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Official Seal of the City of Baliwag. The City of Baliwag shall have an official seal. It shall be circular in form with the dominant colors of green and blue representing the City's vision to promote economic and social progress, sustainable development, and technological advancement.
The year 2022 at the center upper part of the official seal indicates the year that Baliwag became a component City. The building structure represents the facade of the town's seat of government. On top of this image is the year 1733, when Baliwag was founded by the Augustinians.
The official seal shall display rice stalks to indicate that the City of Baliwag maintains its commitment to national food security as one of the top rice yielders in the Province of Bulacan. The Baliwag buntal hat, a product woven in this City and is regarded as superior in quality to other types of buntal hats produced in the country, is likewise depicted in the official seal.
The City of Baliwag may alter its official seal: Provided, That any change of the seal shall be approved by Congress and registered with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
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