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The flags of the provinces of the Philippines are the vexillological devices used by various provincial-level local government units (LGUs) of the country.
The national flag of the Philippines (pambansang watawat ng Pilipinas) is a horizontal bicolor flag with equal bands of royal blue and crimson red, with a white, equilateral triangle at the hoist.
The eight sun rays on the flag symbolize the nation’s struggle for freedom, specifically the eight provinces that were first placed under martial law by the Spanish colonial government in 1896. The flag embodies the country’s core values, including bravery, purity, and unity.
The 8 rays symbolize the first 8 Tagalog provinces that rose up against Spanish colonial rule: Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Laguna, Tarlac, and Batangas.
The flag adapted the mythical sun with a face with eight rays representing the 8 provinces who revolted against the Spaniards: Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Laguna and Batangas; the white triangle of masonry; the three stars; and the red and blue stripes, wherein if red is above the blue, it signifies war.
It bore a golden sun and three golden stars, standing for the three main areas in the Philippines —the Luzon group of islands in the north, the Visayan group in the south, and the main southern island of Mindanao. The eight sun rays were for the provinces where the original anti-Spanish revolt had broken out.
The eight rays of the sun in the Philippine flag represent the eight provinces that initially rebelled against Spain to defend the freedom of the people. These provinces are. Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Laguna, Batangas, and; Cavite. The flag of the Philippines is unique.
The three stars symbolizes the archipelago's three principal islands, Luzon, Panay, and Mindanao. The eight rays of the sun of the flag symbolizes the provinces of Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Manila, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga and Tarlac.
The design adopted the mythical sun (with a face) common to many former Spanish colonies; the triangle of Masonry; the eight rays represent the first 8 provinces that revolted and were put under martial law by the Spaniards during the start of the Philippine Revolution in 1896; the flag was first unfurled with the blue stripe above, but was ...
The eight provinces symbolized responsible by the sun’s rays were: Manila, for ordering the execution of Andres Bonifacio. Bonificio Tarlac, Batangas, Laguna, was charged with treason for inciting rebellion against the Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva new government. Ecija, and Cavite.