In 1998, the Philippine government enacted the Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines. It provided the rules on how to display the flag and what appropriate colors it should contain. It also ...

SHAH ALAM - Flags, as powerful emblems of national identity and pride, are deeply respected, yet displaying them upside down in some countries conveys distinct messages, from signaling distress to ...

The Philippine flag was displayed upside down behind President Benigno Aquino III when he met with President Obama and other leaders of the Assn. of Southeast Asian Nations on Friday.

And directly behind Aquino the American staff placed the Philippines’ flag, well, kind of upside down. (That’s it second from the right in the photo above, the one with all the blue at the ...

MANILA, Philippines — A drone show at the closing ceremony of Palarong Pambansa on Saturday displayed an upside-down Philippine flag — wrongly signaling that the country is at war — leaving ...

The flag, however, was upside down with the red portion on top of the blue. A Philippine flag with the red stripe flown upwards means the country is in a state of war. Asked by a Twitter user why ...

Facebook has apologized for accidentally declaring the Philippines was in a state of war, in what was meant to be an innocuous flag tribute for Independence Day. The social media giant greeted ...

JAKARTA —The Philippine flag was displayed upside down during the bilateral meeting between President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday.

Flipping the flag upside down is used to indicate the country's officially at war. ... The Philippines on Sunday celebrated its 118th year of independence from Spain, ...

The red-white-and-blue Philippine flag adorned with yellow stars was hanging upside down, with red on top instead of blue, when Obama met his counterpart Philippine President Benigno Aquino during ...

The red-white-and-blue Philippine flag adorned with yellow stars was hanging upside down, with red on top instead of blue, when Obama met his counterpart Philippine President Benigno Aquino during ...