Medal of Valor

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military award military decoration

The Medal of Valor is the highest military decoration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
AFP Medal of Valor	1

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military award ⓘ military decoration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Medal of Valor ⓘ surface form: AFP Medal of Valor Philippine Medal of Valor ⓘ surface form: Medalya ng Kagitingan Philippine Medal of Valor ⓘ
awardedForActions	combat-related heroism ⓘ extraordinary bravery in military operations ⓘ
awardedTo	commissioned officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines ⓘ enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines ⓘ non-commissioned officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines ⓘ
awardFor	acts above and beyond the call of duty ⓘ conspicuous gallantry ⓘ intrepidity at the risk of life ⓘ
awardingBody	Armed Forces of the Philippines ⓘ
benefitsToRecipient	certain privileges under Philippine law ⓘ special pension ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
eligibility	members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines ⓘ military personnel of the Philippines ⓘ
establishedBy	Philippines ⓘ surface form: Republic of the Philippines
highestAwardOf	Armed Forces of the Philippines ⓘ
languageVariantName	Philippine Medal of Valor ⓘ surface form: Tagalog: Medalya ng Kagitingan
presenter	Philippine government ⓘ surface form: Government of the Philippines President of the Philippines ⓘ
relativeRank	highest military decoration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines ⓘ
status	currently awarded ⓘ
symbolizes	heroism in defense of the state ⓘ supreme valor in the service of the Philippines ⓘ
type	gallantry decoration ⓘ
usedIn	Philippine military honors system ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Medal of Valor → alsoKnownAs → Medal of Valor ⓘ

this entity surface form: AFP Medal of Valor

Philippine Medal of Valor → alsoKnownAs → Medal of Valor ⓘ

Distinguished Conduct Star → higherAward → Medal of Valor ⓘ

Gold Cross Medal → higherAward → Medal of Valor ⓘ