University of the Philippines Official Seal
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The University of the Philippines Official Seal has long been debated. Several versions of the logo are in use within the University system.
To prevent the multiplicity of logos, the Philippine Intellectual Property Office has approved in the year 2004 the official logo of the University, just in time for the Centennial Celebration in 2008.
The logo has two versions: black and white, and colored. Nonetheless, both depict the same images connected to the University's long history.
Contrary to popular belief, the eagle - and not the parrot - is the bird depicted in the logo. Its wings widespread symbolize the vision of the University to be a center of academic freedom. It also represents the UP students who are trained to offer their lives in the service of the Filipino people. However, in all freshmen orientation sessions in the campus, the bird is quickly referred to by senior students and university officials as a parrot. The logo is actually inspired by and was taken from the official seal of the United States of America, whose government enacted the creation of the University in 1908.
The eagle in the official seal holds a shield that carries different symbols for agriculture, engineering, and science, the three fields where the University has been known for. Until today, UP takes pride in these three areas of knowledge as it is acknowledged as one of the Centers of Excellence in the Philippines by the Commission on Higher Education.
The colors in the colored version of the seal are forest green and maroon, the official colors of the University.
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- A History of the University seal, The University of the Philippines Forum. January 1993
