Order of Lapu-Lapu

Order of Lapu-Lapu
Order of Lapu-Lapu
Awarded for	invaluable or extraordinary service in relation to a campaign or advocacy of the President
Country	Philippines
Presented by	Philippines
Eligibility	government officials and personnel, and private individuals
Status	Currently awarded
Established	April 7, 2017
Precedence
Next (higher)	Presidential Medal of Merit

The Order of Lapu-Lapu (Filipino: Orden ni Lapu-Lapu) 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.^[1] As a presidential award that is not included in the Honors Code of the Philippines, it ranks below the Presidential Medal of Merit.

Ranks

Under Executive Order No. 17 signed by President Rodrigo Duterte, the Order of Lapu-Lapu had three ranks: Lapu-Lapu Medal, Kalasag Medal and Kampilan Medal. This was increased to four under Executive Order No. 35^[2] 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.

Description of the award

The medals of the Order of Lapu-Lapu 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;^[3] health workers who evacuated patients and newborn babies from the Philippine General Hospital amid a fire in the facility;^[4] a number of athletes who participated in the 31st Southeast Asian Games;^[5] 767 policemen who assisted in the 2017 Battle of Marawi;^[6] and 80 soldiers involved in the June 2024 clash with the Chinese Coast Guard in the West Philippine Sea.^[7]