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Flag of the Philippines
The flag of the Philippines
War Flag of the Philippines
The flag of the Philippines during war

The Flag of the Philippines has two horizontal bands colored royal blue and scarlet. It also has a triangle on its left side with an 8-rayed sun and three stars. The three stars symbolizes the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The 8 rays of the sun of the flag symbolizes the provinces of Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Laguna and Batangas. The latter group were the first to be placed under Martial Law by Spain when the Philippine Revolution began. The flag of the Philippines can be also hoisted upside-down to show that the country is at war. The flag was designed by Emilio Aguinaldo.

Images for kids

  • Philippine Flag Color Change

    Changes to the shade of blue of the Philippine flag from left to right: Azul Oscuro (1898); National Flag Blue (1955); Oriental Blue (1985); National Flag Blue (1986); and Royal Blue (1998)

  • Flags of the Philippine Revolution

    Nine of the Katipunan flags often cited as part of the "Evolution of the Philippine Flag" series

  • Feliciano Jocson

    Feliciano Jocson

  • Philippines flag

    Flag of the Philippines at the Philippine International Convention Center

  • Amorsolo's The Making of the Philippine Flag

    The detail of Fernando Amorsolo's The Making of the Philippine flag depicting Agoncillo and company's manual sewing

  • History of the Philippine Flag

    History of the Modern Philippine Flag

  • Philippine Flag in half-mast (Rizal Pak, Manila; 2015)

    The Philippine flag at Rizal Park, flown at half-mast on January 30, 2015, during the National Day of Mourning in the aftermath of the Mamasapano clash

  • The Fighting Filipinos - NARA - 534127

    A pro-Allied World War II propaganda poster showing a Philippine soldier holding the national flag with the red field flown upwards.

  • PH4-070416

    Government employees and officials raising their right hand for the pledge of allegiance to the Philippine flag.

  • PH flags near ccp

    Philippine flags on bamboo poles

  • Malacañang Palace (local img)

    Malacañang Palace, the official residence of the President of the Philippines

  • Batasan front qc

    House of Representatives building (Batasang Pambansa Complex)

  • Supreme Court in Manila

    Supreme Court building

  • Rizal Monument at Rizal Park

    Rizal Monument in Luneta, Manila

  • Aguinaldo's Mansion

    Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite

  • Libingan ng Mga Bayani

    Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

  • Mausoleum of the Veterans of the Revolution

    Mausoleo de los Veteranos de la Revolución

  • Aerial view of Manila Port's International Container terminal

    All international ports of entry

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Bandera de Filipinas para niños

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