This is the Philippines flag, and there is a very interesting history concerning the Filipino flag.The blue color stands for peace, truth and justice, the red stands for patriotism and valor, the white for equality and fraternity.
The Eight rays symbolizes the eight provinces which first sought independence from Spain. And the three stars represent the three major geographical divisions of the country (Visayas, Luzon & Mindano).
I was also recently told by a friend that the flag is that it is displayed with the blue field on top in times of peace, but in times of war, it will be swapped and the red field will be at the top!Interesting!
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