The New Banag-Banag Logo
Banag-banag,
the Visayan term for “sunrise”
has a new logo.
Its
colours - red for love, blue for peace and yellow for hope
represent the colours of the Philippine flag.
The
round logo symbolizes a ship's porthole: a window from where the
traveler looks towards the horizon- there one sees the dawn of a new
day, in a new country.
The
Banag-banag letters lean forward - symbolizing the waves of the sea -
the forward moving waves underscore Filipino dynamism in Australia.
The
rising sun’s 9
rays represent the 9 major Philippine islands –
7
from the Visayas and one each for Luzon and Mindanao.
The
rays also reflect the Opera House sails
- catching the southern star:
Overall, the logo is a trip back in time when we –you and I – and all of
us, saw the rising Australian sun the first time.
It
is a snapshot of the migrant’s safe arrival.
The
logo of Banag-banag, symbolizes the dawn of
a new day in a new home.
In
closing friends, here’s my wish and prayer to us all:
"From your porthole may you see seas unruffled and skies of blue.
But when the winds come, have faith that He who sent you will
keep you on course." God
bless us all.
