Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Angry about Nievera's Lupang Hinirang? How about Magalona's Flag t-shirts?

Why aren't people picking a bone about Francis Magalona's Philippine Flag shirts?
Bakit walang nagagalit kay Francis Magalona for using the flag as a fashion accessory?

Here's the relevant sections of RA 8491.

CHAPTER I: THE NATIONAL FLAG


SECTION 34. It shall be prohibited:

c) To use the flag:

1) As a drapery, festoon, tablecloth;

6) As trademarks, or for industrial, commercial or agricultural labels or designs.

4) In discotheques, cockpits, night and day clubs, casinos, gambling joints and places of vice or where frivolity prevails.

e) To wear the flag in whole or in part as a costume or uniform;

f) To add any word, figure, mark, picture, design, drawings, advertisement, or imprint of any nature on the flag;

g) To print, paint or attach representation of the flag on handkerchiefs, napkins, cushions, and other articles of merchandise;


i) To use, display or be part of any advertisement or infomercial; and

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