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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Medal of Valor canonical	5
AFP Medal of Valor	1
Presidential Medal of Valor	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T362983 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Medal of Valor
Context triple: [Philippine Medal of Valor, alsoKnownAs, Medal of Valor]

A. Virtuti Militari
Virtuti Militari is Poland’s highest military decoration for valor in the face of the enemy, awarded for exceptional bravery and leadership in combat.
B. Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the United States’ highest and most prestigious military decoration, awarded for acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty.
C. Purple Heart
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who are wounded or killed in action against an enemy.
D. Medal for Merit
The Medal for Merit was one of the highest civilian decorations of the United States, awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services during World War II and the early postwar period.
E. IRE Medal of Honor
The IRE Medal of Honor was the highest award of the Institute of Radio Engineers, recognizing exceptional contributions and leadership in the fields of radio and electrical engineering.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Medal of Valor
Target entity description: 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.

A. Virtuti Militari
Virtuti Militari is Poland’s highest military decoration for valor in the face of the enemy, awarded for exceptional bravery and leadership in combat.
B. Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the United States’ highest and most prestigious military decoration, awarded for acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty.
C. Purple Heart
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who are wounded or killed in action against an enemy.
D. Medal for Merit
The Medal for Merit was one of the highest civilian decorations of the United States, awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services during World War II and the early postwar period.
E. IRE Medal of Honor
The IRE Medal of Honor was the highest award of the Institute of Radio Engineers, recognizing exceptional contributions and leadership in the fields of radio and electrical engineering.
F. None of above. chosen

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 ⓘ

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

Philippine Medal of Valor → alsoKnownAs → Medal of Valor ⓘ

Medal of Valor → alsoKnownAs → Medal of Valor ⓘ

this entity surface form: AFP Medal of Valor

Distinguished Conduct Star → higherAward → Medal of Valor ⓘ

Gold Cross Medal → higherAward → Medal of Valor ⓘ

Orders, decorations, and medals of the Philippines → highestMilitaryHonor → Medal of Valor ⓘ

Orders, decorations, and medals of the Philippines → includesDecoration → Medal of Valor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presidential Medal of Valor

Orders, decorations, and medals of the Philippines → includesMilitaryDecoration → Medal of Valor ⓘ

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