Seal of the vice president of the Philippines
Inside and at the center of the equilateral triangle is the traditional golden-yellow sea lion (Ultramar) of the Coat-of-Arms granted to the City of Manila in 1596, on guard with a sword on its right paw, at hilt.Inside and at the corner of each of the three (3) angles of the equilateral triangle, a five-pointed golden-yellow star to represent Luzón, Visayas, and Mindanao, respectively.The coat of arms is then surrounded by a blue circle.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.[1] 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.