"My loyalty to my party ends where my loyalty to my country begins."
"Social Justice is far more beneficial when applied as a matter of sentiment, and not of law."

Pres. Manuel Luis Quezon

1970

1.   Dr. Manuel S. Enverga

Higher Education and Philanthropy

Mauban

2.   Mr. Oscar de Zalameda

Culture

Lucban

3.   Mrs. Guadalupe A. Cadiz

Community Development

Sariaya

4.   Mrs. Estrella Pineda

Teacher

Lucena City

5.   Mr. Rodolfo Salvacion

Rural  Leadership

Agdangan

1971 – The affair was held in Baler, Quezon – No Awardees

1972

1.   Ex. Sen. Lorenzon Tañada

Government Service

Gumaca

2.   Ms. Teodorica Rabina

Public Service

Sariaya

3.   Dr. Jesus V. Tamesis

Medicine

Unisan

4.   Mr. Pepe Merto

Culture

Pagbilao

5.   Sis. Ancilla Marie Tansey

Education

Lucena City

RECOGNITION

1.   Mrs. Amparo S. Lavides

Government Service (Posthumous)

Atimonan

2.   Dr. Rolando Redor

Civic Leadership

Tayabas

3.   Mr. Veloso Bibit

Business

Lucena City

1973

1.   Gen. Tagumpay Nañadiego

Military Service

Mulanay

2.   Rev. Fr. Horacio de la Costa

Culture

Mauban

3.   Engr. Mariano Reyes

Public Service

Lucena City

4.   Coun. Juan Herrera

Cooperative Development

Dolores

5.   Mr. Isabelo Gala

Outstanding Farmer

Candelaria

1974

1.   Gen. Vicente Yngente

Government Service

Lopez

2.   Justice Pastor Indencia

Profession

Mauban

3.   Hon. Filemon C. Rodriguez

Economics

Macalelon

4.   Engr. Ramon Ravanzo

Science & Technology

Lucena City

5.   Dr. Cesar Villariba

Agriculture

Lucena City

1975

1.   Justice Mariano Agcaoili

Judiciary

Lucena City

2.   Engr. Cesar Caliwara

Engineering

Alabat

3.  Atty. Rodolfo Robles

Law

Tiaong

4.   Atty. Anselmo O. Regis

Public Service

Lucena City

5. Dr. Benjamin V. Tamesis

Surgery

Unisan

SPECIAL AWARDS

1.   Atty. Abel Nosce

Banking

Lucena City

2.   Dr. Manuel del Valle

Medicine

Candelaria

3.   Capt. Amado Canela

Police

Lucena City

4.   Mr. Guido Fernandez

Photography

Unisan

5.   Mrs. Editha Tan

Economics

Catanauan

1976

1.   Don Manuel Marquez

Banking & Finance

Lucena City

2.   Brig. Gen. Florencio Magsino

Military Service

Lucena City

3.   Mr. Isabelo Manalo

Education

Dolores

4.   Dr. Raul Idea

Medicine

Sariaya

5.   Atty. Tommy Abuel

Performing Arts

Lucban

SPECIAL AWARDS

1.   Mr. Romeo Alicbusan

Mycology

Gumaca

2.   Mrs. Nora Bitong Roasa

Finance and Economics

Pagbilao

3.   Mr. Rodolfo Caralian

Police

Gumaca

4.   Lucena Jaycees

Outstanding Civic Organization

Lucena City

5.   Mr. Bonifacio Martinez

Model Employee

Lucena City

1977

1.   Mother Mercy A. Medenilla, MCST

Moral & Spiritual Leadership

San Narciso

2.   Gen Pedro Q. Molina

Military Leadership

Baler

3.   Mr. Yao Shiong Shio

Philanthropy & Business Leadership

Lucena City (Tayabas)

4.   Mrs. Corazon Pineda Cabuyao

Culture

Lucena City

5.   Dean Dionisia A. RIola

Educational Leadership

Tayabas

RECOGNITION

1.   Dr. Tobias Y. Enverga

Atrs & Letters (Posthumous)

