Philippine Legion of Honor
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The Philippine Legion of Honor is the primary order of military merit of the Philippines conferred to citizens and military personnel, Filipino and foreign.
Sash of the Philippine Legion of Honor, rank of Chief Commander. A separate breast badge accompanies this.
Former Executive Secretary Catalino T. Macaraig, Jr. (center) is conferred the PLH, Rank (then Degree) of Commander, by former President Corazon Aquino (right), 1990. Macaraig's wife, Araceli (left), assists the former President.
An 18-year-old Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. (right) is conferred the PLH, Rank (then Degree) of Officer, by former President Ramon Magsaysay (left), 1951, for services in reporting the state of the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (PEFTOK) during the Korean War.
Ninoy Aquino
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Benigno Simeón "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., was a Filipino politician and journalist who served as a senator of the Philippines and governor of the province of Tarlac. Aquino was the husband of Corazon Aquino,
Philippine Legion of Honor
…during the Marcos Sr. administration. In rare cases, a recipient can be awarded two different ranks of the PLH, such is the case for Filipino Senators Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. (OLH, 1950; CLH, 1954; 1958), and Lorenzo M. Tañada (LLH, 1947; CCLH, 1986). The badge forming the insignia for the PLH has multiple interwoven symbols…
Aquino, c. 1980s
Undated photo of President Ferdinand Marcos meeting Aquino
The room where Aquino was detained from August 1973 to 1980