MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 128

: The title of Executive Order No. 236, series of 2003 is "Establishing the Honors Code of the Philippines to Create an Order of Precedence of Honors Conferred and for Other Purposes."
: Its main purpose is to establish the Honors Code of the Philippines and create an order of precedence of honors conferred by the state.
: The Chancellery of Philippine Orders and State Decorations in the Office of Presidential Protocol is mandated to promulgate the implementing rules and regulations.
: They are subject to the approval of the President before promulgation.
: The participating agencies included the Historical Affairs Office (Office of the President), the Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of National Defense, Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Transportation and Communications, the National Historical Institute, and the National Academy of Science and Technology.
: The Implementing Rules and Regulations dated 14 November 2003 were approved by Executive Secretary Alberto G. Romulo by order of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
: The approved Implementing Rules and Regulations are annexed as Annex "A" to Memorandum Order No. 128.
: Memorandum Order No. 128 officially approves the Implementing Rules and Regulations for Executive Order No. 236, thereby giving effect to the Honors Code.
: He acted by virtue of the powers vested in him by law and by order of the President of the Republic of the Philippines.