President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will award four female icons who passed away in 2025 with Presidential Medals of Merit. Nora Aunor, Pilita Corrales, Gloria Romero, and Margarita Fores will each be honored with the medals in a ceremony on May 4.
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00:00President Ferdinand Marcus Jr. will award four female icons who passed away in 2025 with Presidential
00:07Medals of Merit. Nora Honor, Pilita Corrales, Gloria Romero, and Margarita Forres will each
00:13be honored with the medals in a ceremony on May 4. The Presidential Merit Award is one of the
00:18highest honors given by the President to those whose work has greatly contributed to nation
00:23building. Honor, a national artist known for his singing and acting and called a superstar,
00:28died on April 16 from acute respiratory failure. Corrales, a legend in OPM and known as Asia's
00:34Queen of Song, passed away a few days earlier on April 12. Romero, a well-known actress called the
00:40Queen of Philippine Cinema, died on January 25. Forres, named Asia's best female chef in 2016 and
00:47founder of the Chivo restaurant chain, died on February 11 from a heart attack. Other individuals
00:52who have received the Presidential Medal of Merit include Frances Magalona, Lea Salonga, Paeng
00:57Nepomuceno, and Manny Pacquiao among others.