QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 273)
It is an executive issuance by President Manuel L. Quezon prescribing regulations on the use and display of the Flag of the United States, the Flag of the Philippines, and other nations’ flags. It was issued “pending the withdrawal of the sovereignty of the United States over the Philippines,” i.e., to govern flag display during the Commonwealth period under U.S. sovereignty.
They must be displayed on separate staffs, with the Flag of the United States on the right. The same relative-right rule applies on other occasions where the two flags are on separate staffs.
They may be displayed on a single staff, one on each end of a horizontal crosspiece not less than ten feet long and firmly attached near the top of the staff.
The Flag of the United States must be on the right. “Right” is determined by (a) standing at the shore mast and facing seaward, or facing the front of a building, or (b) in an open area, the U.S. flag must be on the north or east of the Philippine flag.
All persons present must face the flags, stand at attention, and render an appropriate salute.
It states that such ceremonies “shall be conducted as prescribed in regulations,” i.e., specific troop ceremonial rules govern, consistent with the EO’s flag positioning and ceremonial requirements.
Yes. It provides that the U.S. flag and the Philippine flag “should be displayed on all national holidays and on other historic or special occasions.”
From right to left: (1) Flag of the United States, (2) Flag of the Philippines, and (3) flags of other countries in the order of precedence fixed by international conventions/protocols/usage; if none, in alphabetical order based on the official names of the respective countries.
No other flag shall be displayed from the same point of hoist as the Flag of the United States and the Flag of the Philippines.
The U.S. flag must always be displayed when the Philippine flag is displayed together with those of foreign nations.
The Flag of the United States must always be hoisted first and lowered last.
U.S. flag: on the marching right (left of an observer when the flag is approaching). Philippine flag: to the left of and next to the U.S. flag. Other flags are to the left of the Philippine flag in the order stated in Paragraph 4.
When there is a line of other flags, the U.S. and Philippine flags may be in front of the center of that line.
On his country’s national holidays and other historic/special occasions, if his nation is at peace with the U.S. and the Philippines, he may display his flag on any building or other property owned or rented by him without simultaneously displaying either the U.S. or Philippine flag.
In that case, the flags of the alien’s country should be displayed only if the flags of the United States and the Philippine Government are always displayed when that alien’s flag is displayed.