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.