The Order of Lakandula ( fil, Orden ni Lakandula) is one of the highest civilian

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of the

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, established on September 19, 2003. It is awarded for political and civic merit and in memory of King

Lakandula Lakandula (Baybayin: , Spanish orthography: ''Lacandola'') was the title of the last ''lakan'' or paramount ruler of pre-colonial Tondo when the Spaniards first conquered the lands of the Pasig River delta in the Philippines in the 1570s. The f ...

’s dedication to the responsibilities of leadership, prudence, fortitude, courage and resolve in the service of one’s people.

Criteria

Its administrative basis is the

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Code of the Philippines (Executive Order 236, September 19, 2003). In Section 5, II of the

Code, the following is provided as the criteria for the conferment of the Order of Lakandula:

Ranks

Grand Collar (''Supremo'')

Conferred upon an individual who has suffered materially for the preservation and defense of the democratic way of life, or of the territorial integrity of the Republic of the Philippines, or upon a former or incumbent

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and/or of government.

Grand Cross (''Bayani'')

Conferred upon an individual who has devoted his life to the peaceful resolution of conflict; upon an individual whose life is worthy of emulation by the Filipino people; or 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, Ambassador, Undersecretary, Assistant Secretary, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing.

Grand Officer (''Marangal na Pinuno'')

Conferred upon an individual who has demonstrated a lifelong dedication to the political and civic welfare of society; or upon a

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e.d., 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'')

Conferred upon an individual who has demonstrated exceptional deeds of dedication to the political and civic welfare of society as a whole; or upon a 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 an individual who has demonstrated commendable deeds of dedication to the political and civic welfare of society as a whole; or upon a Second Secretary, Consul, Assistant Director, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing.

Member (''Kagawad'')

Conferred upon an individual who has demonstrated meritorious deeds of dedication to the political and civic welfare of society as a whole; or upon a Third Secretary, Vice Consul, Attaché, Principal Assistant, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing.

Champion for Life (''Kampeon Habang Buhay'')

The most recently created rank of the order, it was established in 2006 by President Gloria M. Arroyo. Although this rank was initially positioned after the rank of ''Pinuno'', it was later moved to the level of the

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. It is conferred for outstanding achievement in international sports or beauty events and similar fields of competition and achievement. These achievements should foster national pride and serve as an inspiration to others to achieve excellence. The first recipients were boxer

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, beauty queen

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Efren "Bata" Reyes Efren Manalang Reyes (born August 26, 1954), popularly known by the nickname "Bata" (English: "Kid"), is a Filipino professional pool player. Reyes is widely considered one of the greatest pool players of all time. A winner of over 100 inte ...

a global icon who revolutionized the sport of pool,

Paeng Nepomuceno Rafael "Paeng" Villareal Nepomuceno (born January 30, 1957 in Quezon City) Filipino bowler and coach who is a six time World bowling champion. He is a World Bowling Hall of Famer and is the first and only bowling athlete to be awarded ...

in 2007 for his three unbroken

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in 2007, Filipino athletes who won gold

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at the 2005

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, and the Filipino mountaineers who reached the peak of

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in 2006.

Notable recipients

Jaime Cardinal Sin Jaime Lachica Sin ( zh, t=辛海梅, 辛海棉, poj=Sin Hái-mûi, Sin Hái-mî; August 31, 1928 – June 21, 2005), commonly and formally known as Jaime Cardinal Sin, was the 30th Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila and the third cardinal from ...

: Grand Cross (''Bayani''), December 8, 2003 *

Jose Diokno Jose Wright Diokno (February 26, 1922 – February 27, 1987), also known as "''Ka Pepe''", was a Filipino nationalist, lawyer, and politician. Regarded as the "Father of Human Rights Advocacy in the Philippines", he served as Senator of the ...

: Grand Collar (''Supremo''), 2004 (posthumous) * James B. Reuter: Grand Cross (''Bayani''), 2006 *

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (; born 5 June 1942) is an Equatoguinean politician and former military officer who has served as the second president of Equatorial Guinea since August 1979. He is the longest-serving president of any country eve ...

: Grand Collar (''Supremo''), May 19, 2006 *

Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa ( ar, خليفة بن سلمان آل خليفة) (24 November 1935 – 11 November 2020) was a Bahraini royal and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Bahrain from 10 January 1970 until his death in 20 ...