Mauban

2.   Mr. Godofredo P. Reyes, Jr.

Coconut Industry Development

Lucena City

3.   Mr. Bricci O. Reynoso

Sports

Sariaya

4.   Dr. Pedro P. Sandoval

Agricultural Economics

Lucena City

1978

1.   Dep. Minister Jose D. Ingles

Foreign Service

Mauban

2.   Atty. Manuel P. Barcelona

Judiciary

Lucena City

3.   Engr. Antonio Dimalanta

Engineering & Architecture

Lucena City

4.   Mrs. Julia Amargo

Consumerism

Pagbilao

5.   Atty. Jose Capistrano

Civic Leadership & Philanthropy

Lucena City

6.   Gen. Arsenio Natividad

Military Leadership (Posthumous)

Gumaca

7.   Gen. Guillermo Nakar

Military Leadership (Posthumous)

Infanta or Gen. Nakar

1979

1.   Atty. Edgardo J. Angara

Law

Baler (now Aurora Prov)

2.   Mr. Celso Ferrera

Government Service

Lucena City

3.   Dr. Carmen Enverga Santos

Medicine

Lucena City

4.   Brig. Gen. Teofisto Gaurano

Military Service

Dolores

5.   Mrs. Magdalena Nicolas

Community Service

Calauag

1980 – No affair 100th Year

1981

1.   Hon. Anacleto C. Alcala

Outstanding Leadership in the

Lucena City

 

Development of Quezon Province

 

2.   Dr. Willie N. Lagdameo

Medicine & Madical Research

Lucban

3.   Mr. Danilo E. Suarez

Agro Industrial & Philanthropy

Unisan

4.   Mrs. Josefina B. de Villa

Outstanding Educator

Lucena City

5.   Mr. Rosalio Cabuyao

Outstanding Farmer

Tayabas

SPECIAL AWARDS

1.   Mr. Donaciano V. Llamas

Fishing Industry

Mauban

2.   Mr. Francisco E. Avila

Brgy.  Development Administrator

Tayabas

3.   Mr. Juanito A. Alvarez

Farming

Sariaya

1982

MEDALYA NG KARANGALAN

1.   Mr. Primitivo E. Zoleta

Agriculture

Lucena City

2.   Mayor Mariano A. Roldan

Government Service

Guinayangan

3.   Mrs. Prudencia E. Villaseñor

Civic Organization

Lucena City

PLAKE NG KARANGALAN

1.   Mrs. Rebecca V. de Ocampo

Education

Tayabas

2.   Dr. Mariano M. Morales

Medicine

Mulanay

3.   Mrs. Belen V. Obispo

Music

Tayabas

1983

MEDALYA NG KARANGALAN

1.   Mrs. Felisa Orosa Llaga

Civic Organization & Philanthropy

Calauag

2.   Mrs. Emma Balquiedra Nemivant

Nursing

Lucena City (Canada)

3.   Mr. Segundo M. Mayuga

Education

Tiaong

1984

1.   Most Rev. Ruben T. Profugo, D.D.

Spiritual Leadership

Lucena City

2.   Mr. Luis D. Escobar

Community Leadership

Dolores

3.   Brig. Gen. Jose S. Alcañeses

Military Service

Sariaya

4.   Ex-Gov. Vicente Constantino

Government Service

Lucena City

5.   Sr. Don Felimon E. Perez

Philanthropy

Lucena City

PLAKE NG KARANGALAN

1.   Dir. Geronimo A. Alilio

Government Service

Dolores

1985

1.   Mr. Pedro O. Cabungcal

Business & Industry

Lucban

2.   Ricardo Cardinal Vidal

Spiritual Leadership

Sariaya (Marinduque)

3.   Mr. Juan de Ibazeta

Management

Lucena City

4.   Mr. Benito Yao

Philanthropy

Lucban

5.   Mrs. Rosario Abrenica

Civic & Humanitarian

Lucena City

6.   Dr. Jose M. Pujalte

Medicine

Guinayangan

7.   Mr. Rustico B. Babat

Music (Posthumous)

Lucban

8.   Brig. Gen. Andres B. RAmos

Government Service

Lucena City (Batangas)

9.   Mrs. Lourdes N. Veluz

Education

Gumaca

10. Mr. Gil Portes

Performing Arts

Pagbilao

1986

1.   Ex-Gov. Leon G. Guinto, Sr.

Government Service (Posthumous)

