THE PHILIPPINE CENTENNIAL '98 UPDATE
Manila, March 20, 1998 - Here is an excerpt about the article "The Philippine Centennial Logo, 1898-1998" from PC 98 URL: http://www.dost.gov.ph/DOST/CENTENNIAL/
Kalayaan, Kayamanan Ng Bayan. The rising sun shines its rays over a red and blue striped ribbon, twirled to form the figure 100. Underneath are the three stars which are also in the Philippine flag. The slogan aptly states the reason for the nationhood--that indeed, freedom is the true wealth of the nation.
The gold "Philippine Centennial" is reversed to frame all elements. The logo is by Edgardo Santiago and the slogan by Joachim Medroso. They were both picked from more than 5,000 entries in a nationwide contest.
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