| Quezon Service Cross | |
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Ribbon bar of the award |
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| Awarded by the Republic of the Philippines | |
| Awarded for | "exemplary service to the nation in such a manner and such a degree as to add great prestige to the Republic of the Philippines, or as to contribute to the lasting benefit of its people" |
| Status | Active |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1946 |
| First awarded | 1951 |
| Total awarded | 5 |
| Posthumous awards |
3 |
The Quezon Service Cross is the highest national recognition of the Republic of the Philippines. It has been awarded to only five Filipinos since its creation in 1946.
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The award was created by a joint resolution (No. 4) dated October 21, 1946 of the First Congress of the Republic of the Philippines. A joint resolution of the Philippine Congress has the force of law. The Quezon Service Cross is a decoration conferred by the President of the Philippines with the concurrence of the Congress of the Philippines on Filipino citizens for "exemplary service to the nation in such a manner and such a degree as to add great prestige to the Republic of the Philippines, or as to contribute to the lasting benefit of its people".[1]
Nominations for the Quezon Service Cross need to state the services meriting the award and are made only in cases where the service performed or contribution made can be measured on the scale established by what the joint resolution terms "the benefaction" of the late President Manuel L. Quezon, after whom the decoration is named.[1]
The Quezon Service Cross was proposed by President Manuel Roxas. It is also known as the Congressional Quezon Service Cross, as conferment requires the approval of the Philippine Congress and is seldom awarded.
Only five Filipinos have been conferred this decoration:[2]
Awarding was paused between 1973 and 1986, when the Philippine Congress was temporarily abolished.