Flag of Philippines
Facts, history and meaning about the flag of Philippines
Philippines is located in Asia.
The official ISO 3166 code for Philippines is:
The flag of the Philippines has, on its left-hand side, a white triangle with three golden stars and a sun with eight rays in the center of the triangle.
Furthermore, the flag has two parts horizontally, the upper one is blue, while the lower one is red. The flag has existed for a very long time, since the 19th of May, 1898; it has been around for over a hundred years. The sun on the flag symbolizes independence.
In the 19th century, eight provinces in the country rose in revolt against Spain, for liberty, and therefore the sun has eight rays on the flag, one for each province.
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Philippines flag coloring page
Printable coloring page
Coloring page for the flag of Philippines. Print it and fill it with colors! Perfect entertainment for the kids or in school. The coloring page is a PDF-file that is ready to use in a printer.
Philippines flag, printable
Download and print the flag of Philippines
You can download the image of this flag. The file format is PNG.
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