TY - BOOK AU - Bailon, Rowena Quinto, ED - Philippine Veterans Affairs Office. TI - Medal for valor : : courage, gallantry, and heroism / AV - UB 435.P6 PY - 2021/// CY - Quezon City PB - Department of National Defense, Philippine Veterans Affair Office KW - Philippines Armed Forces -- Medals, badges, decorations, etc KW - Philippines -- History, Military KW - Philippines Armed Forces -- Officers N1 - Includes appendices; Includes bibliographical references; The Medal for Valor is the highest award that may be given to a Filipino soldier in recognition of conspicuous acts of gallantry above and beyond the call of duty and in total disregard of personal safety. Whereas, an awardee of the Medal of Valor, for his supreme self-sacrifice and distinctive act of gallantry, performed more than ordinarily hazardous service and deserves due recognition from a grateful government and people ER -