Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 23)
The purpose of Executive Order No. 23 is to establish the description and specifications of the Philippine National Flag to ensure uniformity and avoid irregularities and discrepancies in its making by civil and military branches of the government.
Executive Order No. 23 was promulgated by Manuel L. Quezon, then President of the Philippines.
Section one, Article XIII of the Constitution, which prescribes what the Philippine National Flag should be but does not provide detailed descriptions.
Act Numbered Two Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Eight, which describes the construction of the Filipino Flag but lacked detailed specifications.
The maximum length of the flag is twice its width.
The minimum length is twice the altitude of the equilateral triangle on the flag.
Any side of the equilateral triangle is as long as the width of the flag.
The sun is a solid golden sunburst with eight rays equally spaced. The sun's diameter is one-fifth the width (D = w/5). Each ray has one major beam, twice as broad as the minor beams on either side, with the major beam length R = 5/9 D and minor beam length r = 4/5 R.
Three five-pointed golden stars of equal size. Each star has one point directed to the vertex of the angle enclosing it. The diameter of the circumscribed circle of each star is 5/9 D, the diameter of the inscribed circle is 2/9 D, and each star is located at a distance of D/2 from each corner.
The canvas-trimmed edge is approximately D/5 wide and is not counted in measuring the length of the flag.
Flags made of silk will be trimmed on three edges with a knotted fringe of yellow silk D/5 wide.
The text of Executive Order No. 23 does not explicitly provide for enforcement mechanisms or penalties for non-compliance in the excerpt given.