Total recipients6
PHL Quezon Service Cross BAR.png
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]

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Background

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Quezon Service Cross design specification

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

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Quezon Service Cross given to Jesse Robredo in 2012

Only six Filipinos have been conferred this decoration:

AwardeeDesignationDate AwardedPresident
ImageName
Emilio Aguinaldo ca. 1919 (Restored).jpg Emilio Aguinaldo President June 12, 1956 [2] Ramon Magsaysay
Manuel Roxas 2.jpg Manuel Roxas President 3 July 1956 (posthumous) [5]
Ramon-Magsaysay-01.jpg Ramon Magsaysay President July 4, 1957 (posthumous) [2] Carlos P. Garcia
Ninoy Aquino 3.jpg Benigno Aquino Jr. Senator August 21, 2004 (posthumous) [2] [6] Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo.jpg Jesse Robredo Secretary of the Interior and Local Government November 26, 2012 (posthumous) [2] [7] Benigno Aquino III
Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago (cropped).jpg Miriam Defensor Santiago Senator December 3, 2018 (posthumous) [3] Rodrigo Duterte

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