Two hands in a handclasp – one hand obviously belongs to a native while the other belongs to a foreigner. Viewed within the context of the Philippine history, the foreigner must be Spanish. The handclasp generally connotes friendship and hospitality. In its broader sense, it could mean the proverbial meeting of the East and the West.
The Cross and the Spanish. galleons are allusion to its historical past; the discovery of the Philippines by Magellan in the service of the Spanish Crown and the First Christian Mass on the Philippine soil on Easter Sunday, March 31. 1521.
The abaca and coconut leaves represent the two major products of the province.
Pineapple also counts as an important symbol especially in Ormoc city since it is one of crops that they grow there.