MARAWI, Philippines (AP) — Filipinos marked their country's Independence Day by raising the national flag Monday in a southern city where troops pressed assaults to quell a three-week siege by ...

8. Unique Flag Design. The Philippine flag has a unique design where the blue and red fields can be switched. In times of war, the red field is displayed on top, while in times of peace, the blue ...

Forged in the fire of revolution, bathed in the blood of our heroes, and sanctified by usage, the Philippine flag we inherited from Kawit on the afternoon of June 12, 1898, has become so ...

A timeline of the changes on the Philippine Flag courtesy of Malacañang Palace. According to Alvin Alcid, chief researcher of the NHCP, this conflict is rooted in the American period when the ...