Was it an honest mistake or were they trying to send a message?
Facebook users were surprised with an usual Independence Day greeting when they opened their accounts this morning. In the graphic greeting from the social media site, the Philippine flag had the red band on top, which indicates a state of war.
As of around 11am of June 12, the greeting was still up on the site.
The Three Stars and the Sun is a horizontal flag with a white triangle and equal bands of royal blue and red. In times of peace, the blue band should be in the superior field.
The Philippines does not use a separate flag in times of armed conflict. The orientation is merely changed to indicate a state of war: the red band is flown on top (as what was shown on Facebook) or on the left if it is in a hanging position.
To say the least, Filipino Facebook users are not so happy.
In the 2010 US-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in New York City, the flag was mistakenly raised with the red band on top. The US Embassy issued an apology for their mistake.
Can we expect an apology from Mark Zuckerberg himself?
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