Atimonan

2.   Dr. Pablo Nañagas

Medicine

Lucena City

3.   Mrs. Luz Casareo Obmina

Arts Education

Lucena City

4.   Mr. Gaudencio Rivere

Family Leadership

Lucena City

1987

1.   Mrs. Asuncion L. Flores

Community & Social Services

Lucena City

2.   Mr. Rodrigo A. Flores

Arts & Culture

Lucena City

3.   Engr. Medardo F. Panganiban

Government Service

Gumaca

4.   Ms. Roncesvalles A. Paraiso

Arts Education

Calauag

5.   Mr. Danilo G. de Luna

Agriculture

Tiaong

1988

1.   Don Tomas Morato

Government Service (Posthumous)

Tagkawayan

2.   Mrs. Presentacion T. Baldovino

Community & Social Services

Lucban

3.   Mr. Leovino R. Austria

Sports

Sariaya

4.   Mr. Orlando R. Nadres

Arts & Culture

Tayabas

5.   Mr. Marianito C. Abrenica

Civic & Humanitarian Services

Lucena City

1989

1.   Ex-Gov. Maximo C. Rodriguez

Government Service (Posthumous)

Sariaya

2.   Diomedes R. Carlos

Community Service (Posthumous)

Lucena City

3.   Paciencia Daleon

Education

Lucena City

4.   Dr. Manuel T. Salazar

Government Service

Lucena City

5.   Dr. Avelino A. Obispo

Community Service

Tayabas

SPECIAL AWARD

1.   Mr. Gerardo J. Igos

Sports

Calauag

1990

1.   Dr. Loida V. bautista

Education

Lucena City

2.   Ms. Josefina M. Parentela

Youth & Community Leadership

Lucena City

3.   Dr. Emilio E. Ocampo

Medicine

Lucena City

4.   Dr. Sylvia V. Molina

Community Service

Lucena City

5.   Engr. Abelardo S.Radovan

Government Service

Pagbilao

6.   Dr. Pepito B. Hao

Cultural & Humanitarian

Lucena City

SPECIAL AWARD

1.   MSEUF Concert Singers

1991

1.   Dr. Lino P. Aldovino

Government Service

Lucena City

2.   Bishop Emilio Z. Marquez

Community Service

Lopez

3.   Mayor Armando M. Racelis

Local Culture & Tourism

Lucban

4.   Dr. Jaime M. Buzar

Education

Lucena City

1992

    Ex-Sen. Lorenzo M. Tañada – GINTONG MEDALYA NG KARANGALAN     Gumaca

1.   Ms. Leonor C. Sevilla

Government Service

Lucena City

2.   Mr. Amado P. Canela

Community Service

Lucena City

3.   Dr. Abelardo A. Mercado

Community Development

Lucena City

4.   Rt. B/Gen. Onofre M. Alzate

Government & Military Service

Lucena City

SPECIAL AWARD

1.   Mr. Ricardo S. Pascua

Business & Management

Lucena City

1993

1.   Mr. Hugo O. Arellano

Public Service

Padre Burgos

2.   Mr. Clemente F. Cruzado

Community Service

Lucena City

3.   Atty. Evener J. Villasanta

Law

Gumaca

SPECIAL AWARDS

1.   Gen. Arturo T. Enrile

 

 

2.   Fil-Chinese Chamber of Commerce

 

 

