Order of Sikatuna

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Order of Sikatuna
Order of Sikatuna.JPG
Insignia of the order
Awarded by  Philippines
TypeOrder
Awarded forrending exceptional and meritorious services to the Republic of the Philippines; to diplomats, officials and nationals of foreign states who have rendered conspicuous services in fostering, developing and strengthening relations between their country and the Philippines
StatusCurrently constituted
GradesGrand Collar
Grand Cross, gold distinction
Grand Cross, silver distinction
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Member
Precedence
Next (higher)Quezon Service Cross
Next (lower)Order of Gabriela Silang
RelatedOrder of Lakandula
Philippine Legion of Honor
PHI Order of Sikatuna 2003 Member BAR.svg
Ribbon bar of the order

The Order of Sikatuna (Filipino: Orden ni Sikatuna) is the national order of diplomatic merit of the Republic of the Philippines. It is conferred upon individuals who have rendered exceptional and meritorious services to the Republic of the Philippines, upon diplomats, officials and nationals of foreign states who have rendered conspicuous services in fostering, developing and strengthening relations between their country and the Philippines, or upon personnel of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), both in the Home Office and in the Foreign Service.

The Order of Sikatuna may be awarded by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the name and by authority of the President.

History[]

The Order of Sikatuna was established by President Elpidio Quirino as the "Order of Sikatuna" through Executive Order No. 571 dated February 27, 1953.[1][2] Section 2 of the executive order states, "The Order of Sikatuna [...] commemorates the first treaty (Pacto de Sangre) between the Philippines and a foreign country..." In the Quirino order, the Order of Sikatuna commemorates the pacto de sangre or blood compact, more popularly known as sandugo. This was, according to the Executive Order, the first international treaty of friendship between Bohol native chieftain, Datu Sikatuna and Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi, between a Filipino and Spaniard. Lately, however, the Executive Order's premise has been put to question. The event was not the first blood compact since the first recorded happened 44 years before between Ferdinand Magellan, representing the Spanish crown, and raia Siaiu, king of the island-port of Mazaua. Magellan called the ceremony "casi casi", a Malayan term meaning "to be one and the same thing" or to be blood brothers.[3] At the same time the first recorded Treaty of Peace was entered into on Tuesday, April 9, 1521, by datu Humabon of Cebu and Magellan.[4]

The Order of Sikatuna's composition was expanded from the original four classes by Presidents Diosdado Macapagal and again by Ferdinand E. Marcos.[5][6] In 2003, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo reformed the Philippine system of orders, medals, and decorations, through Executive Order No. 236, known as the which codified the civilian orders, decorations and medals of the Republic of the Philippines.[7] Among its provisions was one renaming the order as simply, "The Order of Sikatuna," and clarifying its protocolar standing.

Ranks[]

Order of Sikatuna Ribbon Bars
PHI Order of Sikatuna 2003 Member BAR.svg
Member 		PHI Order of Sikatuna 2003 Officer BAR.svg
Officer 		PHI Order of Sikatuna 2003 Commander BAR.svg
Commander 		PHI Order of Sikatuna 2003 Grand Officer BAR.svg
Grand Officer 		PHI Order of Sikatuna 2003 Grand Cross BAR.svg
Grand Cross 		PHI Order of Sikatuna 2003 Grand Collar BAR.svg
Grand Collar
  • Grand Collar (GCS) (Raja) – Conferred upon a former or incumbent Head of State and/or of government
  • Grand Cross (GCrS) (Datu) – The Grand Cross shall have two distinctions: (i) Gold (Katangiang Ginto) and (ii) Silver (Katangiang Pilak). The Grand Cross may be conferred upon a Crown Prince, Vice President, Senate President, Speaker of the House, Chief Justice or the equivalent, foreign minister or other official of cabinet rank, Ambassador, Undersecretary, Assistant Secretary, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing
  • Grand Officer (GOS) () – Conferred upon a Chargé d'affaires, e.p., Minister, Minister Counselor, Consul General heading a consular post, Executive Director, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing
  • Commander (CS) (Lakan) – Conferred upon a Chargé d'affaires a.i., Counselor, First Secretary, Consul General in the consular section of an Embassy, Consular officer with a personal rank higher than Second Secretary, Director, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing
  • Officer (OS) (Maginoo) – Conferred upon a Second Secretary, Consul, Assistant Director, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing
  • Member (MS) (Maharlika) – Conferred upon a Third Secretary, Vice Consul, Attaché, Principal Assistant, or other person of a rank similar or equivalent to the foregoing

Awardees[]

Grand Collar and miniature with ribbon bar of the Order of Sikatuna.

Ambassadors[]

  • Aftab Ahmad Khan - Ambassador of Pakistan to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1986.[8]
  •  [es] - Ambassador of Spain to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1986.
  • Aftab Ahmad Khan - Ambassador of Pakistan to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1986.
  • Stephen W. Bosworth - Ambassador of the United States to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1987.
  • Pasi Rutanen - Ambassador of Finland to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1987.
  • Knut Mørkved - Ambassador of Norway to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1987.
  • Kiyoshi Sumiya - Ambassador of Japan to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1988.[9]
  •  [de] - Ambassador of Germany to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1989.
  • Bruno Torpigliani - Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1990.
  • Tsuneo Tanaka - Ambassador of Japan to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1990.
  • Nicholas Platt - Ambassador of the United States to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1991.
  • Edward Lee Kwong Foo - Ambassador of Singapore to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1993.
  • Rodolfo Severino, Jr. - Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Rank of Datu, 1997, Rank of Raja, November 2001.[10][8]
  • - Ambassador of Myanmar to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 1999.[8]
  • - Ambassador of Canada to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2003.
  • - Ambassador of Germany to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2004.
  • Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr. - Ambassador of the United States to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2005.[11]
  • - Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2005.[12]
  • Wu Hongbo - Ambassador of China to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2005.[13]
  • - Ambassador of Malaysia to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2006.[14]
  • - Ambassador of Portugal to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2006.[15]
  • - Ambassador to New Zealand to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Gold Distinction, 2011.[16]
  • Robert Gerard Brinks - Ambassador of the Netherlands to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Silver Distinction, 2012.[17]
  • - Ambassador of Brazil to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Silver Distinction, 2012.[18]
  • - Ambassador of the Iraq to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Silver Distinction, 2013.
  • Harry K. Thomas Jr. - Ambassador of the United States to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2013.[19]
  • - Ambassador of Canada to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2013.[20]
  • - Ambassador of Australia to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Gold Distinction, 2016.[21]
  • - Ambassador of Malaysia to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Gold Distinction, 2016.[22]
  • Erik Førner - Ambassador of Norway to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, 2018.[23]
  • Jaroslav Olša, Jr. - Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Gold Distinction, 2018.[24]
  • - Ambassador of Australia to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Silver Distinction, 2018.[24]
  • - Ambassador of Malaysia to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Silver Distinction, 2018.[24]
  • - Ambassador of Denmark to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Gold Distinction, 2019
  • Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia - Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Rank of Datu, Gold Distinction, 2019.[25]
  • - Ambassador of Japan to the Philippines, Rank of Datu, Gold Distinction, 2020.[26]

Heads of State[]

Others[]

This article incorporates public domain text from the library of the Philippine Congress.

See also[]

References[]

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