Distinguished Conduct Star
"For acts of heroism so notable and involving risk of life as extraordinary as to set him apart from his comrades."
Awarded by the Republic of the Philippines
Type	Single-grade Neck Order
Eligibility	Military Personnel
Awarded for	Heroism involving the risk of life, but not warranting a Medal of Valor
Status	Currently Awarded
Description	The medal is a bigger disc in gold and centered on a conventionalized star. It is suspended by a red neckband with the blue stripe at the center. The sea lion is a relief in gold which superimposes the center top portion of the disc, holding a dagger in the dexter hand and sitting on the muzzles of two cannons, each of them occupying the sinister and dexter flanks. The two bows, also in relief occupy the base of the disc and resting horizontally across the arrows and the chase of the two cannons. The spear is played vertically with head up and superimposes the criss-crossed arrows. A red star with golden border is superimposed by the disc. The two vertexes are attached to the metal link of the bar. The bar is in gold with grooved borders and embossed on it the phrase "For Gallantry" The wreath is made up of Sampaguita white buds and green leaves and attached to the upper edge of the bar with a metal link at the tie of the tendril. The ribbon is of red, blue and red vertical stripes. For other medals of the same name, see Medal of Valor (disambiguation). ...
Statistics
Established	1986
First awarded	1986
Last awarded	Ongoing
Precedence
Next highest	Philippine Medal of Valor
Same	Distinguished Service Cross
Next lowest	Distinguished Service Star
Related	Distinguished Service Cross
Service Ribbon

This is awarded by the Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines to military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and friendly allied armed forces for conspicuous courage and gallantry in the face of an armed enemy. The Medal of Valor (Philippines) is the highest military award given by the Armed Forces of the Philippines. ... The Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) is a military decoration for courage. ... The Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) is a military decoration for courage. ... The term Chief of Staff can refer to: The White House Chief of Staff, the highest-ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. ... AFP as an acronym can stand for: Agence France-Presse Alpha-fetoprotein American Free Press Apple Filing Protocol Association for Financial Professionals Armed Forces Police Australia First Party Australian Federal Police Automatic Frequency Planning, a term used in mobile communications Advanced Function Presentation, an IBM printing architecture and file format. ... AFP as an acronym can stand for: Agence France-Presse Alpha-fetoprotein American Free Press Apple Filing Protocol Association for Financial Professionals Armed Forces Police Australia First Party Australian Federal Police Automatic Frequency Planning, a term used in mobile communications Advanced Function Presentation, an IBM printing architecture and file format. ...

To warrant this award, a person must perform an act of heroism so notable and involving risk of life as extraordinary as to set him apart from his comrades.