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	Philippine Legion of Honor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Philippine Legion of Honor was patterned after the Legion of Merit of the United States of America, and was meant to honor both civilians and members of the military, Filipino or foreign.
		Today, the Philippine Legion of Honor is conferred upon a Filipino or foreign citizen in recognition of valuable and meritorious service in relation to the military affairs of the Republic of the Philippines.
		The Philippine Legion of Honor may be awarded by the Secretary of National Defense in the name and by authority of the President of the Philippines.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philippine_Legion_of_Honor (548 words)

	Encyclopedia: Douglas MacArthur
		Isabel Rosario Cooper, an actress, was born in the Philippines of Filipino and Scotch ancestry.
		Seal of the President of the Philippines The Presidents is the head of state and of the government of the Republic of the Philippines.
		The Battle of the Philippines was the invasion of the Philippines by Japan in 1941-42, and the defence of the islands by Filipino and United States forces.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Douglas-MacArthur (11071 words)

	Douglas MacArthur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Prior to the inauguration of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the man widely expected to become the first popularly-elected President of the Philippines was Manuel L. Quezon.
		Among MacArthur's assistants as Military Advisor to the Commonwealth of the Philippines was Dwight D. Eisenhower.
		MacArthur spent the remainder of his life quietly in New York, except for a spectacular "sentimental journey" to the Philippines in 1961, when he was decorated by President Carlos P. Garcia with the Philippine Legion of Honor, rank of Chief Commander.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Douglas_B._MacArthur (4396 words)

	Douglas MacArthur - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		His parents were Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur, a recipient of the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War, and Mary Pinkney Hardy MacArthur of Norfolk, Virginia.
		In 1883, when he was three years old, his other brother, Malcolm, died (his older brother Arthur would later attend the U.S. Naval Academy and die in 1923 as a Captain.) MacArthur spent much of his childhood in remote parts of New Mexico such as Fort Selden, where his father commanded an infantry company.
		He was awarded and received the Medal of Honor for his leadership in the Pacific Theater.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /douglas_macarthur.htm (2505 words)

	Paeng Nepomuceno of the Philippines is a six
		In the Philippines, Paeng became the first athlete to be bestowed both the Legion of Honor medal which is the highest award for a Filipino; and the Presidential Medal of Merit.
		The Philippine Sportswriters Association named him as "Athlete of the Year" for an unprecedented 5 times; made him the first athlete to be enshrined in their PSA Hall of Fame and subsequently named him as "Athlete of the Century”.
		Paeng was conferred the Philippine Legion of Honor medal, the highest award for a Filipino and the first ever for any athlete, by Philippine President Joseph Estrada.
	members.cox.net /rvd/paeng (1286 words)

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		The 2003 Filipino Apostolate Award by the Philippine Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese of New York and the Democracy Hall of Fame International to which she was inducted by the National Graduate University of Washington DC.
		Many times she and her peers were called upon to smuggle medicines, food and messages, for which feat she was conferred the Philippine Legion of Honor by the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
		This year, as the Philippine Women’s University marks its 85th anniversary, Tita Helena is 90 years old, still very spritely and as feisty as she has been all through her illustrious career.
	www.mb.com.ph /issues/2004/07/12/SCTY2004071213824.html (583 words)

	Senators Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		He escaped on the eve of the liberation of the Philippines, and he rejoined the guerilla movement of allied forces in the area.
		He moved to the University of the Philippines to study law, and graduated cum laude and salutatorian of the class of 1953.
		He was conferred the Mahaputra Adipranada Medal Award by the government of the Indonesia in 1975, and twice awarded the Philippine Legion of Honor, first in 1974 and then in 1986 with the First Bronze Anahaw Leaf.
	www.senate.gov.ph /senators/former_senators/juan_ponce_enrile.htm (1293 words)