: Grand Collar (''Supremo''), January 4, 2007 * Domingo Lucenario Jr.: Grand Officer (''Marangal na Pinuno''), August 14, 2007 *

Lea Salonga Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga (; born February 22, 1971), known professionally as Lea Salonga, is a Filipino singer, actress, and columnist. Nicknamed "Pride of the Philippines," she is best known for her roles in musical theatre, for supplyin ...

: Commander (''Kumandante''), August 14, 2007 *

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: Grand Collar (''Supremo''), December 3, 2007Getty Images, State visit of Philippines President in Spain, December 3, 2007
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: Grand Cross (''Bayani''), December 3, 2007 *

Efren Peñaflorida Efren Geronimo Peñaflorida, (born March 5, 1981), is a Filipino teacher and development worker. He offers Filipino youth an alternative to street gangs through education, recreating school settings in unconventional locations such as cemeteries ...

: Commander (''Kumandante''), November 27, 2009 *

Manuel V. Pangilinan Manuel Velez Pangilinan, (born July 14, 1946), also known by his initials MVP, is a Filipino businessman and sports patron. He is the managing director and CEO of First Pacific Company Limited, a Hong Kong-based investment management and ho ...

: Grand Cross (''Bayani''), June 5, 2010; Commander (''Kumandante''), May 24, 2006 * Washington SyCip: Grand Cross (''Bayani''), 2011 *

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: Grand Cross (''Bayani''), November 16, 2011 *

Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ( ar, الشيخ صباح الأحمد الجابر الصباح, translit=ash-Shaykh Sabāh al-ʾAḥmad al-Jābir aṣ-Ṣabāḥ; 16 June 192929 September 2020) was the Emir of Kuwait and Commander of the Kuwa ...

: Grand Collar (''Supremo''), March 23, 2012 *

Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani ( ar, حمد بن خليفة الثاني; born 1 January 1952) is a member of the ruling Al Thani Qatari royal family. He was the ruling Emir of Qatar from 1995 ...

: Grand Collar (''Supremo''), April 10, 2012 *

Richard Lugar Richard Green Lugar (April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party. Born in Indianapolis, Lugar graduated from De ...

: Grand Collar (''Supremo''), June 7, 2012 *

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: Grand Collar (''Supremo''), June 3, 2015 *

Galo Ocampo Galo B. Ocampo (October 16, 1913 – September 12, 1985) was a Philippine artist. He was also the first Filipino to study heraldry and was a member of the International Institute of Genealogy and Heraldry in Madrid. Ocampo was born in Santa Ri ...

: Grand Officer (''Marangal na Pinuno''), July 22, 2015 (posthumous) *

Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa Alfredo Benjamin Sabater Caguioa (born September 30, 1959) is a Filipino lawyer who is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Prior to his appointment as associate justice, he served as acting secretary of the Departmen ...

: Grand Cross (Bayani), June 27, 2016 *

Adam Malik Adam Malik Batubara (22 July 1917 – 5 September 1984), or more commonly referred to simply as Adam Malik, was an Indonesians, Indonesian politician, diplomat, and journalist, who served as the 3rd Vice President of Indonesia from 1978 until ...

: Grand Collar (''Supremo''), August 8, 2017 (Posthumous) *

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: Grand Collar (''Supremo''), August 8, 2017 (Posthumous) *

S. Rajaratnam Sinnathamby Rajaratnam ( ta, சின்னத்தம்பி ராஜரத்னம்; 25 February 1915 – 22 February 2006), better known as S. Rajaratnam, was a Singaporean politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapo ...

:Grand Collar (''Supremo''), August 8, 2017 (Posthumous) *

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:Grand Collar (''Supremo''), August 8, 2017 (Posthumous) *

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:Grand Collar (''Supremo''), August 8, 2017 (Posthumous) *

Enrique Manalo Jose Enrique "Joric" Austria Manalo (born July 21, 1952) is a Filipino diplomat currently serving as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Marcos administration since July 1, 2022. He previously served in an acting role under the Duterte ...

: Grand Cross (Bayani), June 18, 2018

References

External links

The Order of Lakandula, Official website
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