EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 386

: Executive Order No. 386 is an order issued by President Manuel L. Quezon placing the red stripe of the Filipino flag on top during the present emergency, specifically for the duration of the then-existing war emergency.
: Under existing laws, the stripes of the Filipino flag are arranged with the blue stripe above the imaginary horizontal line and the red stripe below, indicating peace.
: The order mandated that during the current emergency, the Filipino flag must be flown with the red stripe above and the blue stripe below to signify war or emergency conditions.
: Flying the flag with the red stripe on top denotes valor, firmness, and fortitude with which the Filipino people aim to prosecute the war to victory.
: It must be flown with the red stripe above for the duration of the existing emergency and until otherwise ordered.
: Only the President of the Philippines or an authorized successor can order changes to the arrangement stipulated in the Executive Order.
: The stripes above and below the imaginary horizontal line of the quadrangular bunting starting from the third angle of the triangle to the right border are mentioned.
: No, the Filipino flag shall remain as prescribed under existing laws in all other respects except for the repositioning of the stripes during the emergency.
: Jorge B. Vargas, the Secretary to the President, also signed the order.