Evolution of the Philippine Flag

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Evolution of the Philippine Flag
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Katipunan War (Standard)

• The 1st revolutionary flag of the Katipunan led
  by Andres Bonifacio
• It consisted of a piece of red cloth, kundiman,
  on which where placed in white, the letters, KKK,
  are sometimes arranged in a line and sometimes
  arranged so as to form an equilateral triangle.
• The three Ks stands for Kataastaasan,
  Kagalanggalangan na Katiputan ng mga Anak ng
  Bayan.

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II. Bonifacio War (Standard)

• Bonifacio used for his council (Magdiwang) a war
  in a piece of Kundiman on which was a white sun
  with an indefinite number of rays and the three
  Ks below the sun.
• The sun stood for liberty.

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III. The Revolutionary Flag

• When Bonifdacios council, Magdiwang, united with
  Aguinaldos Magdalo, the 3 Ks were replaced by a
  single K in Tagalog script superimposed on a
  white sun with eight rays around.
• The sun stood for liberty and the eight rays
  represents the eight provinces that first
  revolted against Spain.
• Manila, Tarlac, Bulacan, Cavite, Pampanga, Nueva
  Ecija, Batangas and Laguna

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IV. The Sun Of Liberty

• On March 17, 1897, the Revolutionary Flag was
  again reformed during a conference at Naic,
  Cavite.
• This flag had the mythological sun at the center.

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V. The Lianeras Skull Flag

• General Mariano Lianera of Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, a
  courageous and reckless fighter and one of the
  1st active members of the Katipunan.
• He chose for his battalion a black flag
  superimposed by a skull with cross bones and a K
  all in white.
• This flag did not last long as a war standard,
  but it made a very impressive appeal to the
  imagination of his soldiers.

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VI. Magtagumpay WarStandard

• General Pio del Pilar used a flag consisting of a
  rectangular piece of red cloth with a white
  triangle, at the center of which was a sunburst
  behind a mountain.
• In each corner of the triangle was a letter K.

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VIII. General Gregorio Del Pilars Tricolor

• Gen. Del Pilar designed his flag after the Cuban
  flag.
• His emblem consisted of a rectangular piece of
  cloth, with blue triangle at the side close to
  the staff, a broad red stripe at the top, and
  broad black stripe below.
• Red stood for bravery, blood and war
• Blue for justice for which his soldiers were
  fighting
• Black for death which was the price they were
  willing to pay for the attainment of their
  ideals.

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VIII. The Philippine National Flag

• The current Philippine Flag was 1st hoisted and
  introduced to the Filipino in Kawit, Cavite to
  symbolize the Independence of the Philippines on
  June 12, 1898.