	Philippine Communication Centrum Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		After pursuing journalism at the college of liberal arts of the University of the Philippines from 1920 to 1922, he studied law at the National University, where he acquired the degree of bachelor of laws in 1924.
		In 1946, the year the Philippines regained its independence, Ramos, by then already an eminent national figure, was called upon by President Roxas along with Ambassador Joaquin Elizalde to establish the country's foreign service and organize the first Philippine embassy in Washington, D.C. Thus began his long and distinguished career in Foreign Service.
		Ramos received the Legion of Honor award (rank of commander) and the Bronze Medal of Valor for his services as a guerrilla in the Second World War.
	www.comcentrum.ph /whoswho/ramos.htm (870 words)

	Dimasalang: The Masonic Life Of Dr. Jose Razal
		The Philippine hero was born to affluent parents in Calamba.
		Rizal was convinced that conditions in the Philippines existed not because of Spain or the Catholic Church but because of the practices of certain regular clergy, namely Dominicans and Recollects.
		A recipient of the Legion of Honor by the Philippine Supreme Council, Order of DeMolay, he became in 1997 the first and so far only recipient of the "Gold Medal of Honor," the highest honor within the gift of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines.
	srjarchives.tripod.com /1998-10/PEARSON.HTM (2053 words)

	Senators Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In 1922, he won a seat in the Philippine legislature as representative of the Third District of Iloilo.
		Confessor was one of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention that drafted the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines.
		President Sergio Osmeña awarded him the Philippine Legion of honor, degree of commander, in 1945, for his exemplary service during the war.
	www.senate.gov.ph /senators/former_senators/tomas_confesor.htm (453 words)

	ninoy.jpg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Awarded the Philippine Legion of Honor, Officer Degree, by President Elpidio Quirino for his meritorious service to the country in covering the Philippine expeditionary Force to Korea.
		Negotiates the surrender of Huk leader, Luis Taruc, for which he is awarded the Philippine Legion of Honor, Commander Degree, for exemplary meritorious service to the Filipino people by President Ramon Magsaysay.
		In the contemporary history of our turbulent and neurotic world, not many man have been accorded by their people the rare, tragic honor that goes with the aftermath of their senseless and violent deaths.
	www.geocities.com /arbdesign11/ninoy.htm (1135 words)

	Philippine Scouts Heritage Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Guiuan, who enlisted in the Philippine Scouts in 1935, spent 30 years in the U.S. Army and was a lifetime member of the Golden Gate-Bay Area Chapter.
		Former Philippine Scout and survivor of the Bataan Death March Eriberto Caranto, 86, of Huntsville, Alabama died on December 7, 2003.
		Former Philippine Scout and long-time PSHS member, Constante R. Villalobos, who was born January 6, 1918 passed away on October 4, 2003.
	www.philippine-scouts.org /In_Memoriam/In_Memoriam_archive.html (1531 words)

	Candidates: Senatorial Bets Endorsed by UKP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		She is a reservist of the Philippine Air Force, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
		She is a reservist in the Philippine Airforce with an officer rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
		She was a consistent honor student during her elementary and high school years and graduated cum laude from the University of the Philippines with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science.
	www.kababaihan.org /wewatch98/candidates/sen-ukp.htm (1197 words)

	October 29 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In her speech at the AFP Change of Command this morning in Camp Aguinaldo, the President said the exploits of Gen. Efren Abu in the Mindanao battlefields in the 70s to Malacañang’s Task Force Libra in 2002 and Makati’s Oakwood counter-operations in 2003 were sterling and triumphant.
		Among his scholastic degrees are an MBA from the University of the Philippines and an M.A. in War Studies from the King’s College, University of London.
		Abu graduated from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class ’72 Masigasig and was subsequently commissioned as second lieutenant in the regular force of the Philippine Army (PA).
	www.news.ops.gov.ph /archives2004/oct29.htm (2737 words)

	to see & log ...
		Thus the net effect of the four interconnected novels is a Philippine saga centering on a few elite families but by no means effacing the urban and peasant masses whose struggles to rise above their miserable lives are depicted in a naturalistic way, that is, in vivid detail.
		A replica of the Juan Luna painting is exhibited at the Philippine Embassy in Madrid.
		As an emerging and dynamic sector of the Philippine economy, the creative industry which includes publishing, printing and literature; music and the performing arts; visual arts; crafts, design and architecture; audiovisual and new media; cultural heritage; and cultural activities, needs to be recognized and supported.
	tusilog.blogspot.com (6520 words)

