Republic Act No. 8491

• military


  -shall mean all branches of the Armed Forces of the Philippines including the Philippine

  National Police, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, and the Bureau of Fire Protection;

  
  

  -the armed forces of the country
• Festoon


  -shall mean to hang in a curved shape between two points as a decoration

  
  

  -A chain or garland of flowers, leaves, or ribbons, hung in a curve as a decoration.
• Flag

  shall mean the Philippine National Flag, unless stated otherwise;
• Fly


  shall mean the part of the ag outside the hoist or length
• Symbol

  shall mean any conventional sign which reveals man's achievement and heroism (for

  orders and decorations), identication, authority and a sign of dignity (for coat-of-arms, logo and

  insignia);
• Half-mast


  shall mean lowering the ag to one-half the distance between the top and bottom of the

  staff;
• Hoist


  shall mean the part of the ag nearest the staff or the canvass to which the halyard is

  attached;
• Inclement Weather


  shall mean that a typhoon signal is raised in the locality;
• National anthem

  shall mean the Philippine National Anthem
• Official residences


  shall mean Malacañang, and other government-owned structures where the

  President resides, and other structures occupied by the Philippine Consulate or Embassies abroad;
• place of frivolty

  shall mean places of hilarity marked by or providing boisterous merriment or

  recreation
• Institute


  shall mean the National Historical Institute
• 10


  The number of days the National Flag should be at half-mast as a sign of mourning on all the buildings and places where it is displayed on the official day of announcement of the death of the President or former President
• Malacanang Palace


  A government-owned structures where the President lives.
• Heraldic Items


  An items like coat-of-arms, seals, logos, insignia, badges, flashes, patches, orders and decorations, medals, stars, citations, lapel pins, trophies are
• Halyard


  The long rope used for raising and lowering the flag
• Government Entities

  All branches of government, its bureaus and attached agencies, constitutional offices, government owned and/or controlled corporations, government financial institutions, state universities and colleges, Armed Forces of the Philippines and its basic units
• Vexillary Items


  National, local house flags or administrative and corporate organization's banner
• Lupang Hinirang

  The Philippine National anthem
• Flag and Heraldic code of the Philippines

  R.A No. 8491
• Reverence and Respect


  shall all times be accorded to the flag, the anthem, and other national symbols which embody national ideals and traditions which express the principles of sovereignty and national solidarity.