First Official Filipino Flag
| At the Naic Assembly of March 17, 1897, the Katipunan military leaders decided to adopt a flag with a new design. This new flag was red and depicted a white sun with eight rays and a face. This flag became the first official flag of the Filipinos. The flag was used for less than a year because the Filipino leaders signed a truce with Spanish authorities on December 14 to 15, 1897. |
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