The Presidential Medal of Merit (Pampanguluhang Medalya ng Merito) is an honor given by the Republic of the Philippines.
The Presidential Merit Award was renamed the Presidential Medal of Merit by Executive Order 236 on September 19, 2003.
The Presidential Medal of Merit shall be conferred upon an individual, Filipino or foreign:
a. for outstanding service to the President, the Administration or cabinet members;
b. for gaining prestige for the country in an international event, in the fields of literature, the sciences, the arts, entertainment, and other civilian fields of endeavor that foster national pride and artistic excellence;
c. who is a retiring cultural worker or artist, after serving the government in an official or advisory capacity, or a foreign artist who has promoted Philippine culture; or
d. for acts of merit that enhance the prestige of the Republic of the Philippines, including heading the Philippine delegation or having contributed materially to the success of a major international conference or event that has brought prestige and honor to the country, including Presidential visits overseas and major international events held in the Philippines.
Scout Oscar M. Alcaraz, 1970 (posthumous)
Imelda Marcos, 1974
Ossie Mills, 1987
apl.de.ap, 2006
will.i.am, 2006
Anita Magsaysay-Ho, 2006
Nena Saguil, 2006 (posthumous)
Juvenal Sanso, 2006
Romeo Villalva Tabuena, 2006
Oscar Yatco, 2006
Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo, 2006 (posthumous)
Monique Lhuillier, 2006
Reverend Fr. Eduardo Hontiveros, SJ, 2008 (posthumous)
Francis Magalona, 2009 (posthumous)
Jaime Augusto Zóbel de Ayala II, 2009
Leland Yee, 2010
Ambeth Ocampo, 2013
Peter Irving Corvera, 2016
