AWARDS AND DECORATIONS OF SECURITY PERSONNEL
SECTION 1. Types/awards - All security guards are entitled to the
following awards for
their outstanding feat/ accomplishment
/achievement during the performance of their
duties and/or while serving in the exercise
of profession.
a. Medalya ng Kagitingan (Blueguards Medal of
Valor).
b. Medalya ng Katapatan sa Paglilingkod
(Blueguard Distinguished Service
Medal).
c. Medalya ng Katapangan (Blueguards Bravery
Medal).
d. Medalya ng Pambihirang Paglilingkod
(Blueguards Special Service Medal
e. Medalya ng Kadakilaan (Blueguards Heroism
Medal).
f. Medalya ng Katangitanging Asal (Blueguards
Special Action Medal).
g. Medalya ng Kasanayan (Blueguards
Efficiency Medal).
h. Medalya ng Papuri (Blueguards Commendation
Medal).
i. Medalya ng Sugatang Magiting (Blueguards
Wounded Medal).
j. Medalya sa Pagtulong sa Nasalanta
(Blueguards Disaster Relief and
Rehabilitation Medal).
k. Letter of Commendation.
SECTION 2. Description of action required of the
above-mentioned awards:
a. Medalya ng Kagitingan (Blueguards Medal of
Valor) can be awarded to any
Blueguards whose performance and action falls
under para. 1 and/or 2
below:
(1) Action of the Blueguard involving
conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity
ignoring the risk of life and limb above and
beyond the call of duty. In
order to justify this award, a Blueguard must
perform conspicuously in
deed and in action personal bravery and
self-sacrifice above and beyond
the call of duty as to distinguish himself
clearly from his comrades in
performing hazardous service.
(2) Blueguards who participated in rescue in
any fire incident, disaster,
calamity or earthquake whose actions involve
actual rescue operation,
characterized by gallantry and intrepidity at
the risk of life and limb above
and beyond the call of duty. In order to
justify this award, a Blueguard
must have saved or attempted to save lives
and properties characterized
by personal bravery, courage, heroism or
self-sacrifice above and
beyond the call of duty as to distinguished
himself above his comrades in
the performance of more than ordinary
hazardous service.
b. Medalya ng Katapatan sa Paglilingkod
(Blueguards Distinguished Service
Medal) can be awarded to any member of the
Blueguards whose action and
performance either fall under para. a or b
below:
(1) It can be awarded to any Blueguard who
has rendered eminently
meritorious and invaluable service in the
position of major responsibility.
The performance of duty must be exceptional.
A superior performance of
duty normal and relative to assignment,
position and experience of an
individual is not an adequate basis for the
award.
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(2) The accomplishment of the duty, which has
to be exceptional or
significant should have been completed prior
to submission of the
recommendation.
c. Medalya ng Katapangan (Blueguards Bravery
Medal). It can be awarded to
any Blueguard member with the following
requirements;
(1) For gallantry of the Blueguards action
not warranting the Medalya Ng
Kagitingan nor Medalya ng Katapatan sa
Paglilingkod.
(2) For Blue guard members who participated
on rescue operations in a fire
incident, car accident, earthquake, flood,
typhoon and other
disasters/calamities and whose acts of
heroism has put his life in
extreme danger in his desire to save the
lives of others.
d. Medalya ng Pambihirang Paglilingkod
(Blueguards Special Service Medal).
The President of the Philippine Association
of Detective and Protective
Agency Operators, Inc. (PADPAO) in Consonance
with the Resolutions of the
Board of Director, can award the medal to any
member of the civilian
government such as parliamentarians,
statement, diplomats, journalists,
scientists and any member of the Philippine
National Police holding them and
respectable position and whose contribution
and accomplishments greatly
enhanced the development and professionalism
of the Civil Security Industry.
The four (4) degrees of the Medalya ng
Pambihirang Paglilingkod with the
corresponding requirements are the following:
(1) Degree of Raja - It can be awarded to any
member of the legislative and
the judiciary to include jurists,
parliamentarians, statesmen, diplomats,
journalists, scientists and the Director
General of the Philippine National
Police who has rendered eminently meritorious
and invaluable service in
undertaking a major responsibility leading to
the development and
professionalization of the Civil Security
Industry. A superior performance
of normal duties based on one’s position will
not be made a justification
to the award.
(2) Degree of Datu - It can be awarded to any
of the Regional Directors
and/or any of the Directors of the National
Supporting Unit or Command
of the Philippine National Police who has
rendered eminently meritorious
and invaluable service leading to the
development of the Civil Security
Industry and contributed professional
assistance while in a position of
major responsibility which has a lesser
degree of category and not
warranting the award of the degree of Raja.
(3) Degree of Lakan - It can be awarded to
any officer of the Philippine
National Police and the Armed Forces of the
Philippines who has
distinguished himself thru exceptional
meritorious conduct in the
performance of outstanding service in the
development of the Civil
Security Industry.
(4) Degree of Maginoo - It can be awarded to
any member of the PNP,
Armed Forces of the Philippines and other
government law enforcement
agencies who has distinguished himself thru
exceptional meritorious
conduct and outstanding service that
contributed in the making,
developing and professionalizing the Civil Security
Industry but in a
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lesser degree of category not warranting the
award of the degree of
Lakan. For meritorious service of the greater
value, the Blueguards
Efficiency Medal is usually awarded.
e. Medalya ng Kadakilaan (Blueguards Heroism
Medal). It can be awarded to
any Blueguard member whose action and
performance fall under para. 1 and
2 below:
(1) An act of heroism that involves actual
conflict with criminal elements
either in actual duty or beyond the relief of
posted duty.
