Gawad Mabini is an

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given by the President of the Republic of the

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History

Created by President

Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, dictator, and Kleptocracy, kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled the c ...

through Presidential Decree No. 490 on June 24, 1974, the Gawad Mabini may be conferred upon personnel of the DFA, both in the Home Office and in the Foreign Service, and upon Filipinos who have rendered distinguished service or promoted the interests of the Republic of the Philippines at home and abroad.

Award

The Gawad Mabini may be conferred by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the name and by

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of the President. The Gawad Mabini shall be conferred on July 22 of every year, to commemorate the birth anniversary of

Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini y Maranán (; July 23, 1864 – May 13, 1903) was a Filipino revolutionary, revolutionary leader, educator, lawyer, and Politician, statesman who served first as a legal and constitutional adviser to the Philippine Revolution# ...

, the first Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines.

Ranks

The Gawad Mabini shall be composed of three ranks : Grand Cross (GCrM) (''Dakilang Kamanong'') - Conferred upon a former or incumbent Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Chief of Mission, cabinet member or other high official who headed a Philippine delegation to an important international conference on a ministerial level and as a result thereof, made substantive contributions to public interest and public welfare Commander (CM) (''Dakilang Kasugo'') - Conferred upon an officer with a rank between career minister to foreign service officer class IV, or upon personnel of a government agency who serves as an Attache in a Foreign Service establishment, as recommended by the Chief of Mission or the Principal Officer of the post served, as the case may be, or by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, in the case of personnel in the Home Office. Member (MM) (''Kasugo'') - Conferred upon a staff officer or employee of the DFA, as recommended by the Chief of Mission or the Principal Officer of the post served, as the case may be, or by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, in the case of personnel in the Home Office.

Notable Recipients

Grand Cross (''Dakilang Kamanong'') *

Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Pangan Macapagal Sr. (; September 28, 1910 – April 21, 1997) was a Filipino lawyer, poet and politician who served as the 9th President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the 5th Vice President of the Philippines, V ...

(1994) – 9th

President of the Philippines The president of the Philippines (, sometimes referred to as ) is the head of state, head of government and chief executive of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-ch ...

Salvador Laurel Salvador Roman Hidalgo Laurel (, November 18, 1928 – January 27, 2004), also known as Doy Laurel, was a Filipino people, Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the Vice President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 under President Cor ...

(1996) – 8th

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, and 16th Secretary of Foreign Affairs *

Carlos P. Romulo Carlos Peña Romulo Sr. (January 14, 1899 – December 15, 1985) was a Filipino people, Filipino diplomat, statesman, soldier, journalist and author. He was a co-founder of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, a general in the US Army and the Phi ...

(2005, ''posthumous'') – 4th

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, 14th Secretary of the Department of the Foreign Affairs *

Narciso Ramos Narciso Rueca Ramos (; November 11, 1900 – February 3, 1986) was a Filipino journalist, lawyer, assemblyman and ambassador. He was the father of former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos and Philippine Senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani. Early ...

(1996, ''posthumous'') – 13th Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and one of the founding fathers of the

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Arturo Tolentino Arturo "Ka Turing" Modesto Tolentino (September 19, 1910 – August 2, 2004) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, and diplomat who served as the Senate president and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. He was the vice-presidential running mate o ...

(1995) – 15th Secretary of Foreign Affairs *

Manuel Yan Manuel Tecson Yan, Sr. (January 24, 1920 – December 4, 2008) was a Cabinet Secretary of the Aquino, Ramos and Estrada administrations, World War II veteran and Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from 1968 until 1972. He was ...

(1998) – 17th Secretary of Foreign Affairs *

Manuel Collantes Manuel G. Collantes (August 20, 1917 – May 28, 2009) was a Filipino diplomat who served as the country's acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1984. Collantes was raised in Tanauan, Batangas. He received his law degree from Far Eastern Uni ...

(2001) – acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1984. *

Enrique Manalo Enrique Austria Manalo (born July 21, 1952) is a Filipino diplomat serving as the 28th secretary of foreign affairs since 2022. He previously served in the position in an acting role under President Rodrigo Duterte from March 9 to May 17, 2017 ...

(2017) – acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Undersecretary for Policy of the

Department of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral re ...

Leticia Ramos-Shahani Leticia Valdez Ramos-Shahani (September 30, 1929 – March 20, 2017) was a Filipino senator, diplomat, and writer. She was the younger sister of Fidel V. Ramos, the 12th president of the Philippines. Early life She was born on September ...

(1994) – former senator, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and former

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for Social and Humanitarian Affairs * Mamintal A.J. Tamano (2001) – former senator, and former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs *

Imelda Marcos Imelda Romualdez Marcos (; born Imelda Remedios Visitación Trinidad Romuáldez; July 2, 1929) is a Filipino politician who was First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, wielding significant political power after her husband Ferdinand ...

(1979) – former

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, and appointed Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary. First recipient of the Order. * León Ma. Guerrero (1982) – former Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, and former ambassador *

Rafael Ileto Rafael Manio Ileto (October 24, 1920 – June 19, 2003) was a Filipino general who served as the 22nd Secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND) of the Philippines. He also became the Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the P ...

(1998) – former ambassador to Iran and Turkey from 1975 to 1980, and to Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos from 1980 to 1986. * Roy Cimatu (2003) – Special Envoy to the Middle East and head of the Middle East Preparedness Team (MEPT) in 2002 * Domingo Lucenario Jr. (2007) – former ambassador to Kenya and Philippine Permanent Representative to the

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(UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlement Program (UN Habitat. * Federico M. Macaranas (2001) – former Undersecretary for Economic Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs * Lauro Baja (1999) – former Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Commander (''Dakilang Kasugo'') *

Tony Tan Caktiong Tony Tan Caktiong, (; born January 5, 1953) is a Filipino businessman and investor. He is the founder and chairman of Jollibee Foods Corporation, and the co-chairman of DoubleDragon Properties. ''Forbes'' listed him as the fifth richest pers ...

(2016) – for his contributions as chairman of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2015 Chief Executive Officers (CEO) Summit. *

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala Jaime Augusto Miranda Zóbel de Ayala II https://ir.ayalaland.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/File_75_Articles-of-Incorporation.pdf (born March 6, 1959), also known as Jaime Augusto Zóbel, is a Filipino businessman from the prominent Zóbe ...

(2015) – for his contributions as chairman of the APEC 2015 Private Sector Advisory Council and co-chaired the ABAC Sustainable Development Working Group.

Sources

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 236
of September 19, 2003, ESTABLISHING THE HONORS CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES TO CREATE AN ORDER OF PRECEDENCE OF HONORS CONFERRED AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES .

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Establishments by Philippine presidential decree