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  Philippines:
The Philippines (Filipino: Pilipinas), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas), is an island nation located in the Malay Archipelago in Southeast Asia, with Manila as its capital.
The government of the Philippines is organized as a presidential-unitary republic, where the President functions as head of state, the head of government, and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
The Philippines, along with the nation of Malta, is one of only two nations in the world where all civil marriages are for life, because civil divorce (for violations coming after the marriage) is banned, although annulment (for violations before the marriage, although it may manifest itself after the solemnization) is permitted.
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 Coat of Arms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The regimental coat of arms appears on the center of the regimental flag (colors).
The Coat of Arms adopted by the regiment and approved by the War Department commemorates and symbolizes the principal features of the regiment's early history.
The Sea Lion is taken from the Coat of Arms of the Philippines, while the Polar Bear is a reminder of the role played by the regiment in Siberia.
www.31stinfantry.org /coat_of_arms.htm   (107 words)

  
 Philippines Resource Center - fhm philippines
The Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas), or the Philippines (Filipino: Pilipinas), is a nation in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital.
The Philippines is a founding and active member of the United Nations (UN) since its inception on October 24, 1945 and a founding and prominent member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), an active player in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Latin Union and a member of the Group of 24.
Roughly two-thirds philippines culture are residing in the island of Luzon.
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 Philippines
The Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas), or the Philippines (Filipino: Pilipinas), is a nation in Southeast Asia.
It is bordered on the east by the Philippine Sea, on the west by the South China Sea, and on the south by the Celebes Sea.
The Philippines is the twelfth most populous country with a population of 86,241,697 as of 2005.
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 National Coat of Arms
The Coat of Arms of the Republic Philippines bears some resemblance to the Philippine National Flag and the symbols are the same.
Although on the current coat of arms, the eagle in the blue area and the lion in the red area have been removed, it appears individuals are refusing to use this version.
The coat of arms shown here is fairly similar to the Commonwealth version adopted briefly in 1940.
philippines-archipelago.com /symbols/coat_of_arms.html   (236 words)

  
 Ursua family web siteThe Coat of Arms of Ursua
Originally the Coat of Arms was used as a means of identifying individuals, who in battle would be clad in armor from head to toe and would barely be recognizable as "friend" or "foe." They needed a distinctive insignia to be painted in their shields, embroidered on their surcoats, flags, etc. - for instant recognition.
Just because there is a coat of arms identified with a surname it doesn't necessarily mean that a person with that surname is a relative of the owner or is entitled to use it.
Indeed, in one particular country the unauthorized use of a coat of arms is a criminal offence similar to forgery.
www.geocities.com /ursuatree/coatofarmsY.html   (492 words)

  
 Gallery of sovereign state coats of arms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo
Coat of arms of the Republic of Macedonia
Coat of arms of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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 Coat of arms of the Philippines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Coat of Arms of the Philippines features the eight-rayed sun of the Philippines with each ray representing the first eight provinces which rebelled against Spanish rule, and the three five-pointed stars representing the three primary geographic regions of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
The design is very similar to the design briefly adopted by the Commonwealth of the Philippines in 1940.
However, the modified arms are not in wide use, pending the ratification of the law by a national referendum called for that purpose, as mandated by the Philippine Constitution.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Philippines   (324 words)

  
 Noel's Bahay Kubo
The Philippines is situated at a crossroads of the Pacific Ocean and the South China and Sulu Seas.
Philippines, also referred to as the 'archipelago', has welcomed people from the East and West, creating a human mixture sustained by the enormous tropical resources.
The Philippines was once a showcase of democrary until Ferdinand Marcos came into power: the country then saw political turmoil and the imposition of martial law; widespread unemployment expanded the gap between lower-class poor and a rich, favored elite.
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 symbols
The Philippines flag and coat of arms have blue for nobility, red for bravery and white for peace.
The coat of arms shows the Filipino words which mean: one spirit, one nation.
The flag was created in 1898 and the coat of arms was made in 1946.
www.henry.k12.ga.us /pges/instruction/kid-pages/islands/philippines/symbols.html   (87 words)

