The Filipino flag is sometimes flown upside-down. Do you know why?

The Filipino flag is sometimes flown upside-down. Do you know why?

Every country has a flag with a distinctive design that is used as a symbol for the country and its people. The study of flags is called vexillology. The very first flags were used to assist military coordination on battlefields, and have since evolved into a general tool for signaling and identification.

Every country has symbolic reasons for the colors they portray on their flags and the symbols that are within. The Philippines is no exception.

The flag of the Philippines is also known as the Three Stars and a Sun. It has two stripes, one royal blue and the other scarlet red. The Filipino flag is flown with the red stripe up in times of war and blue stripe up in times of peace.

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