Flag of The Philippines as of 1987

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This is the Flag of the Philippines

Flag Description of the Philippines:

• There are two equal horizontal bands
  • blue (top; representing peace and justice)
  • red (representing courage)
• a white equilateral triangle based on the hoist side represents equality
• the center of the triangle displays a yellow sun with eight primary rays, each representing one of the first eight provinces that sought independence from Spain
  • Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Manila, Nueva Ecija, and Pampanga
• each corner of the triangle contains a small, yellow, five-pointed star representing the three major geographical divisions of the country:
  • Luzon
  • Visayas
  • Mindanao

The design of the flag dates to 1897; in wartime the flag is flown upside down with the red band at the top.

1987 Flag of the Philippines

The image below is what the 1987 Philippines Constitution wants the flag of the Philippines to look like. It is an insult to the filipino people. The constitution does not refer to Mindanao as "Mindanao" anymore. The constitution refers to it as "Muslim Mindanao".

Flag Description of the Philippines

• There are two equal horizontal bands
  • blue (top; representing peace and justice)
  • red (representing courage)
• a white equilateral triangle based on the hoist side represents equality
• the center of the triangle displays a yellow sun with eight primary rays, each representing one of the first eight provinces that sought independence from Spain
  • Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Manila, Nueva Ecija, and Pampanga
• each corner of the triangle contains two small yellow, five-pointed star and a crescent/star representing the three major geographical divisions of the country:
  • The two stars:
    • Luzon
    • Visayas
  • The crescent and star
    • Muslim Mindanao

The original design of the flag dates to 1897; in wartime the flag is flown upside down with the red band at the top.

In 1987 The Philippine Constitution no longer referred to Mindanao as Mindanao alone, it refers to it as Muslim Mindanao.