Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 273)
The regulations govern the use of the Flag of the United States, the Flag of the Philippines, and the flags of other nations.
They should be displayed on separate staffs with the Flag of the United States on the right.
The two flags may be displayed on a single staff, one on each end of a horizontal crosspiece not less than ten feet in length, with the Flag of the United States on the right from the perspective of a person standing at the shore mast facing seaward or facing the front of a building, or on the north or east of the Flag of the Philippines if in an open area.
All persons present should face the flags, stand at attention, and render an appropriate salute.
They should be displayed on all national holidays and on other historic or special occasions.
They may be displayed together, with the order from right (the flag's own right) to left being the Flag of the United States, the Flag of the Philippines, and then the flags of other countries in the order of precedence fixed by international conventions, protocols, or usage; in their absence, alphabetical order by the official names of the countries applies.
No other flag shall be displayed from the same point of hoist as these flags.
The Flag of the United States shall always be hoisted first and lowered last.
The Flag of the United States is on the marching right (the left of an observer when approaching), the Flag of the Philippines is to the left and next to it, and other flags are to the left of the Philippine flag, following the order of precedence or alphabetical order.
An alien whose nation is at peace with the United States and the Philippines may display his national flag on any building or property owned or rented by him without simultaneously displaying the Flags of the United States or the Philippines unless he is located in a building or property owned or rented by the United States or Philippine Government, where the flags of those countries must be displayed when his country's flag is displayed.