Search results
Results from the 24/7 Vacations Content Network
The Great Seal of the Philippines ( Filipino: Dakilang Sagisag ng Pilipinas) is used to authenticate official documents of the government of the Philippines. It may refer to the physical seal itself or the design impressed upon it. By law, the President of the Philippines is given the custody of the seal.
The arms as per the Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines (Republic Act 8491), the scroll's inscription bears the country's official name in Filipino, Republika ng Pilipinas (Republic of the Philippines) and the lion and eagle charges were removed. These arms, however, remain unused since the referendum legally required to ratify them has ...
The seal of the president of the Philippines (Filipino: 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 ...
The Great Seal shall be circular in form, with the arms as described in the preceding section, but without the scroll and the inscription thereon. Surrounding the whole shall be a double marginal circle within which shall appear the words “Republika ng Pilipinas.”
Demographics. As of May 1, 2020, the Philippines had a population of 109,035,343. [ 12] More than 60 percent of the country's population live in the coastal zone [ 366] and in 2020, 54 percent lived in urban areas. [ 367] Manila, its capital, and Quezon City (the country's most populous city) are in Metro Manila.
The seal of the vice president of the Philippines ( Filipino: Sagisag ng Pangalawang Pangulo ng Pilipinas) is a symbol used to represent the history and dignity of the vice president of the Philippines. Its design was prescribed by Executive Order No. 310 of 2004, and is similar in design to the seal of the president of the Philippines .
The Philippine peso has since traded versus the U.S. dollar in a range of ₱24–46 from 1993 to 1999, ₱40–56 from 2000 to 2009, and ₱40–54 from 2010 to 2019. The previous 1903–1934 definition of a peso as 12.9 grains of 0.9 gold (or 0.0241875 XAU) is now worth ₱2,266.03 based on gold prices as of November 2021.
Design date. 2017. The Philippine one-peso coin (₱1) is the fourth-largest denomination coin of the Philippine peso . The current version, issued in 2018, features a portrait of Philippine national hero, José Rizal on the obverse. The reverse side features the Waling-waling orchid and the current logo of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.