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Flag Heraldic
Code of the
Philippines
Learning Objectives
• recognize R.A. 8491 and its provisions;

• explain the importance of flag and other

national symbols;

• identify the steps on how to properly fold the

Philippine flag;

• promote nationalism among youth.

Table of contents

1 Philippine Flag 2 Flag History 3 Flag Construction

4 Flag Protocol 5 Half-mast 6 Folding the Flag

Other Rules on the Display of the

7 Prohibited Acts 8 Philippine Flag
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• Our national flag is the symbol of our country.
• It shows our unity as a people.
• It stands for our high ideals and noble heritage.
• A flag is a sacred and respected feature of the nation which it
represents.
• Philippine national flag is said to be the primary symbol of the
nation’s camaraderie, sovereignty, solidarity and unity.

 FLAG HISTORY • horizontal bicolor with equal bands of

blue and red, and white equilateral
triangle based at the hoist side,
• golden yellow sun with eight primary
rays
• Manila, Bulacan Pampanga, Nueva
Ecija, Tarlac, Laguna, Batangas
and Cavite
• conceptualized by Emilio Aguinaldo.
• The first flag was sewn in Hongkong
by Marcela Agoncillo, her daughter
Lorenza, and Dona Delfina Herbosa
de Natividad

FLAG CONSTRUCTION
 FLAG PROTOCOL
• The flag should be displayed in all
government buildings, official residences,
public plazas, and schools every day
throughout the year.
• FLAG DAYS
• May 28 (national Flag day)
• June 12 (Independence day)
• all offices, agencies, and
instrumentalities of government,
business establishments, institutions
of learning, and private homes are
enjoined to display the flag.

 Section 9 of RA 8491
The Philippine flag must be permanently hoisted and illuminated at night at the following
locations:
1. Malaca ang Palace,
2. The Congress of the Philippine buildings (Senate and House of Representatives)
3. Supreme Court of the Philippine Building
4. The Rizal Monument
5. Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite
6. Barasain Shrine in Malolos, Bulacan
7. Tomb of theUnknown Soldiers in La Union, Libingan ng mgaBayani in Makati)
8. Mauseleo de losVeteranos de la Revolucion
9. All international ports of entry
10.All other places as may be designated by the National Historical Commission of the
Philippines (NHCP).
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Malaca ang Supreme

Palace Court

Rizal
Congress Monument

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Aguinaldo Tomb of the
Shrine Unknown
Soldier

Barasain Mausoleo de los Veteranos

Churh de la Revolucion






 International Places
Ports of Entry designated by
the NHCP

 HALF MAST
• a sign or mourning
• Death of the president or a former
President
• half-mast for 10 days.
• Death of the Vice President
• half-mast for 7 days.
• death of other persons to be
determined by the NHCP
• half-mast < 7 days.

 HALF MAST
• When flown at half-mast, the flag
should be first hoisted to the peak for
a moment then lowered to the half-
mast position.
• It should be raised to the peak again
before it is lowered for the day.

 FLAG FOLDING
1. Hold the flag at each of its four corners and
pull it taut. The folder holds the corners at
the end with the blue and red fields.

2. Fold the flag in half, lengthwise, with red

field covering the blue field. Pull it taut
again making sure the open side’s edges are
flush with one another.

3. Fold it in half again, the closed side over the

open side, again maintaining the flattening
tension and parallel, flush edges on the open
side. The blue field should now be
displayed face up.

 FLAG FOLDING
1. Hold the flag at each of its four corners and
pull it taut. The folder holds the corners at
the end with the blue and red fields.

2. Fold the flag in half, lengthwise, with red

field covering the blue field. Pull it taut
again making sure the open side’s edges are
flush with one another.

3. Fold it in half again, the closed side over the

open side, again maintaining the flattening
tension and parallel, flush edges on the open
side. The blue field should now be
displayed face up.

 FLAG FOLDING
4. Take the closed side’s blue field corner and
fold it over the open side such that what
was the bottom edge is now parallel and
flush with the open side forming a right
triangle (with 900).

5. At the right angle, fold the flag again such

that a new right triangle is formed, still
keeping the open edges parallel.

6. Fold the right–angled corner of the new

triangle over such that it forms a new right
triangle with what had been the bottom
edge now flush with the side of the flag
below it.

 PROHIBITED ACTS

1. Defacing or ridiculing the flag by

dipping the flag as a salute, or
adding additional marks
on the flag;


 PROHIBITED ACTS

2. As a drapery, festoon, tablecloth, a

covering, or as part of a costume or
a uniform;
 PROHIBITED ACTS

3. As a trademark or for commercial or

agricultural labels or designs;
 PROHIBITED ACTS

4. As part of merchandise or in any

advertisement or infomercial; and



 PROHIBITED ACTS

5. As a pennant in the hood, side, back

and top of motor vehicles.


 PROPER DISPLAY
1. On board naval vessels, the flag shall be displayed on the flagstaff at the stern when the ship is at
anchor. The Flag shall be hoisted to the gaff at the after mast when the ship is at sea.

2. On all aircraft with a Philippine registry, the Philippine Flag shall be prominently displayed
horizontally on its fuselage with the hoist side pointing the forward direction.

3. The flagpole must not be of equal height or higher than the Independence Flagpole at the Rizal
Park, Manila (107ft).