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. It has been awarded to certain units of the

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and the Philippine Commonwealth military for actions both during and subsequent to the

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Appearance and wear

When the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation is worn on the Philippine military uniform (right side) it is as a blue, white, and red

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wide surrounded by a gold frame. No U.S. ribbon devices are authorized for wear with this

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Smaller version

Foreign military unit members who are authorized to wear this unit award, either wear the award on the right side of the uniform (e.g.,

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) with any other same size unit award emblems or wear the slightly smaller size version of the award on the left side of the uniform (e.g.,

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) with their other service ribbons.

History

The Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge (PRPUCB) was established by Headquarters, Philippine National Defense Forces, on September 14, 1946, to be award for extraordinary meritorious service during World War II. The award is made in the name of the President of the Republic of the Philippines.

World War II

All U.S. military units and naval vessels that earned any of the Philippine

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and certain

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s which maintained physical contact with the newly established armed forces of the

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and local recognized guerrilla forces during the Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands during World War II are entitled to the award: * For service in defense of the Philippines from December 7, 1941, to May 10, 1942 * For service in the liberation of the Philippines from October 17, 1944, to July 4, 1945

Disaster relief operations

The Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for disaster relief operations was bestowed on: * The Philippine military and the U.S. Navy Disaster Task Force (September 1 to December 14, 1970) and Navy and Marine Corps Units of Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group, Philippines Amphibious Ready Group Alpha (October 21–26, 1970) for relief efforts during several natural disasters which occurred in the Philippines during August 1 to December 15, 1970 (a series of typhoons) and from July 21 to August 15, 1972 (monsoon rains and associated floods). * The U.S. Naval Hospital, Subic Bay for the period of August 1, 1987, to November 30, 1991, and * The guided-missile cruiser for the period of May 1989 to June 1999. * Joint Task Force 510 and Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines in February 2005, by President

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo (; born April 5, 1947), often referred to as PGMA or GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician who served as the 14th president of the Philippines from Presidency of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 2001 to 2010 ...

to members of the two units serving between January 31, 2002, and July 31, 2002, in support of RP-US Exercise Balikatan 02–1 in Southern

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. JTF-510/JSOTF-Philippines aimed at reducing the threats of terrorism and provided assistance with training, socio-economic activities and civil engineering projects, particularly in

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and

Zamboanga City Zamboanga City, officially the City of Zamboanga (; ; Subanen languages, Subanen: ''Bagbenwa Sembwangan''; Sama–Bajaw languages, Sama: ''Lungsud Samboangan''; ; ; ) is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city i ...

(Ref: RP General Order No. 146, dated Feb 2, 5, Subj: Award of the Philippine Republic Presidential Unit citation Badge).

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