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Making of the
Philippine Flag
During his exile in HongKong in 1897,
General Emilio Aguinaldo designed the Filipino flag as it looks today.
The flag was sewn by Doņa Marcela Mariņo de Agoncillo with the help of
her daughter Lorenza and Mrs. Delfina Herbosa de Natividad (niece of Dr.
Jose P. Rizal).
The flag was first raised during the
Declaration of Independence on June 12, 1898 in Kawit, Cavite.
The flag was made of silk with a white
triangle containing a sunburst of eight rays at the center, a
five-pointed star at each angle of the triangle, a blue field and a red
field. The white triangle stands for equality and fraternity; the blue
field for peace, truth and justice; and the red field for patriotism and
valor. The eight rays of the sun stand for the first eight provinces
that the colonizers have put under martial law. The three stars
symbolise Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. |
