"The Philippines is at War" in Facebook Independence Day greeting

In celebration of the Philippines 118th Independence Day on July 12, 2016, Facebook seems mistakenly posted and shared an inverted Philippine Flag - with the red on top rather than blue color.

An inverted Philippine flag has only one meaning - the country is officially at war.

According to the Section 10 of the Philippines Republic Act 8491 states that:"The flag, if flown from a flagpole, shall have its blue field on top in time of peace and the red field on top in time of war; if in a hanging position, the blue field shall be to the right(left of the observer) in time of peace, and the red field to the right(left of the observer ) in time of war." The law covering the national flag also provides penalties such as a fine and imprisonment of up to one year for people found disrespecting the flag.