1994

    Ex-Sen. Claro M. Recto – GINTONG MEDALYA NG KARANGALAN     Tiaong

1.   Bishop Julio X. Labayen

Spiritual Leadership

Infanta

2.   Dir. Gen. Recaredo A. Sarmiento II

Law Enforcement

Lucena City

3.   Ex-Cong. Oscar F. Santos

Law

Alabat

4.   Gegn. Arturo T. Enrile

Military Service

Adopted Lucena City

5.   Mr. Adrian E. Cristobal

Journalism

Lucban

6.  Atty. Aguinaldo L. Miravalles

Government Service

Adopted Lucena City

7.   Mr. Renato L. Villapando

Foreign Service

Sariaya

8.   Mr. Conrado A. Escudero

Tourism & Culture

Tiaong

9.   Dr. Juan R. Nañagas

Medicine

Lucena City

10. Atty. Antonio P. Acyatan

Banking & Finance

Lucena City

1995

1.   Ex-Cong. Mario L. Tagarao

Government Service

Lucena City

2.   Mrs. Catalina Z. Evangelista

Nursing

Lucena City

3.   Gen. Clemente P. Mariano

Military Service

Dolores

4.   Judge Fernando A. Santiago

Law and Judiciary

Lucena City

5.   Mr. Rodolfo A. Arizala

Diplomatic Relations

Infanta

6.   Mr. Ricardo S. Pascua

Business and Management

Lucena City

7.   Mr. Raul A. Boncan

Trade and Commerce

Unisan

8.  Mr. Manuel L. Morato

Government Service

Calauag

9.   Dr. Dante V. Oliveros

Military Medical Service

Quezon, Quezon

10. Mr. Fortunato D. Oblena

Foreign Affairs

Lucena City

1996

1.   Ex-Gov. Eladio A. Caliwara

Government Service

Tayabas/Alabat

2.   Cong. Wigberto E. Tañada

Legislation

Gumaca

3.   Ms. Editha A. Tan

Economics

Catanauan

4.   Atty. Domingo C. Abadilla

Agriculture

Catanauan

5.   Dr. Melecio C. Deuna

Science Education

Lucena City

6.   Dr. Remegio A. Olveda

Medical Research

 

7.   Atty. Agnes V.S.T. Devanadera

Local Government

Sampaloc

8.   Dr. Noel A. Babilonia

Medicine (Cardiology)

 

9.   Prof. Godofredo S. Laureles

Arts and Letters

Mauban

1997

      Rev. Fr. Horacio V. de la Costa, S.J.  GINTONG MEDALYA NG KARANGALAN    Mauban

1.   Cong. Marcial C. Punzalan

Legislation

Tiaong

2.   Mr. Victoriano M. Padillo

Philanthropy

Lucena City

3.   Mayor Remedios V. Diestro

Local Government Service

Atimonan

4.   Dir. Richard Albert J. Osmond

Government Service

Pagbilao

5.   Mr. Nestor O. Jardin

Performing Arts

Lucena City

6.   Engr. Rafael P. Nantes

Entrepreneurship

Polillo

7.   C/Supt. Romeo L. Peña

Police Service

Lucena City

8.   Dr. Jose A. Yulde

Medicine

Guinayangan

9.   Mr. Jose T. Romero

Arts and Culture

Tayabas

10. Mr. Michael J. Sumilang

Outstanding Youthful Leadership

Tayabas

1998

1.   Judge Norma C. Sia

Law

Lucena City

2.   Dr. Isidro Sia

Medicine and Pharmacology

Tayabas

3.   Rev. Fr. Francis B. Lucas

Social Development

Infanta

4.   Mr. Carmelo T. Chionglo

Culture and Arts

Lucena City

5.   Ex-Ambassador Cesar C. Pastores

Foreign Service

Mauban

6.   Arch. Oscar S. Salvacion

Architecture

Lucena City

7.   Usec. Rene E. Ofreneo

Government Service

Lucban

8.   Dr. Diony H. Mopera

Medicine and Surgery

Polillo

9.   Dr. Joselito B. Jara

Education

Lucban

1999

      Gen. Guillermo P. Nakar   – GINTONG MEDALYA NG KARANGALAN    

1.   Justice Magdangal B. Elma

Law

Lucban

2.   Dr. Carmencita C. Damian

Community Service

Tayabas

3.   Mr. Fernando C. Nañawa

Culture and Arts

Lucena City

4.   Atty. Godofredo M. Tan  

Government Service

San Narciso

5.   B/Gen. Nestor C. Castillo

Military Service

Tiaong

2000

       Ricardo J. Kardinal Vidal  – GINTONG MEDALYA NG KARANGALAN    

1.   Engr. Filemon A. Uriarte, Jr.

Science and Technology

Unisan

2.   Dr. Romulo F. Magsino

Education

Lucena City

3.   Mr. Roberto C. Licup

Philantrophy

Candelaria

4.   Dr. Augusto D. Litonjua

Medicine

Pagbilao

5.   Violeta “Bulletx” A. Marasigan

Community Service (Posthumous)

Lucena City

2001

      Bishop Alfredo Ma. A. Obviar  – GINTONG MEDALYA NG KARANGALAN    

Spiritual Leadership (Posthumous)

1.   Judge Ricardo O. Rosales, Jr.

Judicial Excellence

Lucena City

2.   S/Supt. Charlemagene S. Alejandrino

Law Enforcement

Lucena City

3.   Mr. Eduardo R. Lalas

Agricultural Technology

Tiaong

4.   Atty. Dante P. Mercado

Private Law Practice

Gumaca

5.   Atty. Vicente A. Salumbides

Arts (Posthumous)

