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What if Metro Manila/National Capital Region of the Philippines had its own coat-of-arms? Maybe the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) would like to use it somehow or whatever.

Crest: Three Stars from the National Flag. These represent Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao, and their configuration as a sort of crown signifies the sovereignty of the Nation as a whole over the NCR (this is where a crown usually appears in other coats-of-arms, so it reinforces the Filipino people's supremacy over the Region).

Triangle: The general shape of the NCR's territory. It contains the unmodified arms granted to the City of Manila by King Philip II of Spain on 20 March 1596. The castle tower, which originally represented Castile (and by extension Spain), now stands for the NCR's skyscrapers and economy. The Sea-lion, which originally stood for the city itself, now signifies the national government based in Manila; its appearance is exactly that of the one on the Presidential seal. The colours match those of the Flag, but unlike the Flag the red-over-blue does not mean the Philippines is at war as it simply follows the original arms.

Black and white waves: Since the triangle represents the NCR, the two sides represent Laguna de Bay (sinister) and Manila Bay (dexter). Black was chosen since light blue would merge with the triangle's blue field, while brown (the muddy colour of the waters) is ugly. I later thought a line should have separated the blue and red fields to represent the River Pasig, but that would imply division when the point is inter-city unity.

Supporters: A wreath of cadena de amor (Antigonon leptopus ), which the present MMDA named as the regional flower. The sixteen large blossoms represent the NCR's cities (City of Manila, Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabón, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupà, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon City, San Juan, Taguíg, and Valenzuela), while a small blossom on the sinister side ('Eastwards' if the triangle were a map) represents Pateros, the only municipality. Used a laurel wreath template and the White Rose of York as bases, since the latter looks close to a cadena de amor.

PS: Sorry for the shoddy work, as I'm still a novice at photo editing. Also tried to follow the Rules of Tincture.

Description
What if Metro Manila/National Capital Region of the Philippines had its own coat-of-arms? Maybe the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) would like to use it somehow or whatever.

Crest: Three Stars from the National Flag. These represent Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao, and their configuration as a sort of crown signifies the sovereignty of the Nation as a whole over the NCR (this is where a crown usually appears in other coats-of-arms, so it reinforces the Filipino people's supremacy over the Region).

Triangle: The general shape of the NCR's territory. It contains the unmodified arms granted to the City of Manila by King Philip II of Spain on 20 March 1596. The castle tower, which originally represented Castile (and by extension Spain), now stands for the NCR's skyscrapers and economy. The Sea-lion, which originally stood for the city itself, now signifies the national government based in Manila; its appearance is exactly that of the one on the Presidential seal. The colours match those of the Flag, but unlike the Flag the red-over-blue does not mean the Philippines is at war as it simply follows the original arms.

Black and white waves: Since the triangle represents the NCR, the two sides represent Laguna de Bay (sinister) and Manila Bay (dexter). Black was chosen since light blue would merge with the triangle's blue field, while brown (the muddy colour of the waters) is ugly. I later thought a line should have separated the blue and red fields to represent the River Pasig, but that would imply division when the point is inter-city unity.

Supporters: A wreath of cadena de amor (Antigonon leptopus ), which the present MMDA named as the regional flower. The sixteen large blossoms represent the NCR's cities (City of Manila, Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabón, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupà, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon City, San Juan, Taguíg, and Valenzuela), while a small blossom on the sinister side ('Eastwards' if the triangle were a map) represents Pateros, the only municipality. Used a laurel wreath template and the White Rose of York as bases, since the latter looks close to a cadena de amor.

PS: Sorry for the shoddy work, as I'm still a novice at photo editing. Also tried to follow the Rules of Tincture.