Quezon Service Cross

The Quezon Service Cross (Krus ng Serbisyo ni Quezon) is the highest national recognition of the Republic of the Philippines. It has been awarded to only five Filipinos since its creation in 1946.

Background


The award was created by Joint Resolution No. 4 dated October 21, 1946 of the 1st Congress of the Philippines. A joint resolution of the Congress of the Philippines 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".

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.

The Quezon Service Cross was proposed by President Manuel Roxas. It is also referred to as the Congressional Quezon Service Cross, as conferment requires the approval of the Congress of the Philippines and is seldom awarded.

Awardees
Only five Filipinos have been conferred this decoration:
 * Carlos P. Romulo, April 12, 1951
 * Emilio Aguinaldo, June 12, 1956
 * Ramon Magsaysay, July 4, 1957 (posthumous)
 * Benigno S. Aquino, Jr., August 21, 2004 (posthumous)
 * Jesse M. Robredo, November 26, 2012 (posthumous)