Flag of Southern Leyte

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Southern Leyte
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Proportion13:25 [1]
Adoptedca. 1970s [1]

The Flag of Southern Leyte is the provincial flag of Southern Leyte, Philippines. It is a green field with thin white horizontal and vertical stripes meeting within the upper hoist quarter of the flag to form an offset cross; upon this cross is a wreath composed of an abaca (Manila hemp) leaf and a palm frond, while four "Star of Leyte" orchid flowers are set in a descending diagonal line from the cross intersection to the lower fly.

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The flag was adopted sometime in the mid-1970s to early 1980s, when Ferdinand Marcos was promoting his "Bagong Lipunan" (New Society) vision. [1] It is one of the few provincial flags of the Philippines which deviate from the common design, i.e., a plain field with the provincial seal in the center. [2]

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Older Southern Leyte flag

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Villapando, J.A. (17 January 2017). "Current Provincial Flags Series - SOUTHERN LEYTE". Philippine Vexillological Association. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. Villapando, J.A. (25 May 2017). "Current Provincial Flags of the Philippines - Summary Sheet". Philippine Vexillological Association. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "A Primer on the Official Symbols of the Province - Provincial Flag". Provincial Government of Southern Leyte. 13 July 2013. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  4. "Local Government Units of Southern Leyte – Municipality of Limasawa". Provincial Government of Southern Leyte. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2017.