Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines

All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
An Act Prescribing the Code of the National Flag, Anthem, Motto, Coat-of-Arms and Other Heraldic Items and Devices of the Philippines	2
Flag and Heraldic Code	1
Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines canonical	1
Philippine Flag and Heraldic Code	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3024993 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines
Context triple: [Republic Act No. 8491, shortTitle, Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines]

A. Presidential Flag of the Philippines
The Presidential Flag of the Philippines is the official standard used to represent the authority and office of the country’s president, typically featuring the national colors and the presidential coat of arms.
B. Coat of arms of Palau
The Coat of arms of Palau is the official national emblem featuring traditional Palauan symbols that represent the island nation's heritage, sovereignty, and identity.
C. Seal of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Seal of the Supreme Court of the Philippines is the official emblem representing the country’s highest judicial body, typically featuring national symbols that signify justice, authority, and the rule of law.
D. Flag of Palau
The Flag of Palau is a light blue field with a large yellow disk slightly off-center, symbolizing the Pacific Ocean and the moon, and representing the island nation's identity and independence.
E. coat of arms of the Marshall Islands
The coat of arms of the Marshall Islands is the national emblem featuring a central angel-like figure, traditional canoe, and rising sun, symbolizing the islands’ culture, seafaring heritage, and aspirations for peace and progress.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines
Target entity description: The Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines is a Philippine law that prescribes the design, display, and proper use of the national flag, anthem, and other national symbols.

A. Presidential Flag of the Philippines
The Presidential Flag of the Philippines is the official standard used to represent the authority and office of the country’s president, typically featuring the national colors and the presidential coat of arms.
B. Coat of arms of Palau
The Coat of arms of Palau is the official national emblem featuring traditional Palauan symbols that represent the island nation's heritage, sovereignty, and identity.
C. Seal of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Seal of the Supreme Court of the Philippines is the official emblem representing the country’s highest judicial body, typically featuring national symbols that signify justice, authority, and the rule of law.
D. Flag of Palau
The Flag of Palau is a light blue field with a large yellow disk slightly off-center, symbolizing the Pacific Ocean and the moon, and representing the island nation's identity and independence.
E. coat of arms of the Marshall Islands
The coat of arms of the Marshall Islands is the national emblem featuring a central angel-like figure, traditional canoe, and rising sun, symbolizing the islands’ culture, seafaring heritage, and aspirations for peace and progress.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Philippine law ⓘ statute ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Republic Act No. 8491 ⓘ
appliesTo	all educational institutions in the Philippines ⓘ all government offices in the Philippines ⓘ the general public in the Philippines ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
defines	colors of the Philippine national flag ⓘ days when the Philippine flag shall be displayed ⓘ manner of hoisting and lowering the Philippine flag ⓘ manner of singing the Philippine national anthem ⓘ official version of the Philippine national anthem ⓘ prohibited acts involving the Philippine flag ⓘ specifications of the Philippine national flag ⓘ symbolism of elements of the Philippine national flag ⓘ
enforcedBy	Philippine government ⓘ surface form: Government of the Philippines
hasComponent	provisions on other heraldic items and devices ⓘ provisions on the coat of arms ⓘ provisions on the national anthem ⓘ provisions on the national flag ⓘ provisions on the national motto ⓘ
jurisdiction	Philippines ⓘ surface form: Republic of the Philippines
language	English ⓘ
legalCitation	Republic Act No. 8491 ⓘ surface form: R.A. 8491
prohibits	acts of disrespect toward the Philippine national anthem ⓘ acts of disrespect toward the Philippine national flag ⓘ commercial use of the Philippine national flag contrary to the Code ⓘ improper use of the Philippine national coat of arms ⓘ
purpose	to prescribe the code of other heraldic items and devices of the Philippines ⓘ to prescribe the code of the coat-of-arms of the Philippines ⓘ to prescribe the code of the national anthem of the Philippines ⓘ to prescribe the code of the national flag of the Philippines ⓘ to prescribe the code of the national motto of the Philippines ⓘ
regulates	design of the Philippine national flag ⓘ display of the Philippine national flag ⓘ proper use of the Philippine national flag ⓘ singing of the Philippine national anthem ⓘ use of heraldic items and devices representing the Philippines ⓘ use of official seals of the Philippine government ⓘ use of the Philippine national coat of arms ⓘ
shortName	Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Flag and Heraldic Code
subject	Coat of arms of the Philippines ⓘ surface form: Philippine coat of arms Philippine heraldic items and devices ⓘ Lupang Hinirang ⓘ surface form: Philippine national anthem Flag of the Philippines ⓘ surface form: Philippine national flag Philippine national motto ⓘ
title	Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: An Act Prescribing the Code of the National Flag, Anthem, Motto, Coat-of-Arms and Other Heraldic Items and Devices of the Philippines

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Republic Act No. 8491 → shortTitle → Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines ⓘ

Republic Act No. 8491 → alsoKnownAs → Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippine Flag and Heraldic Code

Republic Act No. 8491 → title → Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: An Act Prescribing the Code of the National Flag, Anthem, Motto, Coat-of-Arms and Other Heraldic Items and Devices of the Philippines

Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines → shortName → Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Flag and Heraldic Code

Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines → title → Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines self-linksurface differs ⓘ