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2011, December 15.  Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) - 110th Anniversary

Litho Offset.  APO Productions Unit.  Perf. 13 1/4 x 13

Singles, Miniature Sheets of 40 (10 x 4)

            

 

    7p   Seal of the Office of the Solicitor General  -  Singles   (100,200)                                                               

                                                                                                                          

Designer:  State Solicitor Alberto T. Talampas

Design Coordinators:  Associate Solicitor Nadine Rosario M. Morales, Associate Solicitor Jayrous L. Villanueva

Graphic Artist:  Victorino Z. Serevo- Philpost

 

 

First Day Covers:  Manila

 

 


OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL - 110TH ANNIVERSARY

The Office of the Solicitor General shall be an independent and autonomous office attached to the Department of Justice.  It shall represent the Government of the Philippines, its agencies and instrumentalities and its officials and agents in any litigation, proceeding, investigation or matter requiring the services of lawyers. When authorized by the President or head of the office concerned, it shall also represent government owned or controlled corporations. The Office of the Solicitor General shall discharge duties requiring the services of lawyers.

The seal of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), which has stood as the  principal law firm of the Philippine Republic since 1901, is shown on the center of the commemorative stamp. An old map, showing the geographical area of the Philippine Republic, serves as the main background of the stamp.

For 110 years and counting, the OSG has represented the Philippine Republic in litigations  involving the Philippine Republic or its interest.  As such, the OSG has the task of ensuring that the rule of law, represented by the lady justice in the lower left corner of the stamp, governs the Philippine Republic.

The Philippine Republic is further characterized in the stamp by the symbols of the Philippine flag. The dawning of the new era of independence of the Philippine Republic is represented by the gold sun, partly shown on the lower left corner of the stamp, whose eight rays represent the first eight Philippine provinces that revolted against Spain.  The Philippine Republic is also characterized by the three principal geographical regions of the country, i.e., Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, represented by the three gold stars on the upper right corner of the stamp.  The red and blue colored ribbon, found on the lower right corner of the stamp, represents courage and bravery and noble ideals, virtues that the OSG espouses in its task of defending the Philippine Republic.

 

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