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		Prior to his designation, Reyes was the chief of staff for comptrollership of the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
		Reyes, a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class 1973, rose through the ranks with an unblemished military record, sterling accomplishments, professional integrity and outstanding leadership.
		He was a recipient of 43 military medals, most notable of which were seven Distinguished Service Star (the third highest military award), a Philippine Legion of Honor, two Distinguished Aviation Cross, four Broze Cross Medals and four Military Merit Medals.
	www.mb.com.ph /issues/2004/07/08/MAIN2004070813608.html (363 words)

	U.S. ADMIRAL FARGO: U.S. DETERMINED TO FLUSH OUT JI GROUP ...
		President Arroyo conferred the Philippine Legion of Honor, the country’s highest honor with the rank of commander, on Fargo, who was accompanied by US Ambassador Francis Ricciardone to Malacañang.
		Philippine security officials say JI operatives have conducted arms training, including bomb-making, in Mindanao in the past.
		He did not elaborate on the program, which is intended to upgrade the Philippines military, which is regarded as one of the weakest in the region despite the threats it faces from communist insurgents and Muslim guerrillas.
	www.newsflash.org /2004/02/hl/hl101774.htm (862 words)

	Gutom.Org - The Portal for the Pinoy Perspective - PHILIPPINE SCHINDLER'S LIST (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It was celebrated last month on February 12 in Cincinnati, Ohio with a reunion of Jewish refugees from the Philippines who had gathered to mark the 60th anniversary of the destruction of their Manila synagogue, Temple Emil.
		At the Cincinnati event, Quezon was posthumously honored with the "Righteous Person" title which, in the tradition of Israel and those commemorating the Holocaust, is the one given to Gentiles (non-Jews) who helped the Jewish people in their time of persecution.
		At the Cincinnati celebration, Philippine Ambassador to the US Albert F. del Rosario announced that Philippine President Gloria Arroyo will present the National Legion of Honor, Commanders Class, to writer Frank Ephraim and posthumously to all the Frieder brothers and to McNutt.
	www.gutom.org /article-print-517.html (955 words)

	Manuel L. Quezon III: Girondist's off-duty rants. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		N.B. The origins of the Medal of Valor are currently traced to the Medal of Valor of the Philippine Constabulary, established by Instruction of the President of the United States of America, to be awarded by the Chief of the Constabulary Corps, with the approval of the Governor-General of the Philippine Islands.
		The military awards of the Philippines predates the civilian awards due to the armed forces of the Philippines’s retention of decorations and medals established during the American colonial period.
		All other civilian orders, decorations, and medals are conferred exclusively by the President of the Philippines, either on his own, or after receiving the advice of agencies of the Philippine government.
	www.quezon.ph /medals.php (1547 words)

	Office of the President Website - The Cabinet - ANGELO REYES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		He became the Commanding General of the Philippine Army which propelled him to the top post of the Philippine Military as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
		He was a recipient of the Philippine Legion of Honor, AFP Distinguished Service Star, Military Merit Medals, Anti-Dissidence Campaign Ribbons and other Philippine military decorations.
		In 1991, he was given the honor of being a Kabisig Awardee for his Project: Common Cause, Uncommon Zeal”.
	www.op.gov.ph /profiles_reyes.asp (932 words)

	The Philippine Coast Guards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		He is one of the few Igorots who graduated from the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1975 and was the recipient of the Navy Sword Award by the Flag Officer in Command of the Philippine Navy for being at top of his class joining the Philippine Navy.
		He joined the Philippine Navy after graduating from PMA and has gone through all the rigors of shipboard duties until he became a Captain or Commanding Officer of different ship categories of the Philippine Navy.
		It was under his command that the Philippine Coast Guard fleet of commissioned vessels has increased into a formidable number of thirteen, nine of which are new construction.
	www.coastguard.gov.ph /commandant.htm (891 words)

