Maka-Diyos, Maka-tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa

Derived from the last four lines of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Philippine Flag, it was adopted on February 12, 1998, with the passage of Republic Act No.

The motto has been interpreted as embodying a set of common core Filipino values, with each of the four being connected to one another.

[5] Columnist Bobit Avila of the Philippine Star interpreted the motto as showing that Filipinos love God first before anything else.

[6] Another columnist, Kay Malilong Isberto of The Freeman, the Cebu City-based sister paper of the Star, meanwhile explains that the motto represents the duties of good Filipino citizens.

[11] The national motto is inscribed in the Great Seal of the Philippines and the last part of the Pledge of Allegiance:

Maka-Diyos, Maka-Tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa incorporated into the Great Seal of the Philippines .