The Distinguished Service Star is the third highest military award of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It is awarded for eminently meritorious and valuable service rendered while holding a position of great responsibility.
Description of the award
The medal is worn around the neck, suspended from a ribbon of dark blue, with a red vertical stripe in the center. The medal, as the name would indicate, is in the form of a five pointed star. The star contains a central disc displaying the Coat of arms of the Philippines. Surmounting the seal in an arc is a golden scroll engraved worth "Merit". The star is attached to its ribbon by a wreath of twenty-six dark green leaves and ten white buds. On the reverse of the medal is engraved "For Distinguished Service."4
Citations
Bibliography
- The AFP Adjutant General, AFP Awards and Decorations Handbook, 1995, 1997, OTAG.
References
The AFP Adjutant General, AFP Awards and Decorations Handbook, 1997, OTAG, p. 15-16. ↩
Office of the Adjutant General, Armed Forces of the Philippines. "Decorations". Archived from the original on 19 April 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20080419083827/http://www.afp.mil.ph/otaghomesite/decorations.html ↩
Presidential Security Group. "Awards and Decorations". Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110527073054/http://psg.mil.ph/about-2/psg-awards-and-decorations/ ↩
Philippine Air Force. "Awards and Decorations". Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110403052821/http://www.paf.mil.ph/Awards%20and%20Decorations/Awards%20and%20Decoration2.html ↩