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LOOK: Facebook’s Independence Day greeting shows inverted flag

/ 01:23 PM June 12, 2016

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Does Facebook know something that Filipinos don’t?

Netizens were surprised when Facebook gave them an unusual greeting to commemorate the country’s 118th Independence Day on Sunday.

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The Philippine flag, which accompanied the “Happy Independence Day” greeting,  showed that the red side of the flag was on top.

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If the Philippine flag is flown with its red side on top, this means that the country is at war.

Filipinos took to social media to comment on this blunder.

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Twitter user @mnugaspar said: “Facebook has the Philippine flag upside down. If this is a sign of things to come… “

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Another Twitter user @econcepcion said: “Dear @facebook: It’s not a happy Independence Day if our flag is like this. Like seriously.”

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@jezpot5000 said: “Hahahaha,@facebook something’s wrong with this PH flag…
ALTHOUGH you might know something we don’t (?)”

INQUIRER.net has reached out to Facebook for its comment but has not received a response as of posting time. AJH/JE/rga

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TOPICS: Facebook, flag, Independence, Independence Day, Online, Philippine flag, Social Media
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