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The national symbols of the Philippines consist of symbols that represent Philippine traditions and ideals and convey the principles of sovereignty and national solidarity.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Republic Act No. 8491 of the Philippines )〕 Some of these symbols are stated in the Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines, which is also known as Republic Act 8491.〔 The national language of the Philippines is Filipino as stated in the Constitution of the Philippines. Aside from those stated symbols in the Constitution and in Republic Act 8491, there are only five official national symbols of the Philippines enacted through law, namely sampaguita as national flower, narra as national tree, the Philippine eagle as national bird, Philippine pearl as national gem and arnis as national sport. There are symbols such as the carabao (national animal), mango (national fruit) and ''anahaw'' (national leaf) that are widely known as national symbols but have no laws recognizing them as official national symbols.〔 Even Jose Rizal, who is widely considered as a national hero, has not been declared officially as a national hero in any existing Philippine law according to historical experts.〔〔 Although in 2003, Benigno Aquino, Jr. was officially declared by the President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as a national hero by an executive order.〔 A National Artist of the Philippines is a rank or a title given to a Filipino citizen in recognition to the recipient's contributions to Philippine arts and letters and they are not considered as a national symbol that represents traditions and ideals. On 17 February 2014, Bohol First District Representative Rene Relampagos filed a bill at the Philippine House of Representatives that seeks to declare or re-declare and to recognize a number of national symbols. The proposed bill, House Bill 3926 or the "Philippine National Symbols Act of 2014", aims also to encourage nationalism and unity; to guarantee respect, preservation and promotion of national symbols; and to correct the "unofficial" status of the symbols.〔 Among the proposed national symbols listed in the measure are Jose Rizal as the only historical Filipino to be recognized as national hero, adobo as national food and jeepney as national vehicle.〔 It also includes the previous ten official national symbols.〔 〕 ==Development of the symbols== Republic Act 8491, known also as Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines, stipulates the code for national flag, anthem, motto, coat-of-arms and other heraldic items and devices of the Philippines.〔 According to Article XIV Section 6 of the Constitution of the Philippines, the national language of the Philippines is Filipino.〔 Apart from RA 8491 and the Constitution, the Philippines has only five official national symbols enacted either through a proclamation by the executive department or through a Republic Act by the legislative department, namely sampaguita, narra, the Philippine eagle, the Philippine pearl and arnis. In 1934, during the Commonwealth era, Governor-General Frank Murphy declared sampaguita and narra as national flower and national tree, respectively, through Proclamation No. 652. Philippine President Fidel Ramos proclaimed the Philippine eagle as the national bird in 1995 through Proclamation No. 615. Ramos also declared the South Sea Pearl or Philippine Pearl as the national gem in 1996 through Proclamation No. 905. In 2009, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared arnis as the national sport and martial art through Republic Act 9850. In February 2013, the Philippine Senate passed a bill declaring waling-waling (''Vanda sanderiana'') as the national flower alongside Sampaguita. A similar bill in the House of Representatives had already been passed in 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.congress.gov.ph/legis/search/hist_show.php?congress=15&save=1&journal=&switch=0&bill_no=HB05655 )〕 Normally, the bill would become law after being signed by the President however,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.senate.gov.ph/about/legpro.asp#Final_Legislative_Action )〕 it was vetoed by President Benigno Aquino III. The veto has left the waling-waling as an unofficial national symbol. A year later, on 17 February 2014, Representative Rene Relampagos, a congressman from the First District of Bohol, proposed a measure at the Philippine House of Representatives that seeks to declare or re-declare and to recognize a number of national symbols.〔 The bill dubbed as House Bill 3926 or the "Philippine National Symbols Act of 2014", aims also to encourage nationalism and unity; to guarantee respect, preservation and promotion of national symbols; and to correct the "unofficial" status of the symbols.〔 It lists 26 symbols including the previous ten official national symbols.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National symbols of the Philippines」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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