Coat of arms of the Philippines

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national coat of arms national symbol of the Philippines

The Coat of Arms of the Philippines is the national heraldic emblem featuring symbols that represent the country’s sovereignty, history, and its ties to both Eastern and Western influences.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Coat of arms of the Philippines canonical	7
coat of arms of the Philippines	3
Coat of arms of the Republic of the Philippines	1
Philippine coat of arms	1
Philippine national symbols	1
coat of arms of the Armed Forces of the Philippines	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4178624 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Coat of arms of the Philippines
Context triple: [Seal of the President of the Philippines, relatedTo, Coat of arms of the Philippines]

A. Coat of arms of the Philippines (Commonwealth era)
The Coat of arms of the Philippines (Commonwealth era) was the official heraldic emblem used from 1935 to 1946, symbolizing the country’s transitional status under U.S. sovereignty and its emerging national identity prior to full independence.
B. Coat of arms of Palau
The Coat of arms of Palau is the official national emblem featuring traditional Palauan symbols that represent the island nation's heritage, sovereignty, and identity.
C. Flag of the Philippines
The Flag of the Philippines is the national tricolor banner featuring a white triangle, blue and red fields, and symbolic sun and stars, representing the country’s independence, history, and ideals.
D. Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines
The Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines is a Philippine law that prescribes the design, display, and proper use of the national flag, anthem, and other national symbols.
E. Coat of arms of Malaysia
The Coat of arms of Malaysia is the national emblem featuring a shield supported by tigers and adorned with symbols representing the country's states, monarchy, and unity.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Coat of arms of the Philippines
Target entity description: The Coat of Arms of the Philippines is the national heraldic emblem featuring symbols that represent the country’s sovereignty, history, and its ties to both Eastern and Western influences.

A. Coat of arms of the Philippines (Commonwealth era)
The Coat of arms of the Philippines (Commonwealth era) was the official heraldic emblem used from 1935 to 1946, symbolizing the country’s transitional status under U.S. sovereignty and its emerging national identity prior to full independence.
B. Coat of arms of Palau
The Coat of arms of Palau is the official national emblem featuring traditional Palauan symbols that represent the island nation's heritage, sovereignty, and identity.
C. Flag of the Philippines
The Flag of the Philippines is the national tricolor banner featuring a white triangle, blue and red fields, and symbolic sun and stars, representing the country’s independence, history, and ideals.
D. Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines
The Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines is a Philippine law that prescribes the design, display, and proper use of the national flag, anthem, and other national symbols.
E. Coat of arms of Malaysia
The Coat of arms of Malaysia is the national emblem featuring a shield supported by tigers and adorned with symbols representing the country's states, monarchy, and unity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national coat of arms ⓘ national symbol of the Philippines ⓘ
adopted	1946 ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
crest	sun with eight rays ⓘ
dexterHalf	American bald eagle displayed ⓘ
eagleSymbolizes	historical ties to the United States ⓘ
fieldColor	azure ⓘ
fieldShape	shield ⓘ
hasElement	American bald eagle ⓘ Philippine sun ⓘ Spanish lion ⓘ national colors red white blue ⓘ scroll with inscription ⓘ three stars ⓘ
languageOfMotto	Filipino ⓘ
legalBasis	Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ Republic Act No. 8491 ⓘ
lionSymbolizes	historical ties to Spain ⓘ
mottoText	Republika ng Pilipinas ⓘ linked to: Philippines
rayCount	8 ⓘ
raysSymbolize	first eight provinces that revolted against Spain ⓘ
relatedSymbol	Flag of the Philippines ⓘ Seal of the President of the Philippines ⓘ
scriptOnScroll	REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS ⓘ linked to: Philippines
scriptOnScrollLanguage	Filipino ⓘ
shieldPartition	per pale ⓘ
sinisterHalf	Spanish lion rampant ⓘ
starCount	3 ⓘ
starsSymbolize	Luzon ⓘ Mindanao ⓘ Visayas ⓘ
sunSymbolizes	democracy ⓘ independence ⓘ liberty ⓘ
symbolizes	Philippine history ⓘ Philippine sovereignty ⓘ ties to the East and West ⓘ
tinctureOfEagle	proper ⓘ
tinctureOfLion	or ⓘ
tinctureOfStars	or ⓘ
tinctureOfSun	or ⓘ
usedBy	Government of the Philippines ⓘ linked to: Philippine government Office of the President of the Philippines ⓘ Philippine foreign service posts ⓘ
usedOn	Philippine embassies and consulates ⓘ linked to: Philippine embassies abroad Philippine passports ⓘ official documents ⓘ

How these facts were elicited