Municipality of Balud, Province of Masbate

                                                                        

MUNICIPALITY OF BALUD

PROVINCE OF MASBATE

Year Approved: 1996


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

WILD DOVE - stands for the name of "Balud" which is a derivative of the native term for the wild dove

LIGHTHOUSE - stands, for the tourist spot in the municipality which is of historical significance, with the gigantic tower overlooking the sea around Jintotolo Island in Balud

FISH - depicts the major source of livelihood of the people which is fishing

CATTLE - depicts that the municipality is noted as a cattle country

RICEFIELD - depicts one. of the main sources of livelihood of the people which is farming from which Balud produces its major staple crop—rice

1949 - signifies the year when Balud became an independent municipality

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Municipality of Calamba, Province of Laguna

Image
                                                                                                                             MUNICIPALITY OF CALAMBA PROVINCE OF LAGUNA Year Approved: ____ SHIELD  - derived from the provincial shield of Laguna where the city is located. ABSTRACT FORM OF BANGA AND DR. JOSE P. RIZAL  - the many legends of Calamba are represented by the "Banga". Calamba derived its name from the phrase "kalan-banga" which, later on, was transformed into Calamba, the city's present name. Dr. Jose P. Rizal, the country's national hero, has been the most influential, significant and pervasive in the lives of Calambeños (in fact, for all Filipinos) and will continue to remain so in every Calambeño now and in the future. THE YEARS 1742 AND 2001  - depict history, the years Calamba was founded as a Pueblo and a city respectively. MOUNTAIN & WAVES  - depict the legendary Mount Makiling and Laguna de Bay. The land and water resources are the basic f
Read more

Municipality of Santo Tomas, Province of La Union

Image
                                                                                                                                                                       MUNICIPALITY OF SANTO TOMAS PROVINCE OF LA UNION Year Approved: 1990 SYMBOLISM   CIRCLE  – a symbol of unity, with the names of the municipality and the province inscribed in it.   SHIELD  – derived from the seal of the province of La Union divided into 4 portions with the sun inside a small circle at the center against a background divided in 2 parts, blue on top and red at the bottom.   TOBACCO PLANT AND PLOW  – at the upper left portion of the shield symbolizing farming the town’s principal source of income.   EARTHEN JARS  – at the upper right portion of the shield representing pottery one of the leading industries of the municipality.   FISHING BOAT  – at the lower left portion of the shield, a symbol for fishing and other sea based industries, the town’s principal “cash” products.   WHEEL  – at the lower right porti
Read more

Municipality of Paracale, Province of Camarines Norte

Image
                                                                                                  MUNICIPALITY OF PARACALE PROVINCE OF CAMARINES NORTE Year Approved: 2009 SHIELD - derived from the Provincial seal of Camarines where the Municipality belongs OUTER & INNER CIRCLE - enclosed the official seal with the words "Bayan ng Paracale, Camarines Norte" as its written identity YEAR - represents the year Paracale was established by Franciscan Missionaries, Paracale being the one of the oldest and historical town in Camarines Norte TWO (2) DOTS - within the circle represents the church and the state RED DIAGONAL STRIP - represents the blood of the thirteen World War II martyrs of Paracale who died as heroes so that others may peacefully live. The martyr's sacrifice contributed immensely to what Paracale is now, spared from complete destruction during the war BLUE FIELD - stands for the sea, the Pacific Ocean, Paracale being a shore town, wherein fishing is another im
Read more