Order of Lapulapu

Order of Lapulapu
Awarded forinvaluable or extraordinary service in relation to a campaign or advocacy of the President
CountryPhilippines
Presented by Philippines
Eligibilitygovernment officials and personnel, and private individuals
StatusCurrently awarded
EstablishedApril 7, 2017
Precedence
Next (higher)Presidential Medal of Merit

The Order of Lapulapu (Filipino: Orden ni Lapulapu) is a national order of merit conferred by the President of the Philippines to officials and personnel of the government and private individuals in recognition of invaluable or extraordinary service in relation to a campaign or advocacy of the President. As a presidential award that is not included in the Honors Code of the Philippines, it ranks below the Presidential Medal of Merit.

Pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order No. 152, s. 2021, references to "Lapu-Lapu" in Executive Order No. 17, s. 2017, as amended, were corrected to "Lapulapu".

Ranks

President Rodrigo Duterte, in Zamboanga City on July 5, 2021, lays the Order of Lapulapu with the Rank of Kalasag medal on the coffin of a fallen hero, who died in the C130 plane mishap in Sulu.

Under Executive Order No. 17 (s. 2017), signed by President Rodrigo Duterte, the Order of Lapulapu had three ranks: Lapulapu Medal, Kalasag Medal and Kampilan Medal. This was increased to four under Executive Order No. 35 (s. 2017) as follows:

Magalong Medal

The Magalong Medal is awarded to officials and personnel of the government and private individuals who have rendered extraordinary service or have made exceptional contributions to the success of an activity pursuant to a campaign or advocacy of the President.

Kalasag Medal

The Kalasag Medal is awarded to officials and personnel of the government and private individuals who lost their lives as a direct result of their participation in an activity pursuant to a campaign or advocacy of the President.

Kampilan Medal

The Kampilan Medal is awarded to officials and personnel of the government and private individuals who were seriously wounded or injured or suffered great loss of property as a direct result of their participation in an activity pursuant to a campaign or advocacy of the President.

Kamagi Medal

The Kamagi Medal is awarded to officials and personnel of the government and private individuals who, not falling under any of the abovementioned ranks, actively participated in and contributed significantly to an activity pursuant to a campaign or advocacy of the President.

Medal and ribbon

The medals of the Order of Lapulapu are manufactured by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and are made of 99.9% silver with selective gold plating depending on the rank. The ribbon is made of Philippine cotton hand-woven by a cooperative foundation in Bontoc, Mountain Province.

Recipients

Among those who received the order were soldiers killed and injured in a June 2019 Sulu bombing incident; health workers who evacuated patients and newborn babies from the Philippine General Hospital amid a fire in the facility; a number of athletes who participated in the 31st Southeast Asian Games; 767 policemen who assisted in the 2017 Battle of Marawi; and 80 soldiers involved in the June 2024 clash with the Chinese Coast Guard in the West Philippine Sea. Businessman Jose Kho, a Chinese national, also received the order's Kamagi medal in 2017.

References

  1. ↑ "Executive Order No. 17, s. 2017 | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved June 10, 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "Executive Order No. 35, s. 2017" (PDF). Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ↑ "President Duterte confers Order of Lapu-Lapu on soldiers killed, injured in Sulu bombing". Presidential Communications Office (Press release). July 3, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ Aguilar, Krissy (June 3, 2021). "Duterte confers Order of Lapu-Lapu on health workers who responded to PGH fire". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  5. ↑ Camo, Jenno (June 12, 2022). "Athletes gush over Order of Lapu-Lapu - Philippine Sports Commission". Philippine Sports Commission. Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  6. ↑ Rita, Joviland (May 23, 2022). "767 cops receive Order of Lapu-Lapu for Marawi liberation". GMA News Online. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  7. ↑ Geducos, Argyll Cyrus (June 23, 2024). "Marcos awards Order of Lapu-Lapu to soldiers in West PH Sea clash". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on June 23, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  8. ↑ Montalvan II, Antonio J. (August 17, 2023). "For love of Red China, Manila Bay is ravaged". Vera Files. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  9. ↑ Ranada, Pia (June 2, 2018). "Chinese businessmen flock to Duterte's Malacañang". Rappler. Manila, Philippines. Retrieved November 19, 2025. Four months after his first meeting with Duterte [in January 2017], where he was accompanied by Ramon Tulfo, Teo's brother, Kho got to meet the President again, this time to receive the Kamagi Medal of the Order of Lapu-Lapu.