Seal of the Vice President of the Philippines
The seal is composed of the coat of arms of the vice president, which, according to Executive Order No. 310 of 2004 consists of: The coat of arms is then surrounded by a blue circle. The upper arc of the white circle contains the words ("Seal of the Vice President of the Philippines") in white letters. The bottom of the outer rim is marked with one five-pointed white star. The seal was first defined in 1947 by Executive Order No. 38 signed by President Manuel Roxas, in which the presidential flag and seal were created. It indicated that the vice presidential seal will follow the pattern of the President's, except that the sun and sea-lion were to be blue to create a distinction. After President Elpidio Quirino amended Roxas' order, he changed the design of the coat of arms, and ordered that it will be identical to the president's, but without the ring of stars. This version of the arms and seal was used until 1972, when the office was abolished by Martial Law and subsequently excluded from the original text of the 1973 Constitution. After the position was restored in 1986, a literal reading of Quirino's order caused confusion as to the appearance of the coat of arms and seal. Thus, the government adopted the seal with a similar design to the President's with a blue background but no circle of stars and it is surrounded by text contains the words , with a single, blue dot in the space between the beginning and end of the text. To create a distinction between the presidential and vice presidential coat of arms and seal, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2004 signed Executive Order No. 310, defining the design of both positions' coats of arms, seals and flags. The first vice president to use this version of the seal was Noli De Castro.
History
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.