(2) An act of heroism shown or performed in
rescue operations, saving the
lives and properties of any person or persons
who are victims of criminal
elements and natural calamities or fortuitous
events such as fire,
earthquake, flood, typhoon and other
disasters.
f. Medalya ng Katangiang Asal (Blueguards
Special Action Medal). It can be
awarded to any Blueguard member in any of the
categories with
corresponding requirements as follows:
(1) Raja - for heroic act performed by
Blueguard member in actual conflict
with criminal elements during a crime
incident or to save the lives and
limbs of any person or persons in case of a
fire incident which would
conspicuously distinguish himself thru
gallantry and intrepidity
notwithstanding the risk of life which is
above and beyond the call of duty.
Such deed of bravery and self-sacrifice must
be clearly visible so as to
distinguish himself from other Blueguard
members.
(2) Datu - for conspicuous acts of courage
and gallantry confronting armed
enemy in a crime situation or life saving and
fire fighting in a fire situation
not warranting the Medalya ng Katangitanging
Asal degree of Raja. He
must perform a notable act of heroism
involving risk of life as to set him
apart from other members.
(3) Lakan - For gallantry in action in a
crime of fire situation not warranting
the Medalya ng Katangitanging Asal degree of
Raja or Datu. It can be
awarded to recognize a meritorious service
accomplished with distinction
by any person or persons either in a duty
responsibility or in direct
support to PNP Station.
(4) Maginoo - For gallantry in action not
warranting the Medalya ng
Katangitanging Asal degree of Raja, Datu or
Lakan.
g. Medalya ng Kasanayan (Blueguards
Efficiency Medal). It can be awarded to
any member of the blueguards for meritorious
and invaluable service
rendered. The performance of duty must be in
such a way as to merit
recognition by an exceptional service. The
superior performance of the
normal duties as called for by the position
is not alone justification of the
award.
h. Medalya ng Papuri (Blueguards
Commenda-tion Medal). It can be awarded to
any member of the Blueguards who has
demonstrated exemplary efficiency,
devotion and loyalty to his duty assignments.
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i. Medalya ng Sugatang Magiting (Blueguards
Wounded Medal). It can be
awarded to any member of the Blueguards in
the actual performance of
duties. It requires that said member must
have been wounded in action in his
fight against criminal elements or from a
direct assault of the enemy, or
wounds caused by fire in a fire fighting activity.
Provided, however, that such
wounds would necessitate treatments by a
medical officer. For this purpose,
a “wound” is hereby defined as an injury to
any part of the body sustained
due to a hostile act of an enemy on in
quelling a fire.
j. Medalya sa Pagtulong sa Nasalanta
(Blueguards Disaster Relief and
Rehabilitation Medal). It can be awarded to
any member of the Blueguards
with the requirement that there should be an
active participation of such
member in an undertaking that involves
rescue/ relief and rehabilitation
operations in relation to disasters of
fortuitous events such as typhoons,
flood, earthquakes, conflagration and other
calamities.
k. Letter of Commendation - any good activity
done by any security guard
officer.
SECTION 3. Authority to Grant Award - The following are authorized to approve/issue
awards:
a. Medalya ng Kagitingan - Secretary of the
Interior and Local Government.
b. Medalya ng Katapatan sa Paglingkod -
Chief, Philippine National Police.
c. Medalya ng Katapangan - Chief, Philippine
National Police.
d. Medalya ng Pambihirang Paglilingkod -
Regional Director, PNP Police
Regional Office/Director, Civil Security
Force Office.
e. Medalya ng Kadakilaan - Regional Director,
PNP Police Regional Office/
Director, Civil Security Group.
f. Medalya ng Katangi-tanging Asal - Regional
Director, PNP Police Regional
Office/Director, Civil Security Group.
g. Medalya ng Kasanayan - Regional Director,
PNP Police Regional Office/
Director, Civil Security Group.
h. Medalya ng Papuri - Provincial Director,
PNP Provincial Office/Chief,
SAGSD/ CSG Regional Office Directors.
i. Medalya Sa Pagtulong sa Nasalanta -
Provincial Director, PNP Provincial
Office/Chief, SAGSD/ CSG Regional Office
Directors.
j. Letter of Commendation - PSAs/ CGFs
Operators/ Managers concerned.
SECTION 4. Description of Medals - The aforementioned medal are described in
Figure.
SECTION 5. Wearing of Medals - All security guard who are recipients of
awards shall
wear them as part of their uniform and
miniature thereof, and shall be worn of the above
left pocket of the uniform.
SECTION 6. Special Award - A Private Security
Agency/Company Security Services/
Government Security Unit selected as
Outstanding Agency the SAGSD, CSG or by the
NHQ, PNP shall be authorized to wear the
Chief, PNP agency citation badge. Such
badge shall be worn also as part of the
uniform in a miniature type of the security
personnel.
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SECTION 7. The categories for recognition of the Most
Outstanding Blueguards, Private
Security Agency and Company Guard Forces of
the Year are the following.
a. Male Blueguard of the Year.
b. Female Blueguard of the Year.
c. Private Security Agency of the Year.
d. Company Guard Force of the Year.
SECTION 8. The categories for recognition of the Most
Outstanding Blueguards
Training School are the following:
a. Pre-Licensing Trainee Graduates
b. Blueguards Trainee Graduates
c. Outstanding Blueguards Training School.
SECTION 9. Determination of Awards - Awards shall be determined by a committee
created for the purpose to be designated by
D, CSG in coordination with PADPAO.
Prospective awardees shall be duly
recommended by the PSA/CGF concerned.
