Prior rules repealed; regulatory authority
- Executive Order No. 38 dated January 7, 1947, as amended by Executive Order No. 457 dated July 4, 1951, and Executive Order No. 19 dated August 17, 1998 are repealed.
- All other presidential directives, issuances, orders, rules, and regulations, or parts thereof, insofar as inconsistent with Executive Order No. 310, are repealed or modified accordingly.
- The Office of Presidential Protocol must implement the Executive Order through an implementing usage manual.
- The National Historical Institute is consulted in preparing the implementing rules and regulations.
- The Office of the President approves the implementing manual.
Policy, purpose, and exclusivity
- The design and use of the President and Vice President symbols are intended to maintain a symbol appropriate to the dignity and history of the Presidency and Vice Presidency.
- The coat-of-arms, seal, and flag of the President and the Vice President are exclusively meant for use by the President and Vice President, and no other officials.
- The regulations under Executive Order No. 310 are designed to enhance effective use of these symbols and ensure the proper respect due the same.
- The Executive Order is recommended by the Presidential Assistant for Historical Affairs, with conformity of the Office of the Vice President of the Philippines and the National Historical Institute.
President symbols: coat-of-arms, seal, flag
- The Coat-of-Arms of the President of the Philippines is a circular blue shield with:
- An eight-rayed golden-yellow Philippine sun at the center.
- A red equilateral triangle overlapping the sun.
- A traditional golden-yellow sea lion (Utramar) from the City of Manila coat-of-arms (granted in 1596), on guard with a sword on its right paw, at hilt.
- Three five-pointed golden-yellow stars placed inside each corner of the triangle (to represent Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, respectively).
- Five-pointed golden-yellow stars encircling the outer edge of the blue shield; the number of stars conforms to the number of provinces of the Republic of the Philippines at any given time.
- The Seal of the President of the Philippines consists of the President’s coat-of-arms plus:
- A white circle around it enclosed by two golden-yellow marginal rings.
- Black-letter text “Sagisag ng Pangulo ng Pilipinas” on the upper arc.
- The lower arc divided by three (3) five-pointed golden-yellow stars.
- The Flag of the President of the Philippines consists of the President’s coat-of-arms in proper colors with:
- A rectangular blue background (instead of a circular blue shield).
- The shade of blue conforming to the blue color in Republic Act No. 8491.
- Knotted yellow silk fringe.
- A flag ratio of 1:2.
- Illustrations for the President’s coat-of-arms, seal, and flag are attached as Annex “A”, Annex “B”, and Annex “C” and are made integral.
Vice President symbols: coat-of-arms, seal, flag
- The Coat-of-Arms of the Vice President of the Philippines is a circular white shield with:
- An eight-rayed golden-yellow Philippine sun at the center.
- A red equilateral triangle overlapping the sun.
- The traditional golden-yellow sea lion (Ultramar) (from the City of Manila coat-of-arms granted in 1596) on guard with a sword on its right paw, at hilt.
- Three five-pointed golden-yellow stars positioned inside the corners of the triangle to represent Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, respectively.
- The Seal of the Vice President of the Philippines consists of the Vice President’s coat-of-arms plus:
- A blue circle around the coat-of-arms.
- White-letter text “Sagisag ng Pangalawang Pangulo ng Pilipinas” on the upper arc.
- The lower arc divided by one (1) five-pointed white star.
- The Flag of the Vice President of the Philippines consists of the Vice President’s coat-of-arms in proper colors with:
- A rectangular white background (instead of a circular white shield).
- Knotted yellow silk fringe.
- A flag ratio of 1:2.
- Illustrations for the Vice President’s coat-of-arms, seal, and flag are attached as Annex “D”, Annex “E”, and Annex “F” and are made integral.
Permitted and prohibited uses
- The President’s and Vice President’s coat-of-arms, seal, and flag are exclusively used to represent the President and the Vice President, respectively, except when law or a presidential issuance provides otherwise.
- Manufacture, reproduction, sale, purchase for sale, use, display, or possession in commercial quantity of the President’s or Vice President’s symbols (or any likeness or substantial part) is permitted only for these purposes:
- Use in encyclopedias, dictionaries, books, journals, pamphlets, periodicals, or magazines incident to describing or providing history of coats-of-arms, seals, flags, heraldry, or the Philippine Presidency or Vice Presidency.
- Use in libraries, museums, or educational facilities incident to descriptions or exhibits relating to coats-of-arms, seals, flags, heraldry, or the Philippine Presidency or Vice Presidency.
- Use as architectural embellishment in libraries, museums, monuments, or archives established to house papers or effects of former or incumbent Presidents or Vice Presidents.
- Use through photographic or electronic visual reproduction in pictures, moving pictures, telecasts, or other bona fide news content.
- Other uses for exceptional historical, educational, or newsworthy purposes authorized in writing by the Office of Presidential Protocol.
- Use of stationery, business cards, identification cards, or any other items containing the President’s or Vice President’s symbols (or any likeness or substantial part) by any person other than the President or the Vice President is strictly prohibited, except as provided by law or presidential issuance.
Penalties for violations
- Any violation of the provisions of Executive Order No. 310 is dealt with administratively, civilly, and criminally.
- The Executive Order requires that violations are handled severely in those modes.
Implementation and mandated government use
- The Office of Presidential Protocol, in consultation with the National Historical Institute, must prepare the Implementing Rules and Regulations in the form of a comprehensive usage manual.
- The comprehensive usage manual is subject to approval by the Office of the President.
- The comprehensive usage manual must include:
- A single reference consolidating standards and all aspects of nomenclature and graphic representation for reproductions of the President and Vice President symbols.
- Templates for stationery, business cards, and publications.
- Information on electronic design.
- Application guidance to collateral materials and signage, among other items.
- The Office of Presidential Protocol must provide the comprehensive usage manual, or a simplified version, to concerned government agencies for implementation by all relevant government agencies.
- The National Printing Office and the Philippine Information Agency are directed to immediately use the correct graphic representation under the Executive Order and/or its implementing rules upon effectivity.