<P> The flag was formally unfurled during the proclamation of independence on June 12, 1898 in Kawit, Cavite . However, a Manila Times article by Augusto de Viana, Chief History Researcher, National Historical Institute, mentions assertions in history textbooks and commemorative rites that the flag was first raised in Alapan, Imus, Cavite, on May 28, 1898, citing Presidential Proclamation No. 374, issued by then - President Diosdado Macapagal on March 6, 1965 . The article goes on to claim that historical records indicate that the first display of the Philippine flag took place in Cavite City, when General Aguinaldo displayed it during the first fight of the Philippine Revolution . </P> <P> The original design of the flag adopted a mythical sun with a face influenced by Latin American republics Argentina, Peru, and Uruguay; a triangle, representing the Katipunan which inspired by the Eye of Providence in the Great Seal of the United States and the Masonic Triangle and which enshrined Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité; the stripes and colors derived from the American flag . The particular shade of blue of the original flag has been a source of controversy . Based on anecdotal evidence and the few surviving flags from the era, historians argue that the colors of the original flag was influenced by the flags of Cuba and Puerto Rico . </P> <P> The original flag that was first hoisted on May 28, 1898 and unfurled during the Declaration of independence on June 12, 1898 is being preserved at the Gen Emilio Aguinaldo Museum in Baguio City . There were plans to restore the flag by replacing the worn - out portion but the idea was abandoned because matching threads could not be found . The flag is more elaborate than the flag which is currently in use . It bears the embroidered words, Libertad, Justicia and Ygualidad (Liberty, Justice and Equality) on one side of the flag and Fuerzas Expedicionarias del Norte de Luzon (Expeditionary forces of Northern Luzon) on the other </P> <P> Hostilities broke out between the Philippines and the United States in 1899 . The flag was first flown with the red field up on February 4, 1899 to show that a state of war existed . Aguinaldo was captured by the Americans two years later, and swore allegiance to the United States . </P>

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