  
 Philippines
The government of the Philippines, loosely patterned after the American system, is organized as a representative republic, with the President functioning as both head of state and government, as well as being the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
The bicameral Philippine legislature, the Congress, consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives; members of both are elected by popular vote.
From the article: Demographics of the Philippines According to Philippine government statistics and current census data, some 95% of the population is ethnically Malay, descendants of immigrants from the Malay Peninsula and Indonesian archipelago, who arrived long before the Christian era.
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 864th Engineer Battalion Insignia
The sea lion with the sword, taken from the coat of arms of the Philippines, commemorates the unit decoration.
Background: The coat of arms was originally approved for the 864th Engineer Aviation Battalion on 15 March 1956.
The coat of arms was amended to add a crest on 31 July 1973.
www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil /Eng/864EngineerBattalion.htm   (378 words)

  
 Seal of the President of the Philippines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Philippine sun used in the coat-of-arms is adopted from the national flag, the eight rays represent the eight provinces placed under martial law at the onset of the revolution against Spain.
The sea lion on the coat-of-arms of arms was adopted from the coat-of-arms of the Spanish kingdoms of Castile and León and was granted in 1596.
The seal of the President of the Philippines shall consist of the coat of arms of the President of the Philippines encircled by the words 'Seal of the President of the Philippines'.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seal_of_the_President_of_the_Philippines   (928 words)

  
 Philippines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The flag of the Philippines shall be red, white and blue, with a sun and three stars as consecrated and honored by the people and recognized by law.
The Philippine flag has remained basically unchanged since it was designed shortly after the Spanish-American War of 1898 (but see our page on the history of the flag).
The unique nature of the Philippine flag presents a problem in the use of terms in the FIS usage symbols, particularly those which are for use by the military (represented by the third column of usage symbols).
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ph.html   (1715 words)

  
 Gov.ph Home - About the Philippines - RA 8491   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The flag of the Philippines shall be blue, white and red with an eight-rayed golden-yellow sun and three five-pointed stars, as consecrated and honored by the people.
When the Philippine flag is flown with another flag, the flags, if both are national flags, must be flown on separate staffs of the same height and shall be of equal size.
When carried in a parade with flags which are not national flags, the Philippine flag shall be in front of the center of the line.
www.gov.ph /aboutphil/RA8491.asp   (3179 words)

  
 Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade (COAT)
The Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade (COAT) was formed in late 1988 to expose and oppose ARMX (the country's largest weapons bazaar), COAT's campaign resulted in a City of Ottawa bylaw forcing all military trade shows off municipal property.
By 1999, COAT's concept of conversion had evolved to include social, legal, psychological and economic factors essential to the transition from a world based on war, greed, deception and violence, where "might is right," to a world based on peace, justice, truth, human rights and nonviolence.
This issue of COAT's magazine provides shocking evidence showing that Prescott Bush and George H.Walker were the financial managers of well-organised American effort to funnel the investments of right-wing U.S. bankers and industrialists into Germany which funded the rise to power of the Nazi Party and Adolph Hitler.
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 12TH CAVALRY REGIMENT
The sun, adapted from the arms of the Philippines, denotes award of the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation.
The kampilan, a weapon of the Moros, is for early tours of duty during the Philippine Insurrection and the war club represents service in New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago where the 12th Cavalry also fought.
The coat of arms was amended to add a crest on 12 November 1965.
www.1cda.org /12th_cavalry_DUI.htm   (263 words)

  
 Coat of Arms of the Philippines: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
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The Philippine Coat-of-Arms features the eight-rayed sun of the Philippines and the three five-pointed stars representing the three primary geographic regions of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
In the blue field on the left side is the Eagle of the United States, and in the red field on the right is the Lion-Rampant of Spain, both representing colonial history.
www.encyclopedian.com /co/Coat-of-Arms-of-the-Philippines.html   (191 words)

  
 C   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
from "coat of arms (eagle: clawless)" to "coat of arms (mosque)"
from "coat of arms (mosque: blue)" to "coat of arms (wheat ears)"
from "coat of arms (wheat ears: 2)" to "coat of arms: chief (quarterly: white-fl)"
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 Family Coat Of Arms - Information
coatofarms UK coat of arms without helmet Governmant coat of arms The Coat of Arms of Finland were burial Gustav Vasa the arms of the Republic Finland.
House Folkung, the Coat of Arms of Sweden.
This new Coat of Arms depicts a Category:Coats of arms Faroe Islands family coat of arms.
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 Philippinen
As the Philippines were dismissed into independence by the USA on 4th of July in 1946 this flag became tooken over for the Republic of the Philippines.
The flag of the president of the Philippines is in its design orientated in the flag of the president of the USA.
The today’s coat of arms of the state was introduced on 4th of July in 1946 on the occasion of the independence.
www.flaggenlexikon.de /fphillip.htm   (2181 words)

