Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 457)
Executive Order No. 457 amends Executive Order No. 38, dated January 7, 1947, providing for the coat of arms, seal, and flag of the President and Vice President of the Philippines.
Executive Order No. 457 amends sections 1 and 4 of Executive Order No. 38.
The shield features an eight-rayed Philippine sun rayonnant in golden yellow, at the center an equilateral triangle in red, overlaid by the traditional sea lion of the Coat of Arms granted to Manila in 1596, with a golden yellow sword at the hilt and a golden yellow mullet at each of the triangle's three angles representing Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. This whole is surrounded by golden yellow stars in a circular pattern corresponding to the number of provinces as of July 4, 1951.
The three gold stars represent the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
The number of stars corresponds to the number of provinces of the Republic of the Philippines as of July 4, 1951.
The Vice President's flag uses the same design as the President's but placed on a white rectangular background and without the stars.
The triangle in the center is gules, which is heraldic terminology for red.
Executive Order No. 457 was signed in the City of Manila.