Title
Red Stripe Up on Filipino Flag During War
Law
Executive Order No. 386
Decision Date
Dec 17, 1941
Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, orders the Filipino flag to be flown with the red stripe above the blue during wartime to symbolize the nation's valor and determination in the face of emergency.

Q&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 386)

Normally, the stripe above the imaginary horizontal line is blue, and the stripe below is red.

Flying the Filipino Flag with the red stripe on top signifies the valor, firmness, and fortitude of the Filipino people during wartime.

The arrangement is to be maintained for the duration of the existing emergency and until otherwise ordered.

He acted pursuant to the authority vested in him by the Constitution and laws of the Philippines.

Jorge B. Vargas was the Secretary to the President who attested the Executive Order No. 386.

No, the Filipino Flag shall otherwise remain as prescribed under existing laws.

It is the dividing line starting from the third angle of the triangle, running straight left to right, above which the blue stripe and below which the red stripe are normally positioned.

Executive Order No. 386 was signed on December 18, 1941.


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