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Amphitheater: Ladies Craft the First Philippine Flag

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(DSC06408) The modern design of the Philippine flag was conceptualized by President Emilio Aguinaldo during his exile in Hong Kong in 1897. The first flag was sewn by Marcela Marino de Agoncillo with the help of her daughter Lorenza and Delfina Herbosa de Natividad (a niece of Propagandista José Rizal). It was displayed in battle on May 28, 1898. The flag was formally unfurled during the proclamation of independence on June 12, 1898 in Kawit, Cavite. Based on anecdotal evidence and the few surviving flags from the era, historians argue that the colors of the original flag were the same blue and red as found on the flag of Cuba. The flag of Cuba influenced the design of the flag of the Philippines as Cuba's revolution against Spain inspired, to some degree, the Philippine Revolution. (Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the _Philippines)

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