One of the most popular uses of a flag is to symbolize a nation or country.Some national flags have been particularly inspirational to other nations, countries, or subnational entities in the design of their own flags.
The National Flag of the Philippines (Tagalog: Pambansang Watawat ng Pilipinas) is a horizontal bicolour with equal bands of Royal blue and Scarlet red, and with a white equilateral triangle at the hoist; in the centre of the triangle is a golden yellow sun with eight primary rays, each containing three individual rays; and at each vertex of the triangle is a five-pointed golden yellow star.
This flag is unique in that it can indicate a state of war depending on the manner in which it is displayed.
The modern design of the Philippine flag was conceptualized by President Emilio Aguinaldo during his exile in Hong Kong in 1897.
The first flag was sewn by Marcela Marino de Agoncillo with the help of her daughter Lorenza and Delfina Herbosa de Natividad (a niece of Propagandista José Rizal). It was displayed in battle on May 28, 1898.
The flag was formally unfurled during the proclamation of independence on June 12, 1898 in Kawit, Cavite.
However, a Manila Times article by Augusto de Viana, Chief History Researcher, National Historical Institute, mentions assertions in history textbooks and commemorative rites that the flag was first raised in Alapan, Imus, Cavite, on May 28, 1898, citing Presidential Proclamation No. 374, issued by then-President Diosdado Macapagal on March 6, 1965.
The article goes on to claim that historical records indicate that the first display of the Philippine flag took place in Cavite City, when General Aguinaldo displayed it during the first fight of the Philippine Revolution.
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