Lopez

6.   Brgy. Capt. Erwin Q. Villanueva

Barangay Leadership

San Francisco

7.   Mrs. Leticia V. Palines

Entrepreneurship

Lucban

8.   Mr. Filemon C. Casilang

Tourism Promotion

Lucban

9.   Mr. Leandro Roy D. Alvarez

Environment Protection

Pagbilao

SPECIAL AWARDS

1.   Ms. Cariza “Aiza” Y. Seguerra

Music and Arts

Calauag

2.   Louie Francis G. Marquez

Sports

Pagbilao

2002
1.   Archbishop Angel N. Lagdameo Spiritual Leadership Lucena City
2.   Engr. Dennis A. Abcede Construction Management Lucena City
3.   Mr. Benito J. Brizuela

Printing Industry

Lucena City
4.   Ret. Judge Proceso K. de Gala Government Service Candelaria
5.   Mr. Salvi C. Casino Broadcast Management Lucban
SPECIAL AWARDS
1.  Mr. Richard Kristoffer S. Manapat Physics Research Lucban
2.   Sec. Manuel Eusebio M. Dayrit Public Health Management Tayabas
3.   Mr. Venacio Adornado Environmental Protection(Posthumous) Gen. Nakar
2003 (Click here to view pictures)
1.   Atty. Euclides A. Abcede Human Rights Alabat/Mauban
2.   Judge Rafael R. Lagos Judiciary Lucena City
3.   Ambassador Ronald A. Allarey Foreign Service Lucena City
4.   Engr. Proceso Alcala Environmental Protection Lucena City
5.   Mr. Ruben M. Tan Aquaculture Macalelon
6.   Ms. Agnes B. Medenilla Medical Technology Mauban
7.   Mr. Victor Emmanuel Carmelo D. Nadera Literature Tayabas
8.   Atty. Benjamin R. Salvosa Coconut Industry (Posthumous) Lucena City
9.   Dr. Martin C. Ilao Physical Organic Chemistry Sariaya

10. Atty. Jose Mario C. Buñag

Law Practice 

Infanta

2004(Click here to view pictures)

               Hmna. Fausta Z. Labrador       GINTONG MEDALYA NG KARANGALAN - Humanitarian Services

1.   Msgr. Gregorio P. Salvatus

Spiritual Leadership

Lucban

2.   Mr. Jose S. Laureles

Educational Management

Mauban

3.  Cecilia L. Llave

Gynecologic Oncology

Lucena

4.  Albino V. Arriero, Sr.

Legal Journalism

Lopez

5.  Mr. Gilbert D. Camaligan

Private Law Practice

Mauban

6. Lourdes J. Custodio Education Lucena
7. Juanito P. Jarasa Literature Lucban
8. Milagros G. Glodova Community Service Infanta
9. Heracleo C. Herrera Tan Patriotic Service(Posthumous) San Narciso
10. Santiago O. Tañada Government Service(Posthumous) Gumaca
SPECIAL AWARDS
Eric R. Punzalan Organic chemistry and Environmental Science Candelaria
Jose C. Asensi, Jr. Media Lucena

2005 (Click here to view pictures)

1.   Engr. Expedito J. Caraballo

Electrical Engineering

Lucban

2.   Mr. Francis B. Dy

Entrepreneurship

Mauban

3.   Dr. Arturo V. Estuita

Medicine

Polillo

4.   Ret. Cmdr. Rufino Plaridel C. Garcia

National Security

Mulanay

5.   Atty. Lualhati A. Martinez

Practice of Law

Alabat

6.   Mr. Julian ‘Ong Tiat Seng’ Ong

Civic Leadership

Lucena

7.   Ms. Rita J. Ramirez

Education

Infanta

8.   Engr. Alfredo C. Tan, Sr.

Civil Engineering

San Narciso

9.   Mr. Ramon A. Tan

Nutraceutical Industry

Catanauan

10. Hon. Filemon Z, Villanueva, Sr.

Barangay Leadership

Tayabas

11.  Rev. Fr. Charlito C. Colendres

Spiritual Shepherding (Posthumous)

Infanta

12. Dr. Amando A. Gurango

Military Medical Service (Posthumous)

Infanta

13.  Hon. Medardo L. Tumagay

Government Service

Plaridel