Flag of the Philippines
The present-day national flag of the Philippines has elements of the flags flown by the Katipunan secret society during the Philippine Revolution. The Pambansang bandila ("National Flag") was first conceptualized by General Emilio Aguinaldo during his exile in Hong Kong in 1897 and hand sewn by Marcela Agoncillo, her daughter Lorenzo and a friend named Josefina Herbosa de Natividad.
Though the Katipunan flags aren't considered national flags (and thus not a direct precursor of the current flag), their varieties and designs deserve a mention (plus what other national flag has a Jolly Roger?)
Some of the Katipunan generals have their own personal flags:
Anyway, here is the evolution of the Philippine national flag:
Actually, the blue color has been changed at least 5 times in the Philippines flag (read more about the blue shade debate here)
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