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(The making of the Philippine flag by Fernando Amorsolo)
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For 12 years, from September 6, 1907 to 1919, the display of the Philippine Flag was banned in accordance with Act No. 1696 or the Flag Law "banning the display of Katipunan flags, banners, emblems, or devices and for other purposes."
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Under this Act (1696), displaying of the Philippine Flag during the American regime in any place was prohibited and it provided severe punishment for violators.
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It was Governor General Harrison, who was sympathetic toward the Filipino cause, who urged the repeal of the Flag Law. On October 16, 1919, Senator Rafael Palma, taking the cue from Harrison's message, sponsored a Senate bill scrapping the ban on the flag.
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The bill repealing the Flag Law was approved and became Act No. 2871.
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October 30, 1919: Flag Day was declared by Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison