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1.The Flag of the Revolution. The three
K's stood for Kataas-taasang Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng
Bayan or "Most High and Most Sacred Society of the Sons of the People" |
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2. An Early Version
of the Katipunan Flag. It had three K's arranged in an
equilateral triangle. |
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3. Flag With Only
One "K" at the Center. All versions had a red background to
denote the revolutionary character of the Katipunan. |
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4. Bonifacio's Flag.
Made by women members of the Katipunan just before the revolution, this
flag was first used at the Cry of Pugad Lawin whicn took place on August
23, 1896. Supremo Andres Bonifacio's ceremonial war standards from 1892
- 1896. |
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5. Official Flag of
the De Facto Government. (Conceived after the Magdiwang and the
Magdalo Council's merger). The eight rays of the sun represented Manila,
Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Laguna, Cavite and Batangas. At
the center of the sun was the ancient Filipino alphabet K for "Kalayaan". |
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6. First Official
Revision. The flag was revised and also declared as the
official flag of the Philippine Government and its forces in the Naic,
Cavite Assembly on March 17, 1897. |
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7. Llanera's Flag.
The flag used by General Mariano Llanera in San Isidro, Nueva
Ecija was sometimes called "Bungo ni Llanera" (Llanera's skull).
According to stories, Llanera derived his design from the Katipunan
initiation rites using a black hat, white triangle and the letters, Z,
Ll, B. |
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8. Pio del Pilar's
Flag. Called Bandila ng Matagumpay (Victorious flag), Pio del
Pilar's flag carried eight rays in the rising sun to symbolize the first
eight provinces that were put under martial law by the Spanish
authorities. |
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9. Gregorio del
Pilar's Flag. This was the first among the Katipunan flags to
use three colors: red, blue and black. The tri-color flag was used in
the Battle of Pasong Balite, Bulacan and his last stand, Battle of Tirad
Pass, Ilocos Sur on December 2, 1899. According to del Pilar, the design
was patterned after the flag of Cuba, then in revolt against Spain. |
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10. The Present
Flag. The present national flag has adopted the features of all
the previous Katipunan flags. It was waved in the balcony of General
Aguinaldo's six weeks after the Battle of Manila Bay. To set the
standard size and colors, then Pres. Manuel L. Quezon issued Executive
Order No. 23 on March 25, 1936 |
