Philippine Medal of Valor

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military award military decoration

The Philippine Medal of Valor is the highest military decoration 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 (6)

Label	Occurrences
Medalya ng Kagitingan	2
Philippine Medal of Valor canonical	2
Medalya ng Kabayanihan	1
Philippine Medal of Valor for Conspicuous Gallantry	1
Philippine National Police Medal of Valor	1
Tagalog: Medalya ng Kagitingan	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T92209 — 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: Philippine Medal of Valor
Context triple: [Douglas MacArthur, awardReceived, Philippine Medal of Valor]

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Public Welfare Medal
The Public Welfare Medal is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for distinguished contributions in the application of science to the public good.
D. Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star is a high-ranking Japanese honor awarded by the government for distinguished achievements in international relations, culture, and public service.
E. Congressional Gold Medal
The Congressional Gold Medal is one of the highest civilian honors in the United States, awarded by Congress to individuals or groups who have performed outstanding acts of service or achievement for the nation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Philippine Medal of Valor
Target entity description: The Philippine Medal of Valor is the highest military decoration of the Philippines, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Public Welfare Medal
The Public Welfare Medal is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for distinguished contributions in the application of science to the public good.
D. Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star is a high-ranking Japanese honor awarded by the government for distinguished achievements in international relations, culture, and public service.
E. Congressional Gold Medal
The Congressional Gold Medal is one of the highest civilian honors in the United States, awarded by Congress to individuals or groups who have performed outstanding acts of service or achievement for the nation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military award ⓘ military decoration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Medal of Valor ⓘ Medalya ng Kagitingan ⓘ linked to: Philippine Medal of Valor Philippine Medal of Valor for Conspicuous Gallantry ⓘ linked to: Philippine Medal of Valor
awardedFor	acts above and beyond the call of duty ⓘ conspicuous gallantry ⓘ intrepidity at the risk of life ⓘ
awardedTo	Philippine Air Force personnel ⓘ Philippine Army personnel ⓘ Philippine Coast Guard personnel attached to AFP operations ⓘ Philippine Marine Corps personnel ⓘ Philippine Navy personnel ⓘ
awardingAuthority	Armed Forces of the Philippines ⓘ Office of the President of the Philippines ⓘ linked to: President of the Philippines
awardingCriteriaIncludes	action beyond the call of duty ⓘ clear risk of life ⓘ personal bravery ⓘ self-sacrifice ⓘ
benefitsInclude	special privileges under Philippine law for awardees ⓘ
comparative	comparable to the United Kingdom Victoria Cross ⓘ comparable to the United States Medal of Honor ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
dateEstablished	1960 ⓘ
eligibility	members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines ⓘ military personnel of the Philippines ⓘ
establishedBy	Philippine government ⓘ Republic of the Philippines ⓘ linked to: Philippines
highestAwardOf	Armed Forces of the Philippines ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage	English ⓘ Filipino ⓘ
posthumousAwardPossible	true ⓘ
presentedBy	President of the Philippines ⓘ
rankInOrderOfPrecedence	highest Philippine military decoration ⓘ
relatedTo	Distinguished Conduct Star ⓘ Gold Cross Medal ⓘ Philippine Legion of Honor ⓘ
ribbonColor	predominantly red ribbon ⓘ
scope	armed conflict ⓘ military operations involving risk of life ⓘ wartime operations ⓘ
status	currently awarded ⓘ
symbolizes	extraordinary heroism ⓘ supreme valor in combat ⓘ
type	individual decoration ⓘ

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