I,
FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by the Constitution as Commander-in-Chief of all
Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081,
dated September 21, 1972, and General Order No. 1, dated September 22,
1972, do hereby decree, order and make as part of the law of the land
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Section 1. There is hereby created an award to be
known as the "Gawad Mabini", to be conferred by the President of the
Philippines on personnel of the Department of Foreign Affairs, both in
the Home Office and in the Foreign Service, as well as on other
Filipinos who have rendered distinguished service or promoted the
interests of the Republic of the Philippines at home and
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Section 2. The "Gawad Mabini" shall be of three
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(a) Dakilang Kamanong — To be awarded to the
incumbent or former Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Department of Foreign
Affairs Officers with the rank of Chief of Mission, and Cabinet Members
or other high officials who have headed a Philippine delegation to an
important international conference on a ministerial level and have made
substantive contributions in the interest of the government and public
welfare as a result of their participation in such conference.
(b) Dakilang Kasugo — To be awarded to officers from
Career Minister to Foreign Service Officer Class IV and to personnel of
other government agencies serving as attaches in Foreign Service
establishments who must have been recommended by the Chief of Mission
or the Principal Officer of the post where they have served, as the
case may be, or by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, in the case of
officers in the Home Office.
(c) Kasugo — To be awarded to staff officers and
employees of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Nominees must have been
recommended by the Chief of Mission of the Principal Officer of the
post where they have served, as the case may be, or by the Secretary of
Foreign Affairs, in the case of personnel in the Home Office.
Section 3. Before any Philippine government official
or employee may be entitled to the Dakilang Kasugo or Kasugo he must
have rendered distinguished service, or helped promote the interests
and prestige of the Philippines abroad, and must have served at least a
minimum of four years in the Department of Foreign Affairs, provided
that such prescribed period shall not apply in extraordinary
circumstances, such as in display of acts of heroism or loyal
performance of responsibility beyond the call of duty, as decided by
the President upon recommendation of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs.
Section 4. The decoration "Gawad Mabini" may be
awarded posthumously in any of the three ranks, to any person entitled
thereto, in which case of decoration shall be received by his legal
heirs or if there be no heir or nearest of kin, by any person
designated by the President of the Philippines, or by the Secretary of
Foreign Affairs, acting by authority of the President, on behalf of the
deceased.
Section 5. The form, make and design of the "Gawad
Mabini" award as well as the manner of wearing it and other details
shall be prescribed in such rules and regulations as may be proposed by
the Philippine Heraldry Committee and approved by the President of the
Philippines.
Section 6. Nominees for the conferment of "Gawad
Mabini" with the highest rank, Dakilang Kamanong, shall be duly
screened by a committee to be appointed by the President. Nominees for
the conferment of the "Gawad Mabini" with the rank of either Dakilang
Kasugo or Kasugo shall be duly screened by the Committee composed of
the following: Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Chairman; the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court, the Executive Secretary, the
Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, Members; and the Director of
Protocol of the Department of Foreign Affairs as Secretary.
Section 7. With the exception of the rank of Dakilang
Kamanong, the award may be conferred by the Secretary of Foreign
Affairs in the name, and by authority of the President.
Section 8. The decoration "Gawad Mabini" shall be
conferred annually on 22 July, the birthday anniversary of Apolinario
Mabini, the first Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the
Philippines.
Section 9. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 24th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-four.
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