of the Order by Galo Ocampo. Notable recipients The following names were based on the roster of recipients from the Malacañang Protocol Office: Conferred by Ramon Magsaysay Carlos P. Romulo, Member (Kagawad), 13 September 1954; Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 1954 Helen Keller, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 20 March 1955 Conferred by Carlos Garcia Ramon Magsaysay, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 1958 (posthumous) Manuel Quezon, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 19 August 1960 (posthumous) Conferred by Diosdado Macapagal Queen Sirikit of Thailand, 1963 Gemma Cruz-Araneta, 1964 Conferred by Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. Siti Hartinah, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 1968 Dr. Clark Bloom, Golden Heart Presidential Award, 1971 Dr. Robert F. Chandler, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 1971 Queen Ratna, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 1971 Kwa Geok Choo, Golden Heart Presidential Award, 15 January 1974 Dr. Charles P. Bailey, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 1975 Dr. Denton Cooley, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 1975 Dr. Christiaan Barnard, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 1975 Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú, 10th Marquis of Villaverde, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 1975 Talal bin Abdulaziz, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas), 1983 Peace Corps in the Philippines, Golden Heart Presidential Award, 1983 Imelda Marcos, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas) Suharto, Grand Collar (Maringal na Kuwintas) Conferred by Corazon Aquino Dr. K. Ramiah, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus) M.S. Swaminathan, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 1987 Santanina Tillah Rasul, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 29 June 1988 Conferred by Fidel Ramos Fr. Pierre Tritz, SJ, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 8 October 1993 Manuel Manahan, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 20 April 1994 Dr. Klaus Lampe, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 19 May 1995 The Rockefeller Brothers, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 31 August 1996 Eduardo Ermita, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2 September 1997 Fortunato Abat, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2 September 1997 Ruben Torres, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 2 September 1997 Orlando S. Mercado, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 13 May 1998 Emilia Boncodin, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 23 June 1998 Gabriel Singson, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 23 June 1998 Jose T. Almonte, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 23 June 1998 Juan Flavier, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 23 June 1998 Magtanggol Gunigundo I, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 23 June 1998 Manuel Morato, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 23 June 1998 Manuel Yan, Grand Cross (Maringal na Krus), 23 June