MANILA, (PIA) -- The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has released a new logo, which the agency will start using effective Thursday, April 13, 2023, it said in a social media post.

"The new logo showcases the Philippine flag's sun and three stars representing Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, a quill pen symbolizing writing and communication, and lightning which stands for faster and efficient news delivery," the PCO said in Filipino in a social media post.

The PCO, the lead communications arm of the government, is led by Secretary Cheloy Garafil, a lawyer and a former journalist.

Some comments on social media about the logo, however, expressed some of the public's reactions.

For netizen Andres Teves, it is a "logo of national and international excellence..."

"Hope we can get more news about what PBBM (President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.) and his government is doing on a very broad scale so that all Filipinos will know how hard our government is working for the people and country accross all possible mediums of communication," said netizen Nancy Yap Ramirez.

"The font and feather make this new seal feminist-style," according to netizen Patrick Roque. (PIA-NCR)