QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 82)
EO No. 82 amends Executive Order No. 321 (dated June 12, 1950), which prescribed the Code of the National Flag and the National Anthem. The purpose of EO 82 is to amend Paragraph 14 of EO 321 regarding prohibitions on how the national flag may be used, displayed, or altered.
EO No. 82 specifically amends Paragraph 14 of Executive Order No. 321.
It prohibits printing or imprinting on the flag, marred by advertisement, any form of desecration, and using or displaying tattered or worn-out flags.
No. It states that the flag shall not be worn as a whole or part of a costume.
It provides that no imprint shall be made on the flag and it shall not be marred by advertisement (i.e., no advertisements or related alterations that mar the flag).
No. Paragraph 14 states that no tattered or worn-out flag shall at any time be used or displayed.
The flag shall not be used as a pennant in the hood or any part of a motor vehicle, except in celebration of Independence Day or on other patriotic occasions as designated by the President.
The exceptions are: (1) celebration of Independence Day, and (2) other patriotic occasions as the President may designate.
The President of the Philippines is empowered to designate other patriotic occasions.
It prohibits using or displaying any flag that is tattered or worn-out.
While the text does not define desecration, it expressly prohibits the flag from being “in any manner desecrated,” which includes actions that degrade the flag’s dignity, such as imprinting, advertisements that mar it, or other prohibited uses.
It was signed by President Diosdado Macapagal and countersigned by Calixto O. Zaldivar, Acting Executive Secretary.
EO No. 82 amends Paragraph 14 by substituting it with the text provided in EO No. 82, thereby changing the applicable rules on the national flag’s use and display.
Yes. The President may designate additional patriotic occasions, and during those occasions the flag may be used as a pennant in the hood or parts of a motor vehicle.