Our Share In Celebration Of
THE PHILIPPINE CENTENNIAL

	1. THE FLAG OF THE REVOLUTION. The three K's stood for Kataas-taasang Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan or "Most High and Most Sacred Society of the Sons of the People."
	2. AN EARLY VERSION OF THE KATIPUNAN FLAG. It had three K's arranged in an equilateral triangle.
	3. FLAG WITH ONLY ONE "K" AT THE CENTER. All versions had a red background to denote the revolutionary character of the Katipunan.
	4. BONIFACIO'S FLAG. Made by women members of the Katipunan just before the revolution, this flag was first used at the Cry of Pugad Lawin which took place on August 23, 1896. Supremo Andres Bonifacio's ceremonial war standards from 1892 -1896.
	5. OFFICIAL FLAG OF THE DE FACTO GOVERNMENT (Conceived after the Magdiwang and the Magdalo Councils merger). The eight rays of the sun represented Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas. At the center of the sun was the ancient Filipino alphabet K for "Kalayaan."
	6. FIRST OFFICIAL REVISION. The flag was revised and also declared as the official flag of the Philippine Government and its forces in the Naic, Cavite Assembly on March 17, 1897.
	7. LLANERA'S FLAG. The flag used by Gen. Mariano Llanera in San Isidro' Nueva Ecija was sometimes called "Bungo ni Llanera" (Uanera's skull). According to stories, Llanera derived his design from the Katipunan initiation rites using a black hat, white triangle and the letters: Z, Ll, B.
	8. N. PIO DEL PILAR'S FLAG. Called Bandila ng Matagumpay (Victorious flag), Pio del Pilar's flag carried eight rays in the rising sun to symbolize the first eight provinces that were put under martial law by the Spanish authorities.
	9. GREGORIO DEL PILAR'S FLAG. This was the first among the Katipunan flags to use three colors: red, blue and black. The tri-color nag of del Pilar was used in the Battle of Pasong Balite, Bulacan and his last stand, Battle of Tirad Pass, llocos Sur on December 2,1899. According to del Pilar the design was patterned after the flag of Cuba, then in revolt against Spain.
	10. THE PRESENT FLAG. The present national flag has adopted the features of all the previous Katipunan flags. It was waved in the balcony of General Aguinaldo six weeks after the Battle of Manila Bay. To set the standard size and colors, then Pres. Manuel L. Quezon issued Executive Order No. 23 on March 25, 1936.

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