It is awarded for meritorious achievement in the conduct of humanitarian civic actions in direct support military operations.

It is awarded for "...meritorious achievement in the field of civic action in duty responsibility or in direct support to military operations".

Division and Brigade commanders, and their equivalents in the Philippine Air Force and Navy, may also award the medal.

[2] The medal is a golden colored disc, bearing the stylized image of a gear being held up by a pair of hands.

Four rays emanate from behind the medal, pointing in the cardinal directions, overlapping the wreath.