Municipality of Atok, Province of Benguet

                                                                 

MUNICIPALITY OF ATOK

PROVINCE OF BENGUET

Year Approved: 1997

SHIELD - derived from the provincial seal of Benguet where the town is located.

EIGHT STARS - represent the eight barangays of the municipality; its golden yellow color denotes light of the progress for the whole municipality.

FIVE MOUNTAINS - depict the sources of livelihood in the municipality such as vegetable lands, rice fields, fruit trees,  pasture lands and other sources of income (handicraft, cottage industries, etc.); scenic spots whose green color represents productivity and progress.

GRABHOE AND PICK - symbolize the tools used in cultivating the farms and rice fields.

CHAINS - denotes unity, cohesion and simple purposeless towards the attainment of common goals.

SKY BLUE - represents peace and unity.

WHEEL - stands for the cultural values and traits of the people as peaceful and freedom loving with political unity as well as economic ideology which has been envisioned by the forefathers handed to the present generation and rolling it to the next generation; the ups and down of the wheel denoted progress and whatever obstacles were overcome by unity, capability and peaceful characteristics of the people.