Every flag has its symbols, what about this flag?
The flag was designed in 1898 after the Americans and Spaniards ended their war and the United States promised an independence. It was only in 1946 that the independence was completed.
The symbols of the flag
an eight rayed sun three golden stars a red stripe a blue stripe a white triangle
The sun represents the beginning of a new era of self determination.
The 8 rays on the sun stand for the 8 provinces that rose in revolt against Spanish rule in the late 19th century.
The 3 stars stands for the 3 principal geographic areas of the country; Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao.
The colours in the flag
The colour white represents peace and purity The red stripe represents courage and bravery The blue stripe is for noble ideals
One country, two flags!
Probably unique in the world is that a country has a flag for peacetime and a flag for wartime. The flag showed above is, let us hope, the one we'll see always. Blue on the top stands for peacetime. In wartime the flag will have the red stripe on the top.
Language: Tagalog
Bayang magiliw, perlas ng silanganan.
Alab ng puso, sa dibdib mo'y buhay.
Lupang hinirang, duyan ka ng magiting
Sa manlulupig, di ka pasisiil.
Sa dagat at bundok, sa simoy at
sa langit mong bughaw,
may dilag ang tula at awit
sa paglayang minamahal.
Ang kislap ng watawat mo'y
tagumpay na nagniningning.
Ang bituin at araw niya
kailan pa may di magdidilim.
Lupa ng araw, ng lualhati't pagsinta,
buhay ay langit sa piling mo.
Aming ligaya na pag may mang-aapi,
ang mamatay ng dahil sa iyo
Alab ng puso, sa dibdib mo'y buhay.
Lupang hinirang, duyan ka ng magiting
Sa manlulupig, di ka pasisiil.
Sa dagat at bundok, sa simoy at
sa langit mong bughaw,
may dilag ang tula at awit
sa paglayang minamahal.
Ang kislap ng watawat mo'y
tagumpay na nagniningning.
Ang bituin at araw niya
kailan pa may di magdidilim.
Lupa ng araw, ng lualhati't pagsinta,
buhay ay langit sa piling mo.
Aming ligaya na pag may mang-aapi,
ang mamatay ng dahil sa iyo
English Version
Land of the morning
Child of the sun returning
With fervor burning
Thee do our souls adore.
Land dear and holy,
Cradle of noble heroes,
Ne'er shall invaders
Trample thy sacred shores.
Ever within thy skies and through thy clouds
And o'er thy hills and seas;
Do we behold thy radiance, feel the throb
Of glorious liberty.
Thy banner dear to all hearts
Its sun and stars alright,
Oh, never shall its shining fields
Be dimmed by tyrants might.
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