Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 310)
The purpose of Executive Order No. 310 is to prescribe the design and use of the Coat-of-Arms, Seal, and Flag of the President and Vice President of the Philippines and to promulgate regulations that enhance their proper use and respect.
Only the President and the Vice President of the Philippines are exclusively authorized to use their respective Coat-of-Arms, Seal, and Flag.
The Coat-of-Arms of the President features a circular blue shield with an eight-rayed golden-yellow Philippine sun at the center, overlapped by a red equilateral triangle. Inside the triangle is a golden-yellow sea lion on guard with a sword, with a five-pointed golden-yellow star at each triangle angle representing Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The outer edge has five-pointed golden-yellow stars representing the number of provinces.
The Seal consists of the Coat-of-Arms surrounded by a white circle enclosed by two golden-yellow marginal rings. The white circle contains the words 'Sagisag ng Pangulo ng Pilipinas' in black letters and is divided by three golden-yellow stars at the lower arc.
The Flag consists of the Coat-of-Arms of the President in proper colors on a rectangular blue background with a knotted yellow silk fringe. The ratio of the flag is 1:2 and the blue color conforms to the shade specified in the Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines.
The Vice President's Coat-of-Arms has a circular white shield with the same central sun, red equilateral triangle, sea lion, and three stars representing Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, but the background is white rather than blue.
Permitted uses include use in encyclopedias, dictionaries, books, museums, educational facilities, architectural embellishments in relevant buildings, bona fide news content reproductions, and other exceptional historical or educational purposes authorized by the Office of Presidential Protocol.
Manufacture, reproduction, sale, purchase for sale, use, display, or possession in commercial quantity by persons other than the President or Vice President is prohibited except as allowed by law or Presidential issuance. Use on stationery, business cards, or identification cards by others is strictly prohibited.
Violations will be severely dealt with administratively, civilly, and criminally.
The Office of Presidential Protocol, in consultation with the National Historical Institute, is responsible for preparing the Implementing Rules and Regulations in the form of a comprehensive usage manual.
Executive Order No. 38 dated January 7, 1947, Executive Order No. 457 dated July 4, 1951, and Executive Order No. 19 dated August 17, 1998 are repealed by this Executive Order.
This Executive Order took effect immediately upon its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.