Facts, Figures, Records, References, and Trivia about the Philippines

[mAiNsTrEaMhunter]

hehehe...i remembered the Cypriot flag. well i really don't know the real score about the ethnic issue among greek and turkish Cypriots but hey, their flag is neutral! a cyprus map on their flag! how about that! hehehe

[mao rong]

Originally Posted by mAiNsTrEaMhunter

hehehe...i remembered the Cypriot flag. well i really don't know the real score about the ethnic issue among greek and turkish Cypriots but hey, their flag is neutral! a cyprus map on their flag! how about that! hehehe

mas maayo......may kahawig na island dito sa pinas...hmmm

[kiretoce]

Post away folks!


Link to Thread 1 in the Archives!

[isagani]

Originally Posted by mAiNsTrEaMhunter

hehehe...i remembered the Cypriot flag. well i really don't know the real score about the ethnic issue among greek and turkish Cypriots but hey, their flag is neutral! a cyprus map on their flag! how about that! hehehe

This was supposed to represent the unity of the entire island, but ended up, de facto, being only the flag of the southern half of the island which are mainly inhabited by Greeks. So in essence this flag, while striving to be a "neutral" symbol, failed in its intent to unite the country. The north is under the control of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (with its own flag), which only has recognition by the government of Turkey but is de facto independent from the actual Cypriot Republic which claims the entire island but only exercises local jurisdiction over the southern half.

The only other national flag which uses an actual map, Kosovo, is not even recognized by all countries as independent, after unilaterally seceding from Serbia.

Again, there are BIG problems with having a map of the Philippines on a flag, and as such should NEVER even be an option:
1. It looks ugly. As a general rule, maps should never appear on a flag, as flags are supposed to already represent the country. Adding a map, which is another representation of the country, is completely redundant.
2. Accurate rendering of the map makes it totally impossible for flag manufacturers to follow specifications. If I were a flag maker it would be more economical for me to print off a copy then just paste it on the flag, rather than deal with all the little nooks and crannies of our 7,100+ islands.
3. Again, regionalism and local interests WILL play a role here. Not for long will one start to hear moaning about how much bigger Luzon is in proportion to Mactan Island (there will be at least some complaining about this, my spidey sense tells me). Or how Luzonians have conspired to delete Lake Mainit or Lake Buluan from the map. Also, if I were living in Cagayancillo, Palawan and my countrymen choose to ignore my small island on the flag, then I should not be called Filipino, right? And because the rest of the country will probably not even bother to depict Taganak island in the national flag, why should an inhabitant of the Turtle Islands municipality even bother paying taxes or pledging allegiance to this flag and the country it redundantly represents?

Seriously, these flag change ideas are ridiculous - rarely having substance yet always filled with superficial ideas about what Filipino citizenship should be.

[mAiNsTrEaMhunter]

well, thanks my friend! your right actually! : okay:

OT: by the way, if cyprus is divided between the greeks and turkish, where is Nicosia, the capital located?

[kevinb]

It is actually located just where the line of demarcation is. It's not because Cyprus wants Nicosia, or locally Lefkosia, to be accessible both to the North and the South but is a result of Turkish invasion. The invasion happened in the 1970's. The invasion transpired when an attempt to unite the island with Greece, by of course Greeks on the island, started. The Turks made a counter attack and had seized the northern portion of the Cypriot Island since then. And until now, as isagani said, the island is still divided.

If you guys want a simpler flag, copy the Libyan flag. A green rectangular banner. That's it. We can choose white for purity. I take that back. Choose black for corruption instead.

[flesh_is_weak]

Originally Posted by Sleepwalker

The simplest is a plain colored flag...How about a white flag?...

Three stars aligned horizontally and placed at the center would do just fine. All stars will be of the same level, both in time of peace and in time of war.

if we change that, then our flag would lose its unique property of being the only flag that can indicate if the nation is in a state of war...unless if we do away with the white field and make it a horizontal tri-color where the red and blue bands can be interchanged...but what for? our flag is good the way it is now, sans the 9th ray

of course, if the opportunity presents itself, i would not hesitate transferring my allegiance to a flag representing an independent Visayas (or Cebu)

[kevinb]

Originally Posted by flesh_is_weak

if we change that, then our flag would lose its unique property of being the only flag that can indicate if the nation is in a state of war...unless if we do away with the white field and make it a horizontal tri-color where the red and blue bands can be interchanged...but what for? our flag is good the way it is now, sans the 9th ray

Sans the 9th ray. And no independent Visayas or Cebu at that. The Philippine flag is already good. And the Philippine geographic identity is good.

[mAiNsTrEaMhunter]

Originally Posted by kevinb

Sans the 9th ray. And no independent Visayas or Cebu at that. The Philippine flag is already good. And the Philippine geographic identity is good.

why insert that issue?

[kevinb]

Originally Posted by mAiNsTrEaMhunter

why insert that issue?

Ayan na.

Because the Philippines is supposed to be a single nation with no other nations/entities coming out of it. And you may wanna read entirely what flesh is weak has posted and you'll know where that came from.

[TheAvenger]

Perhaps we should remove the present sun and rays and to be replace by this Katipunan flag. This mentioned Katipunan flag have about 15 rays, tamang tama sa mga region na gustong ma-represent or puwede pang dagdagan ang rays nitong Katipunan flag.






or itong hammer and sickle flag na nag symbolize ng industrial workers and farmers ang ipalit sa present sun and ray.

[mao rong]

Originally Posted by TheAvenger

Perhaps we should remove the present sun and rays and to be replace by this Katipunan flag. This mentioned Katipunan flag have about 15 rays, tamang tama sa mga region na gustong ma-represent or puwede pang dagdagan ang rays nitong Katipunan flag.






or itong hammer and sickle flag na nag symbolize ng industrial workers and farmers ang ipalit sa present sun and ray.

ayoko......

[kevinb]

Originally Posted by TheAvenger

or itong hammer and sickle flag na nag symbolize ng industrial workers and farmers ang ipalit sa present sun and ray.

Keep in mind that the hammer and sickle emblem is directly connected with the former Soviet Union, which was a communist state. The Philippines never embraced communism so if that will be one of the choices should the Philippine flag be entirely changed, I'm sure it will be set aside.

[mwg12a]

Ang laki ng problema natin dito. Basta ako, kung saan ang flag, it can state that a man can have 5 wives or so legally, i'm all for it, that would keep me busy 7 days aweek , although i'll take a break on holidays.. LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO

[amendercabal2]

Originally Posted by TheAvenger

Perhaps we should remove the present sun and rays and to be replace by this Katipunan flag. This mentioned Katipunan flag have about 15 rays, tamang tama sa mga region na gustong ma-represent or puwede pang dagdagan ang rays nitong Katipunan flag.

why did they reduce the sun's rays to 8?

[Sleepwalker]

I think, they're on cost cutting that time....

And 8 is a lucky number for Chinese(Hongkong), where the flag was outsourced.

[mao rong]

Originally Posted by Sleepwalker

I think, they're on cost cutting that time....

And 8 is a lucky number for Chinese(Hongkong), where the flag was outsourced.

ah kaya pala....

[jpdm]

Wag nang baguhin ang flag, i-highlight na lang sa history books ang role played by our Muslim brothers.

[Igsuonnimo]

Nanogram


Kuha ko ito sa isa sa mga bags ng DOT

[mao rong]

Originally Posted by Igsuonnimo

Nanogram


Kuha ko ito sa isa sa mga bags ng DOT

9 rays?