WHO ARE THE KNIGHTS OF RIZAL?
ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS OF RIZAL QUICK FACTS WHO ARE THE KNIGHTS OF RIZAL? Established in 1911, the Knights of Rizal (KOR) is the sole order of knighthood in the Philippines. The KOR is not a fraternity or fraternal order but a chivalric order. There is a knighthood ceremony and degrees of membership but there are no secret handshakes or passwords. It is a civic and patriotic organization. The KOR is created to honor and uphold the ideals of Philippine national hero Jose Rizal. Its ranks and insignia are recognized in the Honors Code of the Philippines as official awards of the Republic and is the Eighth Class Rank in the order of precedence of civilian decorations of the Orders, decorations and medals of the Philippines. The KOR was granted a legislative charter by President Elpidio Quirino as a non-sectarian, non-partisan, non-racial civic, patriotic, and cultural organization under Republic Act 646 on June 14, 1951. The Order's insignia has since been approved to be worn by the