This flag is a former version of the Philippines.
Flag formally unfurled
The flag was formally unfurled during the June 12 proclamation of Philippine independence.
Flag display legalized again
The repeal of the flag ban allowed the Philippine flag to be displayed again in 1919.
Official flag adopted by law
Act No. 2928 adopted the Philippine flag as the official flag of the Philippine Islands.
Flag specifications standardized
Executive Order No. 23 specified the flag’s proportions and elements, including a plain sun and equilateral triangle.
Commonwealth specifications readoptedThis flag
Executive Order No. 17 specified the flag’s design for the Republic of the Philippines on December 13, 1943.
Version from 1943
A short-lived de facto 1943 version preceded Executive Order No. 17’s specifications on December 13.
