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Hi Gilbert,
In order to discover whether or not your Criste ancestors have a coat-of-arms, then you would have to go back to your earliest ancestor and find out if he was bestowed a coat-of-arms.
As you may be aware, individuals are bestowed a coat-of-arms, which usually descend in the direct male line from the earliest armigerous ancestor.
There is no such thing as a "family coat-of-arms." However, individuals from the same family can have differenced coats-of-arms, but coat-of-arms are never referred to as "family coat-of-arms" simply because that infers that an entire family has a coat-of-arms, when in reality, coats-of-arms usually go directly in the male line; although, women can have their own coats-of-arms, and they are known as heraldic heiresses.
An example of a modern-day heraldic heiress is the premiere Lady Mar, titular Countess of Mar, who has a coat-of-arms in her own right. She's a Scottish aristocrat.
I hope this helps to clarify the mysteries surrounding common parlance of coat-of-arms language.
Good luck with your search!
Cyndi's List is an excellent website that can help you locate your Philippines ancestor.
Her website is as follows:
http://www.cyndislist.com
I hope this helps!
Merry Christmas,
Jason Simmons
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