The Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas was institutionalized in December 1991 by virtue of Executive Order No. 498.

The Presidential Awards is a biennial event which seeks to confer recognition to distinguished Filipino individuals and organizations overseas who, by their exceptional achievements or humanitarian efforts, have given form and substance to Filipino excellence and the time-honored values of pakikipagkapwa, pagtutulungan, and pagkakaisa.

AWARDS CATEGORIES

There are four (4) categories of awards to be conferred on Filipinos and private organizations overseas:

• Lingkod sa Kapwa Pilipino (LINKAPIL) Award
  
  This award shall be conferred on Filipino associations or individuals for their exceptional or significant contribution to reconstruction, progress and development in the Philipines.



• Banaag Award
  
  This award shall be conferred on Filipino individuals or associations for their contributions which have significantly benefited a sector or community in the Philippines, or advanced the cause of overseas Filipino communities.



• Kaanib ng Bayan Award
  
  This award shall be conferred on foreign individuals or organizations for their exceptional or significant contributions to Philippine reconstruction, progress and development, or have significantly benefited a sector or community in the Philippines, or advanced the cause of overseas Filipino communities.



• Pamana ng Pilipino Award
  
  This award shall be conferred on Filipinos overseas, who, in expemplifying the talent and industry of the Filipino, have brought the country honor and recognition through excellence and distinction in the pursuit of their work or profession.

AWARDING CEREMONIES