Half-mast ng watawat

ni Atty. Persida Rueda-Acosta @Magtanong Kay Attorney | May 31, 2025

Dear Chief Acosta,

Bilang paggalang sa pambansang watawat ng ating bansa, sa mga anong pagkakataon na nasa kalahati lamang ng poste nakabandera ang ating watawat? Salamat sa iyong magiging tugon. — Rotty

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Dear Rotty,

Ang pambansang watawat ay nakabandera o nakapuwesto sa gitna ng poste sa mga pagkakataon na nabanggit sa Seksyon 23, Kabanata I (D) ng Republic Act (R.A) No. 8491, o mas kilala sa tawag na “Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines,” kung saan nakasaad na:

“CHAPTER I

THE NATIONAL FLAG

D. Half-Mast

Section 23. The flag shall be flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning on all the buildings and places where it is displayed, as provided for in this Act, on the day of official announcement of the death of any of the following officials:

a) The President or a former President, for ten (10) days;

b) The Vice-President, the Chief Justice, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, for seven (7) days; and

c) Other persons to be determined by the Institute, for any period less than seven (7) days.

The flag shall be flown at half-mast on all the buildings and places where the decedent was holding office, on the day of death until the day of interment of an incumbent member of the Supreme Court, the Cabinet, the Senate or the House of Representatives, and such other persons as may be determined by the Institute.

The flag when flown at half-mast shall be first hoisted to the peak for a moment then lowered to the half-mast position. The flag shall again be raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day.”