philippines flag meaning


philippines flag meaning
what the meaning of the flag of the Philippines?

Two equal horizontal bands of blue (top; representing peace and justice) and red (the representing courage); a white equilateral triangle on the top edge represents equality; the middle of the triangle displays a yellow day with eight major rays, each representing one of the first eight provinces that sought independence from Spain; every corner of the triangle contains a small, yellow, five-pointed star representing the three main geographical branch of the country: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao; the design of the flag dates to 1897, during the war flag was FLOWN turning the red band above

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