National Historical Commission of the Philippines(NHCP)

April 3, 2023 Dear Mr. Belencion, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Mar 24, 2023 11:08:01 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for the approved seal of the Province of Bataan. Response to Request As requested, attached herewith is the seal of the said province as published in the book Symbols of the State (1998) by the Department of the Interior and Local Government. Please take note that prior to the signing into law of Republic Act No. 8491 or the Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines in 1998, the registration of provincial seals was done by the DILG. Hence, the seal was recorded with them instead of the NHCP's National Registry of Seals and Heraldic Items. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to the undersigned thru the e-mail address [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Kindly fill out this form to help us improve our services: https://tinyurl.com/foinhcp Thank you. Respectfully, Carminda Arevalo FOI Receiving Officer