Order of Gabriela Silang explained

Order of Gabriela Silang
Type:	Order
For:	Spouses of heads of State and/or of government
Status:	Currently constituted
Head Title:	Sovereign
Head:	President of the Philippines
Grades:	Member
Higher:	Order of Lakandula, Order of Sikatuna, Philippine Legion of Honor
Lower:	Order of National Artists, Order of National Scientists, Order of National Social Scientists, Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan, Order of Lakandula - Special Class of Champion for Life

The Order of Gabriela Silang (Filipino; Pilipino: Orden ni Gabriela Silang) is an all-female order of the Philippines^[1] It is named after Philippine national heroine, Gabriela Silang.

Award and Rank

The Order of Gabriela Silang is a single-class Order which may be conferred upon the spouses of heads of state and/or of government, both Filipino and foreign.

Insignia

The ribbon of the order is red with yellow and blue borders.^[2]

Recipients

• Elena Ceaușescu (April 9, 1975)^[3]
• Queen Alia al-Hussein of Jordan (March 1, 1976)^[4]
• Beatrix of the Netherlands (1979)^[5]
• Sirikit, Queen of Thailand^[5]
• Danielle Mitterrand (11 July 1989)^[5]
• Josephine Bongo, First Lady of the Republic of Gabon
• Queen Sofía of Spain (2 April 1995))^[5] :
• Empress Michiko of Japan (December 3, 2002)^[6]
• Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States of America (October 18, 2003)
• Luz Magsaysay, First Lady of the Philippines (21 August 2004) ^[5]
• Aurora Quezon, First Lady of the Philippines (April 28, 2005)
• Victoria Syquia Quirino-Delgado, First Lady of the Philippines (5 December, 2005)^[5]

See also

• List of awards honoring women

Notes and References

1. https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2003/09/19/executive-order-no-236/ Executive Order No. 236, s. 2003
2. http://www.medals.org.uk/philippines/philippines043.htm The Philippines: Order of Gabriela Silang
3. News: President's Week in Review: April 7 – April 13, 1975. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
4. News: President's Week in Review: March 1 – March 9, 1976. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
5. Web site: Roster of Recipients of Presidential Awards. 2022-07-11 .
6. Web site: Filipino recipients of Japanese decorations and Japanese recipients of Philippine decorations GOVPH. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. en-US. 2020-05-20.