This photo appears on billboards, in malls, on print ads and on TV.
Despite having seen it in so many places at many different times, I never really gave the image a second thought. I’m not a basketball fan so what do I care about images like this? I think it was Sam (or was it Speedy?) who first asked me what I thought was wrong with the image. I said I didn’t know. Can you see anything wrong with it?
I took this several months ago at a mall with my iPhone. The colors of the uniform represent the Philippine flag but the red section is on top. And that’s only done when there’s a war.
Oversight? Ignorance of the law? Subliminal message?
Great eye!
You’re so right there. I’d like to think they exactly knew it, thus, yes, subliminal. They’re gearing for battle–on the international hard court– and they (the players) are the embodiment of the nation (flag). Great concept! —if by design.
I’d go for oversight & ignorance of the law!
This is not an oversight. I’d say it’s a message but not subliminal. While an argument can be made that this is an improper display of the flag, to do so would be stretching the meaning of the law.
I don’t think it’s ignorance. It’s subliminal. That’s the Philippines team and the ad was released during the time they were competing outside the country.
I hope it’s an oversight or ignorance of the law. If it’s a ploy by the advertising agency to get the ad noticed, it’s not at all a good idea and speaks of gimmickry.
ignorance.
Same here, ignorance.
the concept would have been awesome. but I think the person who did the photo editing either was overzealous and got ahead of him/herself hence the oversight or plain ignorant.
The agency should not have approved this. The National History Institute should look into this like the different versions of Lupang Hinirang’s rendition during the Pacquiao fights.
The yellow sun and the three stars are missing so it’s not the flag of the Philippines but a mere representation of it. One that’s violative of the law.
i think its ignoranced
I believe that is the correct way of displaying the Philippine flag vertically. We were taught about it when I was in grade school (a public school). My former office (a government agency) also displays the flag vertically that way during the Philippine Independence Day and National Flag Day.
But just to be sure, I surfed the web and came up with this: “Sec. 10. 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. ”
From–http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno8491.htm
I was told it was intentional.
Our basketball team is “going to war” for the country’s pride and honor.
Plus, I doubt it its illegal, maybe bad taste for some. But no laws where broken there.
Because its not an actual flag I mean, just a depiction or likeness.
The Philippine Basketball granting its good intention to lift its sagging status in the international arena (defeat after defeat) can portray its struggle similar to war.
Even with the inverted flag, the sports failed to catch public attention for support.
How long will it take for the light bulb to flash that other sports are better suited to Filipinos (with natural height handicap) than basketball?
Until a player will become a senator.
Jaworski and Webb, they were senators
Those were the days when Filipinos is second to Chinese team in basketball competition. With Jaworski and Webb gone, and so the plight of Philippine national basketball team.
1. ignorance. perhaps everyone involved in making the ad were absent when that was taught. and when it’s hung vertically, blue should be on the left during peace time. (it’s not just a simple clockwise rotation.)
2. layout. blue uniform looks better in the foreground than in the back.
question though: why do we even have to switch the colors when there’s war? a national flag is a national flag, regardless of what our nation’s state is in, right?
Maybe the intention was there to make the layout a representation of the Philippine flag—but it still smacks of ignorance.
Its just a depiction of the flag. