Philippinen

• Republik Philippinen, oder
  Republik der Philippinen
• präsidiale Republik
• Eigenbezeichnungen:
  Filipino: Republika ñg Pilipinas
  Englisch: Republic of the Philippines
  Spanisch: República de Filipinas

• Republic
  of the Philippines
• presidial republic
• own names:
  Filipino: Republika ñg Pilipinas
  English: Republic of the Philippines
  Spanish: República de Filipinas

• heutige Flaggen
• historische Flaggen
• Bedeutung/Ursprung der Flagge
• Wappen
• Bedeutung/Ursprung des Wappens
• Flugzeugkokarde
• Landkarte
• Zahlen und Fakten
• Geschichte
• Ursprung des Landesnamens

• today's Flags
• historical Flags
• Meaning/Origin of the Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Meaning/Origin of the Coat of Arms
• Aircraft Roundel
• Map
• Numbers and Facts
• History
• Origin of the Country's Name

• Autonome Region
  des Islamischen Mindanao
• Staat der Moros

• Autonomous Region
  in Muslim Mindanao
• State of the Moros

The designing elements of the flag of the Philippines are broadly of Masonic origin. So the sun-emblem and also the isosceles triangle.
The colour red stands for courage, bravery, chivalry and determination, blue stands for idealism and patriotism and white for purity and peace. The sun embodys the freedom and represents that eight provinces from where the freedom-movement started. The three stars stand for the three main parts of the country: the both islands Luzon and Mindanao and the Visayan Archipelago. In a state of war, the flag is officially, i.e. by decree, hoisted upside down so that the red stripe is visible at the top. The last time this was done was between 1936 and 1945.

The colours of the flag of the Philippines were last fixed in the Republic Act No. 8491 of 1998, it seems, at: Blue = Pantone 286, Red = Pantone 193 and Yellow = Pantone 122.

They were first set in 1955, but to "dark blue" and "crimson red". Over the years, the shade of blue has been changed quite often, for example from 1985 to light blue, from 1986 again to dark blue and since 1998 one could speak of "medium blue". Due to the frequent changes, which always take time to become established in practice, there will have been confusion again and again, so that to this day there are still quite sub-directed specifications. What is certain is that the blue in the national flag is the same as the blue in the presidential flag. This conclusion can be drawn from photos showing both flags.

It shows a single-coloured blue bunting with a circle of many white stars and in it a golden sun with eight beams. The sun is covered by a red triangle which shows a golden sea-lion and three golden stars. The many white stars should represent the 75 provinces of the republic but their number on the flag correlates not with their real number.

The coat of arms is underneath added by a white banner. Initially it carryed the name of the country as English inscription "Republic of the Philippines" which was substituted in 1981 by the Tagalog language inscription "Isang Bansa Isang Diva" (One nation one spirit). After the end of the presidial dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos the name of the country was inserted again into the banner in 1987 but now in Tagalog language: "Republika ng Pilipinas". A very important element of the heraldry of the Philippines is the so-called sea lion, a hybrid of a lion and a dolphin, holding a sword in its hand. This symbol was awarded to the City of Manila in 1596 and probably goes back to the General Capitanate of the Philippines, founded in 1565, which was subordinated to the Viceroyalty of New Spain and existed until 1898. The coat of arms of the General Capitanate showed the sea lion in green and with a golden crown on a golden shield. Already in 1998, a modified coat of arms was introduced that does away with the US eagle and the Spanish lion because they present the colonial past, but this coat of arms has not yet been officially confirmed.

• Fläche:
  ca. 300.000 km²

• Area:
  ca. 115.800 square miles

• Einwohner:
  109.035.343 (2020),
  davon
  24.4% Tagalog,
  11.4% Bisaya/Binisaya,
  9.9% Cebuano,
  8.8% Ilocano,
  8.4% Hiligaynon/Ilonggo,
  6.8% Bikol/Bicol,
  4% Waray,
  1,5% Chinesen,
  ca. 23% anderer lokaler Abstammung, ferner
  300.000 US-Amerikaner, auch Inder, Araber und Japaner

• Inhabitants:
  109.035.343 (2020),
  thereof
  24.4% Tagalog,
  11.4% Bisaya/Binisaya,
  9.9% Cebuano,
  8.8% Ilocano,
  8.4% Hiligaynon/Ilonggo,
  6.8% Bikol/Bicol,
  4% Waray,
  1,5% Chinese,
  ca. 23% of other local ethnicity, further
  300.000 US-Americans, also Indians, Arabs and Japanese

• Religionen:
  80% Katholiken,
  6% Moslems,
  2,5% Protestanten

• Religions:
  80% Roman Catholic,
  6% Muslim,
  2,5% Protestant

• Bevölkerungsdichte:
  363 Ew./km²

• Density of Population:
  941 inh./sq.mi.

• Hauptstadt:
  Manila,
  1.780.148 Ew. (2015)

• Capital:
  Manila,
  1.780.148 inh. (2015)

• Amtssprachen:
  Philippinisch (oder Pilipino),
  Englisch

• official Languages:
  Filipino (or Pilipino),
  English

• sonstige Sprachen:
  Tagalog, Cebuano, Spanisch

• other Languages:
  Tagalog, Cebuano, Spanish

• Währung:
  1 Philippinischer Peso (PHP)
  = 100 Centavos

• Currency:
  1 Peso Filipino (PHP)
  = 100 Centavos

• Zeitzone:
  MEZ + 7 h

• Time Zone:
  GMT + 8 h