Later, in 1997, during Corazon Aquino’s government that color change was reversed. During 1985, at the time of Ferdinand Marcos’s reign as President, the authoritarian regime ordered that the dark blue on the flag be changed to a lighter hue to better reflect the earlier versions of the flag. Interestingly, the shade of blue on the flag has been changed several times throughout its history. On July 4, 1946, the Philippines gained independence from the United States under the 1898 flag. Under Japanese rule, the Philippine flag was officially recognized on October 14, 1943. The new Commonwealth of the Philippines readopted the flag in 1936. However, the first republic of the Philippines was suppressed by the United States and the first flag was banned from 1907-1920.

The original design of the official flag of the Republic of Philippines was adopted on June 12, 1898, when the Spanish rule was overthrown by the United States. This early version of the flag was influenced by the Latin nations of Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru as well as different aspects of the American flag. In 1897, he was exiled to British Hong Kong where he designed the Philippine flag. Its initial design was created by Emilio Aguinaldo (1869-1964) who served as a soldier and politician. The Flag of the Philippines has a long and storied history. The flag has a width-to-length ratio of 1:2. The three five-pointed stars at the corners of the triangle represent the three major geographical divisions of the country: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The eight rays protruding from the sun are representative of the provinces of Nueva Ecija, Manila, Pampanga, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, and Bataan (the first eight provinces that sought independence from Spain). The large yellow sun symbolizes freedom, unity, democracy, and sovereignty.

The white triangle represents fraternity, liberty, and equality. The red color symbolizes bravery, courage, and patriotism. The blue color stands for peace, justice, sacrifice, and truth. Each corner of the triangle also contains a small, yellow, five-pointed star. The center of the white triangle displays a yellow sun with eight primary rays jutting out from it. A white equilateral triangle is based on the hoist side of the flag. The National Flag of the Philippines features two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red. The National Flag of the Philippines was officially adopted on June 12, 1898.

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