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Seal of Occidental Mindoro | |
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Versions | |
Armiger | Occidental Mindoro |
Adopted | March 21, 1994 |
Crest | A tamaraw head |
Shield | Per fess, the upper half two mountains proper at the bottom rice field vert, the lower half per pale, the dexter lower half azuere with three bar counter-engrailed argent and tuna embowed proper, the sinister lower half three chevron inverted vert a tree proper and plate on torteau on the chevron nearest to the base. |
Supporters | On both the dexter and sinister a ricestalk proper both within eleven bezzants |
Motto | Province of Occidental Mindoro |
Other elements | Tamaraw, eleven roundels |
Earlier version(s) | 1950 |
The current Seal of Occidental Mindoro is adopted and used on March 21, 1994.
Upon the creation of Occidental Mindoro in 1950, a seal was adopted for the province. The 1950 seal resembles that of its neighboring province of Oriental Mindoro. The history of the seal is dubious regarding the designing and adoption of the seal but according to old officials of the province the following elements symbolizes:[1]
The present seal was adopted through the initiatives of Governor Josephine Ramirez-Sato started in early 1992. The provincial government organized a seal design competition in an effort to find a new design to replace the 1950 seal. Five final designs were chosen from the entries submitted on November 15, 1992 and was three designs were chosen from the five. Augusto Viray Jr. was announced first-place winner of the competition and his design was chosen as the primary basis of the current seal.[2]
At the beginning of 1993, Governor Sato organized a committee to finalize the design of the new seal base on the designs of the finalists of the 1992 competition through Executive Order No. 93-02. The final seal design was submitted to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for approval. During the regular session of the provincial council held on June 21, 1993, Resolution No. 106, Ss. 93 was passed and approved by the Board adopting the new and modified official seal of the province.[2]
The draft seal along with relevant documents were submitted to the Department of the Interior and Local Government on July 20, 1993, where it was studied for two months. The draft seal was then forwarded to the department's Bureau of Local Government Services and on October 13, 1993, it was submitted to the National Historical Commission. On November 4, 1993 the draft was returned to the Office of the Governor of Occidental Mindoro for final comment and possible revision. No revisions were made and the draft design was submitted to the National Historical Institute. In a telegram sent by the National Historical Institute dated February 11, 1994, Governor Sato was informed that the design for the new seal design was approved.[2]
On March 2, 1994, the seal was publicly presented by Governor Sato at the Provincial Developmental Council meeting held on March 2, 1994.[2] By March 21, 1994, the seal was officially adopted for use of the provincial government.[3]
The present seal first approved by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in 1993 and adopted for use in 1994 has the description.:[2][4]
These elements placed on the shield depicts the commitment of the province's inhabitants in conserving the province's natural resources.
The other elements of the seal depicts: