Color And Symbol of The Philippines Flag

The Philippines flag is characterized by mainly three colors, red, blue and white. All these colors are symbolic and hold significance in the country’s state of war and peace. White color of the equilateral triangle on the hoist side symbolizes equality, fraternity and peace. Blue and red panels are equally divided horizontally where the blue symbolizes noble ideals, political purposes, truth and justice whereas the red is embodied with patriotism, bravery, heroism, courage and willingness of the Filipino patriots to sacrifice life for cause of independence.

The white equilateral triangle is mainly dedicated to the rebels who were fighting against Spain in Cuba to attain a complete state of independence. Some even believe that the triangle signifies a souvenir of the Katipunan war because the three Ks of Katipunan were always arranged in a triangular manner.

The white triangle is centered with a golden sun, eight primary rays and three golden stars. The sun at the center signifies a new era of self determination, will power and a keen desire to shed blood for attaining independence. Eight golden rays represent the first eight provinces that stood up against the might of Spanish to overpower them and gain independence. These eight powerful provinces are Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Batangas, Laguna and Nueva Ecija. The three golden stars are five pointed and placed at three corners of the equilateral triangle. These three stars represent the three geographic regions or island groups of the Philippines, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

Interestingly, the ability of displaying the country’s state of war and peace is characterized by the blue and red stripes or panels. In state of peace blue stripe is displayed upwards and in case of war, the red stripe is displayed upwards.

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