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,Executive Order 40-A Executive Order No. 40-A, s. 1954 Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved April 15, 2013. 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.
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. Insignia The Ribbon of the Order is red. The award had a tricolor blue, white, red ribbonwww.militaria-agent.com, Order of the Golden Heart 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.Grand Collar of the Order of the Golden Heart conferred on Dolphy Philippine Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved April 15, 2013. Ranks The Order of the Golden Heart shall be composed of the following ranks:Executive Order No. 236, s. 2003 Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
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
The following names were based on the roster of recipients from the Malacañang Protocol Office:
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 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 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), 2007Photo of Letizia wearing the orderFor the sake of identification of the Order of the Golden Heart, here is a page about another recipient Queen Sofía of Spain, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 2007Getty 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 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), 2008Arroyo confers Order of Golden Heart to 5 US lawmakers Inquirer.net. Retrieved April 15, 2013. Nancy Pelosi, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2008 Harry Reid, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2008 Bob Filner, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2008 Darrell Issa, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2008 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)PNoy confers Order of the Golden Heart to del Mundo, National Scientist News, Department of Science and Technology. Retrieved April 15, 2013. Tsuneo Tanaka, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2013
Conferred by Rodrigo Duterte Sr. Cecelia Wood, Grand Officer (Maringal na Pinuno), September 27, 2017 Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe, Grand Officer (Maringal na Pinuno), January 22, 2022
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