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The Philippine Flag.

The Philippines flag has emerged earlier and is different from what it is now. The very first flag was designed by Andres Bonifacio, a hero that lead Filipinos to a revolution against Spaniards. This flag was then called the Bonifacio flag. Several flags followed after when he formed a revolutionary group called KKK (i know, it's crazy) which means Kataastaasan Kagalanggalangan Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan. Llanera’s flag came out and eventually followed by Pio del Pilar’s flag. Gregorio del Pilar’s flag came out and then the Magdiwang flag

The present design of the flag was implemented by Emilio Aguinaldo, who, during his exile in Hongkong, requested Marcela Agoncillo to sew it.  When finished, the flag was raised during the proclamation of Philippine Independence in Kawit, Cavite on June 12, 1898. Its last public display was during the death of Emilio Aguinaldo in 1964.

Manuel L. Quezon standardized the Philippine flag’s size and color through an executive order in March 25, 1936. The flag has two sides, blue for peace and red for courage that merge into a white triangle with a sun and three stars. The eight rays of the sun represent the provinces that led the revolution of 1896, while the stars stand for the main islands of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao

image from www.gov.ph


Did you know? The flags color will change if the country is at war. The red color will go on top and the blue on the bottom. Crazy, huh?