:KaBlooog!

I do not care whatever your cause is, but the fact is, your blatant
disregard of Republic Act 8491 betrays your own arrogance, or worse
ignorance (actually I’m not really sure what is worse). Do what you
want, wear black armbands, run naked if you will (if it is legal in
your place of course), just don’t desecrate the flag like what you are
doing, while protesting decreased internal revenue allotments.

Wala
akong pakialam kung ano ang gusto nilang palabasin dito sa Iloilo, pero
wag nilang idamay ang watawat natin. Mga mayor ng Iloilo at Passi,
magreview muna kayo ng batas, pati na rin yung mga abogado dyan sa mga
city hall nyo, baka kasi nakalimutan nyo na meron tayong Flag Code.

"D. Half-Mast

SECTION 23. The flag shall be flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning
on all the buildings and places where it is displayed, as provided for
in this Act, on the day of official announcement of the death of any of
the following officials:
a) The President or a former President, for ten (10) days;

b) The Vice-President, the Chief Justice, the President of the Senate
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, for seven (7) days;
and

c) Other persons to be determined by the Institute, for any period less than  seven (7) days.
The flag shall be flown at half-mast on all the buildings and places
where the decedent was holding office, on the day of death until the
day of interment of an incumbent member of the Supreme Court, the
Cabinet, the Senate or the House of Representatives, and such other
persons as may be determined by the Institute.

The flag when
flown at half-mast shall be first hoisted to the peak for a moment then
lowered to the half-mast position. The flag shall again be raised to
the peak before it is lowered for the day. "

There is nothing in the text that authorizes them to hoist our flag in half-mast. Furthermore:

"CHAPTER VII: PENALTIES

SECTION
48. Failure or refusal to observe the provisions of this Act; and any
violation of the corresponding rules and regulations issued by the
Office of the President, shall after proper notice and hearing, shall
be penalized by public censure which shall be published at least once
in a newspaper of general circulation.

The Department of
Education, Culture and Sports and the Commission on Higher Education,
upon the recommendation of the Institute and after proper notice and
hearing, shall cause the cancellation of the recognition or permit of
any private educational institution which fails or refuses to observe
the provisions of this Act for the second time.

…

SECTION 50. Any
person or juridical entity which violates any of the provisions of this
Act shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than Five
thousand pesos (P5,000) nor more than Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000),
or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both such fine
and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court: Provided, That
for any second and additional offenses, both fine and imprisonment
shall always be imposed: Provided, further, That in case the violation
is committed by a juridical person, its President or Chief Executive
Officer thereof shall be liable."

At least the people from Davao know their law.