What is Flag of the Philippines?
{{no sources|date=December 2019}} [[File:Flag of the Philippines.svg|thumb|The flag of the Philippines]] [[File:War Flag of the Philippines.svg|thumb|The flag of the Philippines during war]] The '''Flag of the Philippines''' has two [[wikt:horizontal|horizontal]] bands colored royal [[blue]] and [[red]]. The blue color symbolizes peace while red is for bravery. It also has a [[triangle]] on its left side, which is white in color that symbolizes cleanliness, with an 8-rayed [[sun]] and 3 [[star]]s, which are all yellow in color. The three stars symbolizes the archipelago's three principal islands, [[Luzon]], [[Visayas]], and [[Mindanao]]. The eight rays of the sun of the flag symbolizes the provinces of [[batangas (province)|Batangas]], [[Bulacan]], [[Cavite]], [[Laguna (province) | Laguna]], [[Manila]], [[Nueva Ecija]], [[Pampanga]] and [[Tarlac]]. They were the first 8 provinces to be placed under Martial Law by Spain when the [[Philippine Revolution]] began since they were the first 8 who have fought against the Spanish colonial rule. The flag of the Philippines when hoisted upside-down shows that the country is at [[war]]. The flag was designed by [[Emilio Aguinaldo]]. {{Asia topic|Flag of|title=[[Flags of Asia]]}} [[Category:National flags|Philippines]] [[Category:National symbols of the Philippines]] {{asia-stub}}