SEC. 4. The decoration "Gawad Mabini" may be
awarded posthumously in any of the three ranks, to any person entitled
thereto, in which case the decoration shall be received by his legal
heirs or if there be no heir or nearest of kin, by any person designated
by the President of the Philippines, or by the Secretary of Foreign
Affairs, acting by authority of the President, on behalf of the
deceased.
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CitationPD 490 Section 4 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).