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1. An eight rayed sun
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The Sun: represents the beginning of the new era of self determination. The 8 rays on the sun stand for the 8 provinces that rose in the revolt against Spanish rule in the late 19th century. The 3 stars stands for the 3 principal geographic areas of the country: Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao.
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The color in the Flag 1. The color white represents peace and purity.
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One country, two Flags Probably unique in the world is that a country has a flag for peacetime and a flag for wartime. The flag showed above is, let us hope, the one we'll see always. Blue on the top stands for peacetime. In wartime the flag will have the red stripes on the top.
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