Philippines Flag - Official National Symbol and Meaning #209373 (License: Personal Use)

The Philippine flag consists of two equal horizontal bands of royal blue (top) and scarlet red, with a white equilateral triangle at the hoist. Inside the triangle is a golden-yellow sun with eight primary rays, symbolizing the country’s first eight provinces that revolted against Spanish rule, and three five-pointed stars representing Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The flag is flown with the blue field on top during peacetime and reversed (red on top) during wartime.

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