Seal Of The President Of The Philippines

The seal of the president of the Philippines ( fil, Sagisag ng Pangulo ng Pilipinas) is a symbol used to represent the history and dignity of the president of the Philippines. Its original form was designed by Captain Galo B. Ocampo, secretary of the Philippine Heraldry Committee, and patterned after the seal of the president of the United States.Executive Order No. 310
Manuel L. Quezon III, May 29, 2005 It was first used by President Manuel Roxas in 1947.

Description and Symbolism

The seal is composed of the coat of arms of the president, which, according to Executive Order No. 310 of 2004 consists of:

Regarding the design of the seal, the executive order states the following:

Some of the symbols in the arms are derived from the National Flag, and retain their meaning. The eight-rayed sun represent the eight provinces placed under martial law in 1896 at the onset of the Philippine Revolution. On the sun there is an equilateral triangle (colored red as opposed to the Flag's white), representing liberty, equality, and fraternity, which were ideals of the Revolution. The stars at the corners of the triangle represent the three major island groups of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

At the center of the coat of arms is a sea-lion, which is derived from the coat of arms of the city of Manila granted by King Philip II of Spain in 1596. It has the upper half of a lion, and the lower half and curled tail of a fish. The sea-lion as a heraldic device ultimately comes from the lion on the coat of arms of Castile and León; since the islands were an overseas (''ultramar'') possession, the lion became a sea lion.

History

The seal was first used by President Manuel Roxas in 1947. It was designed by Captain Galo B. Ocampo of the Philippine Heraldry Committee, who also designed the coat of arms of the Philippines. The seal was officially prescribed on January 7, 1947, when Executive Order No. 38 of 1947 was signed. It prescribed the coat of arms and seal of the president as:

On July 4, 1951, President Elpidio Quirino, signed Executive Order No. 457 into law prescribing that:
:

At the time of signing, the Philippines had 52 provinces.

On August 27, 1998, President Joseph Estrada signed Executive Order No. 19, amending Executive Order No. 38 of 1947 (as amended) in view of the fact that 1951, the number of provinces has increased to 78 and that there is a need to synchronize the number of stars to match the number of provinces at a given time.

After Estrada's executive order came into effect, Roxas's executive order read:

On April 20, 2004, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed Executive Order No. 310, which standardized the seal and its derivative material. The seal as it appears on government documents and property has since been redesigned to conform with the executive order.

Historical seals

Image: Presidential Seal of the Philippines 1.png, The first seal, with the text SEAL OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES. This version was used in 1947 - 1951.
Image: Presidential Seal of the Philippines 2.png, The Presidential seal dated 1965 . The ring of stars surrounding the presidential coat of arms was added in 1951.
Image:Sagisag ng Pangulo ng Pilipinas.svg, A 1969 instance of the Seal. The English text was changed to "SAGISAG NG PANGULO NG PILIPINAS" at an unspecified time between 1965 and 1969, during the term of Ferdinand Marcos.
Image: Presidential Seal of the Philippines 4.png, One of the presidential seals of President Ferdinand Marcos. This seal was last seen during Pres. Marcos' time last 1974.
File:Seal of the President of the Philippines (1981-1986).svg, An alternate version of the 1981 seal. The triangle was inverted, and the Sea-lion of Manila was changed to an eagle. The text would also be in script and, together with the ring of stars set against the circular field, are rendered in gold color.
Image: Presidential Seal of the Philippines 3.png , Under the government of President Corazon Aquino, the seal was restored to the Galo Ocampo original but with Filipino text; this seal would be in general use.
File:Seal of the President of the Philippines.svg, Present Presidential seal as prescribed by Executive Order No. 310, which was signed into law on April 20, 2004.

See also

* President of the Philippines
* Seal of the Vice President of the Philippines
* Coat of arms of the Philippines
* Flag of the President of the Philippines
* Flag of the Philippines

References

Executive Order No. 38, s. 1947
Official Gazette

Executive Order No. 457, s. 1951
Official Gazette

Executive Order No. 19, s. 1998
Official Gazette

Executive Order No. 310, s. 2004
Official Gazette

The Presidential Seal



A presentation box with the Presidential Seal, circa 1969: "This seal predates the (1981) change in the presidential seal ordered by Ferdinand Marcos during his tenure as president."
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