<page_title> National symbols of the Philippines </page_title> <section_title> Official </section_title> <table> <cell> National sport and martial art <col_header> Type </col_header> <col_header> Declared through Republic Act No. 8491 and the Philippine Constitution </col_header> <col_header> Coat of arms </col_header> <col_header> Great Seal </col_header> <col_header> National anthem </col_header> <col_header> National flag </col_header> <col_header> National language </col_header> <col_header> National motto </col_header> <col_header> Declared through executive orders and other Republic Acts </col_header> <col_header> National bird </col_header> <col_header> National flower </col_header> <col_header> National gem </col_header> <col_header> National sign language </col_header> </cell> <cell> Arnis (Eskrima/Kali) <col_header> Symbol </col_header> <col_header> Declared through Republic Act No. 8491 and the Philippine Constitution </col_header> <col_header> Declared through executive orders and other Republic Acts </col_header> <row_header> National sport and martial art </row_header> </cell> <cell> 11 December 2009 <col_header> Adopted </col_header> <col_header> Declared through Republic Act No. 8491 and the Philippine Constitution </col_header> <col_header> Declared through executive orders and other Republic Acts </col_header> <row_header> National sport and martial art </row_header> </cell> <cell> Republic Act No. 9850 <col_header> Legal basis </col_header> <col_header> Declared through Republic Act No. 8491 and the Philippine Constitution </col_header> <col_header> Declared through executive orders and other Republic Acts </col_header> <row_header> National sport and martial art </row_header> </cell> </table>
In 2009, Arnis was declared as the National sport and martial art through Republic Act 9850.