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Order of the Golden Heart

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Type
  
Order

Status
  
Currently constituted

Order of the Golden Heart

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

Sovereign
  
President of Philippines

Grades
  
Grand Collar Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer Member

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

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History

Created by Executive Order 40-A dated June 21, 1954, the Golden Heart Presidential Award was upgraded to the Order of the Golden Heart by Executive Order 236 on September 19, 2003.

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.

Ranks

The Order of the Golden Heart shall be composed of the following ranks:

Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas)- Conferred upon a former or incumbent head of State and/or of government, see photo.

Grand Cross (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 (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 (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 (Pinuno) - Conferred upon a Second Secretary, Consul, Assistant Director, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing

Member (Kagawad) - Conferred upon a Third Secretary, Vice Consul, Attache, Principal Assistant, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing

Insignia

  • The Ribbon of the Order is red. The award had a tricolor blue, white, red ribbon
  • The badge and the plaque is a green-enamelled Maltese cross with an oval golden medallion representing hands open to a golden shining heart, surmonted 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.

    • Recipients

  • Daniel Akaka, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2008
  • Fe del Mundo, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 2011 (posthumous)
  • Bob Filner, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2008
  • Darrell Issa, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2008
  • Queen Letizia of Spain, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2007
  • Nancy Pelosi, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2008
  • Rodolfo "Dolphy" V. Quizon, Sr., Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 2010
  • Harry Reid, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2008
  • Queen Sofía of Spain, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 2007
  • Tsuneo Tanaka, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2013
  • Imelda Marcos, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas)
  • Queen Sirikit, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 1968

    • References

    Order of the Golden Heart Wikipedia
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