Order of the Golden Heart (Philippines)

This article is about a Philippine order. For the Kenyan order, see Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya.

Order of the Golden Heart
Grand Collar
Awarded by  Philippines
TypeOrder
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 forDistinguished services, moral aid, or volunteerism in the service of the Filipino masses
StatusCurrently constituted
SovereignPresident of Philippines
GradesGrand Collar
Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Member
Precedence
Next (higher)Gawad Mabini
Next (lower)Presidential Medal of Merit

Ribbon bar of the order

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

History

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Created by Executive Order No. 40-A issued by President Ramon Magsaysay on June 21, 1954,[1] 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.[2]

Criteria

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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.[2]

Ranks

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The Order of the Golden Heart shall be composed of the following ranks:[2]

Order of the Golden Heart Ribbon Bars

Member
Officer
Commander
Grand Officer
Grand Cross
Grand Collar
  • 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

Insignia

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  • The Ribbon of the Order is red. The award had a tricolor blue, white, red ribbon[3]
  • 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.[4]

Notable recipients

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Dolphy was conferred the Order of the Golden Heart with the rank of Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas) by President Benigno Aquino III at the Malacañang Palace in 2010.

The following names were based on the roster of recipients from the Malacañang Protocol Office:[5]

Conferred by Ramon Magsaysay

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  • 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

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  • Ramon Magsaysay, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 1958 (posthumous)
  • Manuel Quezon, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), August 19, 1960 (posthumous)

Conferred by Diosdado Macapagal

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Conferred by Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr.

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Conferred by Corazon Aquino

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Conferred by Fidel Ramos

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Conferred by Joseph Ejercito Estrada

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Conferred by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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Conferred by Benigno S. Aquino III

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Conferred by Rodrigo Duterte

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  • Sr. Cecelia Wood, Grand Officer (Maringal na Pinuno), September 27, 2017[14]
  • Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe, Grand Officer (Maringal na Pinuno), January 22, 2022[15]

References

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  1. ^ Executive Order 40-A Executive Order No. 40-A, s. 1954 Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Executive Order No. 236, s. 2003 Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  3. ^ www.militaria-agent.com, Order of the Golden Heart
  4. ^ Grand Collar of the Order of the Golden Heart conferred on Dolphy Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Philippine Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  5. ^ "Roster of Recipients of Presidential Awards". Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines". www.officialgazette.gov.ph. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Letter dated 22 April 1983 Loret Miller Ruppe to Michael Deaver, Assistant to President Reagan" (PDF). U.S. Peace Corps, Office of the Director. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 1, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Getty 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
  9. ^ Photo of Letizia wearing the order
  10. ^ For the sake of identification of the Order of the Golden Heart, here is a page about another recipient Archived May 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ a b c d e Arroyo confers Order of Golden Heart to 5 US lawmakers Inquirer.net. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  12. ^ PNoy confers Order of the Golden Heart to del Mundo, National Scientist Archived January 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine News, Department of Science and Technology. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  13. ^ "Aquino confers Order of the Golden Heart on former Japanese ambassador". Philippines News Agency. Asian Journal. June 29, 2013. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  14. ^ "President Duterte hosts dinner for World Police and Fire Games medalists". Presidential Communications Operations Office. September 28, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  15. ^ "PH honors WHO country representative with Golden Heart award". Manila Bulletin. January 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
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