  
 Coat Of Arms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The arms as blazoned in full color upon a white oval enclosed by a Dark blue collar edged on the outside with a gold rope and bearing the inscription 'USS McCAMPBELL' at top and 'DDG 85' at base all in Gold.
The sea lion is adapted from the government seal of the Republic of the Philippines.
The winged shield of the coat of arms of the United States represents naval aviator's wings and Captain McCampbell's military specialty.
www.mccampbell.navy.mil /crest.htm   (319 words)

  
 Motto-Crest-Patch - K Troop - 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment - Hosted By Bob Hersey
The "Coat Of Arms" for the 11th US Cavalry was adopted by the Secretary of War on December 12, 1934.
The crossed blue handled swords called "bolos" were prominent during the Philippines campaign.
Arms: Or, within an orle sable in chief two bolos saltire wise gules hilted aszure and base a cactus proper.
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 Murphy coat of arms
The coat of arms of Murphy of Muskerry (Cork / Kerry).
This sept is said to be a branch of the Wexford sept, descended from Felim, a younger son of Eanna Cinsealach, progenitor of the Kinsella sept.
In 1933, Frank Murphy, who had studied law in Dublin and London, was Governor General of the Philippines, in 1936 he was Governor of his native Michigan, and in 1939 he was US Attorney-General.
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 Royal Philipphines Company 1793-1898 (Spain)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
coat of arms: per pale (castle: yellow)
coat of arms: per pale (lion: red)
coat of arms: per fess (castle: yellow
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 Coat of Arms of Bishop Solis
Bio-data of Bishop Oscar A. Solis, D.D. The Coat of Arms of
The arms of Bishop Solis are composed of three sections (tierced per inverted pall - an inverted "Y").
Representing his home province of Nueva Ecija, the "rice granary of the Philippines", rice is also the Asian equivalent of "wheat", a common food to many including the State of Louisiana.
www.rcam.org /news/coat_of_arm_bishopsolis.htm   (711 words)

  
 Timeline Philippines
His coat of arms was augmented in reward with the inscription Primus circumdisti me: “You were the first to encircle me.” Some 50,000 Chamorro people populated the islands.
Philippine casualties were estimated at 50-250 with 48 American soldiers killed.
Bataan is a peninsula of western Luzon in the Philippines.
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 Steven & Liamie's Coat of Arms
The arms of Steven B. Madewell impaled with those belonging to Liamie Manayaga Casquejo.
Hence, on this coat of arms, the field is Azure.
I thought it would be nice to have a Seraph as in the arms issuing from a crest coronet, but David Pritchard suggested that I use "the coronet of a casique".
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 Search on Wold Civic Heraldry Guide
» Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), coat of arms
» Sao Tome and Principe, coat of arms
» Koryakia district (Kamchatka oblast), coat of arms
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 Jesuits in the Philippines
The Philippine Islands marked 400 years since the first arrival of the Jesuits with a souvenir sheet (later surcharged) and four stamps.
When the Ateneo was recognized as a municipal institution it bore the municipal coat of arms to which the Jesuit monogram and a biblical motto "Lux in Domino" were added; when the municipality withdrew its support in 1901, a new coat of arms was devised.
The new one, adopted in 1963, features on a blue field two suns representing China and the Philippines with the emblem of the Society of Jesus at the center, and on a red field the checkered fl and white arms of Xavier.
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 Philippines Did You Mean philippines?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Spain and the United States have held the Philippine Islands as a colony for most of the last four centuries.
The Philippines was ruled from New SpainMexico), and a burgeoning Manila Galleon or Manila-Acapulco galleon trade began in the late 16th century.
The Philippines is currently in a dispute with the Republic of China (Taiwan), the People's Republic of China, Vietnam and Malaysia over the oiland natural gasich Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal, and with Malaysia over Sabah.
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