	Philippine Senate Dispatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Records at the Philippine National Police in Camp Crame show that the last time seized drugs were burned was in October 2002 or eight months ago.
		This is the third time that Drilon was honored by his fellow UP alumni.
		Philippine Legion of Honor, Rank of Commander, by the Philippine
	philippinesenate.blogspot.com (9946 words)

	Presidential Medal of Merit - INQ7.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It is one of the national honors awarded in the form of orders and decorations by the Philippine President, Congress or government.
		Civic groups were deputized to select people for recognition, and the President of the Philippines would then confer the medal in a ceremony in the Palace.
		At times, the award was given to entire groups, such as the Code Commission (appointed by President Roxas to modernize the Civil Code of the Philippines, it finished its work during the Quirino presidency), or families worthy of recognition for their excellence of character.
	news.inq7.net /opinion/index.php?index=2&story_id=21750&col=111 (807 words)

	Profiles of Chief of Staff, AFP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Lt Gen Efren L Abu graduated from the Philippine Military Academy in 1972 and was subsequently commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the Regular Force Philippine Army.
		In 1988 he was transfered to the Army Headquarters as the Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Civil-Military Operations and later, as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence.
		Upon his return to the Philippines in 1997, he was assigned to the Light Armor Brigade in Camp O'Donnel, Capas, Tarlac initially as the Deputy and eventually as its Brigade Commander.
	www.afp.mil.ph /profiles.html (552 words)

	Sto. Tomas admits fault; ... - Jul. 13, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		He said the Iraqi was a frequent visitor to the embassy and was a friend of "many Philippine diplomats there" and, most importantly, had given "reliable information" in the past.
		Philippine Embassy Charge d'Affaires Ricardo Endaya was out seeking people who could contact the hostage-takers when the Iraqi arrived at the embassy, saying he knew someone who could help in the negotiations--the former editor in chief of a pro-Saddam Hussein newspaper.
		She received the World Bank country director for the Philippines and then spoke at the first anniversary rites of the Philippine National Police anti-illegal drugs task force at the Palace Ceremonial Hall.
	www.inq7.net /nat/2004/jul/13/text/nat_7-1-p.htm (779 words)

	Blog of Death: Louis H. Wilson Jr.
		For taking and holding a key position, and for "exceptionally distinguished service," Wilson received the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for heroism in combat, from President Harry S. Truman on Oct. 5, 1945.
		For his service, he earned a second Legion of Merit, the Korean Order of National Security Merit, a GUK-SEON Medal, 2d Class and the Philippine Legion of Honor.
		Wilson received his third Legion of Merit for commanding the I Marine Amphibious Force, 3d Marine Division on Okinawa.
	www.blogofdeath.com /archives/001461.html (656 words)

	Forecast: Next world pool champ will be a Filipino - Jul. 09, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Philippines will be represented by a formidable combination of youth and experience.
		Reyes is a three-time World 8-Ball champion, a SEA Games gold medal winner in Jakarta in 1987 and Brunei in 1999; the PSA (Philippine Sportswriters Association) Athlete of the Year in 1999, and recipient of the Philippine Legion of Honor.
		With their vast experience and present forms, Parica, Reyes and Bustamante are expected to provide leadership and maturity to the Philippine team.
	www.inq7.net /spo/2004/jul/09/spo_21-1.htm (669 words)

	Manuel L. Quezon III » Blog Archive » Order of Lakandula (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Courtesy of the Philippine Ambassador to Washington, D.C., I’ll be attending a formal ceremony in the Philippine Embassy during which the four Frieder brothers will be recognized by being posthumously conferred the Order of Lakandula.
		I’ve always been wanting to read on the Honors Code because there was a sash (red and gold) that PGMA was wearing during the wedding of Sultan Bolkiah’s son last year and I’m been trying to look for photos I can use to identify what it was.
		Your photo of Marcos has him wearing the sash of the Philippine Legion of Honor, degree of chief commander, which was given him by the AFP in 1971.
	www.quezon.ph /blog/?p=384 (1369 words)

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