Philippine Congressional Medal (House of Representatives)
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The House of Representatives of the Philippines has three awards they confer to individuals; namely the Congressional Medal of Achievement (CMA), the Congressional Medal of Distinction (CMD), and the Congressional Medal of Excellence (CME).
TypeOrder of merit
CountryPhilippines
EligibilityFilipino nationality (CMD)
Olympic gold medalist for the Philippines (CME)
Olympic gold medalist for the Philippines (CME)
CriteriaDistinguished merits
| Congressional Medal | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by the House of Representatives | |
| Type | Order of merit |
| Country | Philippines |
| Eligibility | Filipino nationality (CMD) Olympic gold medalist for the Philippines (CME) |
| Criteria | Distinguished merits |
| Classes |
|
Awards
The three congressional awards conferred by the House of Representatives are:[1]
- Congressional Medal of Achievement (CMA): for "political, economic, and cultural leaders, who have distinguished themselves through their life-work and their vision" (2002).[2]
- Congressional Medal of Distinction (CMD): for Filipino achievers in sports, business, medicine, science, and arts and culture.[3]
- Congressional Medal of Excellence (CME): For "exceptional modern-day national heroes in sports who win the gold medal in the Olympics". The award was instituted as a response to Hidilyn Diaz winning the Philippines' first ever Olympic gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (2021)[4]
Recipients
Congressional Medal of Achievement
| Recipient | Background | Reason | Year conferred | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| René van der Linden | Dutch diplomat and President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe | Role in the creation of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly | 2005 | [5] |
| Wu Hongbao | Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines | Improvement of the China–Philippines relations | 2005 | [6] |
| Manny Pacquiao | Filipino professional boxer | 2005 | [7] | |
| A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | President of India | Improvement of the India–Philippines relations | 2006 | [8] |
| Lea Salonga | Filipino musical theater actress | 2007 | [9] | |
| Jesse Robredo | Filipino politician | Secretary of the Interior and Local Government | 2012 | [10] |
| Vicente Paterno | Filipino politician and businessman | "Distinguished public servant and advocate of honourable governance"; Senator of the Philippines (1987–1992), Deputy Executive Secretary for Energy (1986–1987), chairman of the Board of Investments (1970–1974), Minister of Industry (1974–1979), Minister of Public Highways (1979–1980), Founding chairman of the Philippine Seven Corporation, President of the Philippine National Oil Company | 2014 | [11][12] |
| Zhao Jianhua | Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines | Improvement of the China–Philippines relations | 2019 | [13] |
| Igor Khovaev | Russian Ambassador to the Philippines | Improvement of the Philippines–Russia relations | 2020 | [14] |
Congressional Medal of Distinction
| Recipient | Background | Reason | Year conferred | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Ibasco | Beauty pageant participant | Miss Earth 2017 winner | 2017 | [15] |
| John Riel Casimero | Professional boxer | Winning the WBO Bantamweight title in his fight against Zolani Tete of South Africa on November 30, 2019 | 2020 | [16] |
| Manny Pacquiao | Professional boxer | For the unprecedent feat of winning an eighth world boxing title | 2010 | [17] |
| Hidilyn Diaz | Weightlifter | 2016 Summer Olympics silver medalist | 2016 | [18] |
| Carlo Paalam | Boxer | 2020 Summer Olympics silver medalist | 2021 | [19] |
| Nesthy Petecio | Boxer | 2020 Summer Olympics silver medalist | 2021 | [19] |
| Eumir Marcial | Boxer | 2020 Summer Olympics bronze medalist | 2021 | [19] |
Congressional Medal of Excellence
| Recipient | Sport | Event | Olympics | Year conferred | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | Host | |||||
| Hidilyn Diaz | Weightlifting | Women's 55 kg | 2020 Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 2021 | [4][19] |