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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 141 -
PROHIBITION AGAINST THE FORGERY AND UNAUTHORIZED USE OF THE SEAL OF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
WHEREAS,
Executive Order No. 38 (s. 1947) as amended by Executive Order 451 (s.
1951) adopted a Coat of Arms, Seal and Flag of the President and Vice
President of the Philippines;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Executive Order No. 19 (s. 1998) the Seal of the
President of the Philippines shall be of the following design:
The shield shall consist of the eight-rayed Philippine sun ravonnant in
golden yellow; on the center, an equilateral triangle in gules (red);
overall, the traditional sea lion of the Coat of Arms granted to the
City of Manila in 1596, on guard with sword, or at hilt and one mullet
in golden yellow in the corner of each of the three angles of the
equilateral triangle: one mullet representing Luzon; one, Visayas; and
another, Mindanao.
The shield shall be surrounded by stars in the form of amulet with one
point of each star outward on the imaginary radiating center lines, the
number of stars conforming to the number of provinces of the Republic
at any given time.
The whole shall be encircled with the words “Seal of the President of
the Philippines” or “Sagisag ng Pangulo ng Pilipinas;” and,
WHEREAS, the Seal of the President of the Philippines is personal to
the President of the Republic of the Philippines; and
WHEREAS, there has been widespread unauthorized commercial use of the
Seal of the President of the Philippines by way of stickers, pins,
keychains, calling cards, stationery and the like, leading to abuse.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order:
Section 1.
Sec. 2.
Any person or organization found guilty of violating this provision
shall be subjected to the penalties as provided for under Article 179
of the Revised Penal Code.
Sec. 3.
Sec. 4.
Sec. 5.
Sec. 6. Since 19.07.98.
This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 12th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety Nine.
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