EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 23

: The maximum length of the Philippine National Flag is twice its width.
: The minimum length of the flag is twice the altitude of the equilateral triangle on the hoist side.
: Each side of the equilateral triangle is as long as the width of the flag.
: The sun must be a solid golden sunburst without any markings, with eight rays equally spaced, and the diameter of the sun is 1/5 the width of the flag.
: Each of the eight rays has one major beam, twice as broad as the minor beams on either side; the major beam length is 5/9 diameter of the sun, and the minor beam length is 4/5 the length of the major beam.
: There are three five-pointed golden stars of equal size, each inscribed in a circle with diameter 5/9 the diameter of the sun, placed near each corner of the triangle with a distance of half the diameter of the sun from each corner.
: Each star has one point directed to the vertex of the angle enclosing it.
: The canvas-trimmed edge on the left of the triangle is approximately 1/5 the diameter of the sun in width and is not counted in measuring the length of the flag.
: Yes, flags made of silk are trimmed on three edges with a knotted fringe of yellow silk, and the fringe width is 1/5 the diameter of the sun.