Whatta Watawat 2! Your Guide to Hanging the Flag over Streets

You might have seen large flags hung vertically over streets in places abroad. But how do we do that with our Philippine flag? You don't want to declare the Philippines at war by mistake do you?

I have prepared a quick guide to help you.

If you haven't read the previous post's concept of "Place of Honor" yet, it is the right side of any object and in our case, it's our Flag. Thus the blue field of the Flag is placed to its right (the observer's left).

This principle is expanded for areas where the Flag is seen from more than one vantage point. In cases like this, the Place of Honor changes from the Flag's right side to the place's north, east, or center.

This is specially applicable to Philippine flags hung over two-way streets and open spaces.

If the road lies on the east-west axis, the Flag's blue field must always point towards the north.


If the road lies on the north-south axis, the Flag's blue field shall point towards the east.


For cases that the street does not fall on any of the axes mentioned, the best compromise is to direct the blue field towards the northeast.

Finally another way of hanging the Flag is to have the blue field towards the center or middle of the road. This is normally done when the Flags are in tandem.

Now what if the street curves, or worse a zigzag? Then that's when a compass comes in handy I suppose. ☺

With that, let's display our colors with pride and celebrate freedom. A happy Independence Day to everyone!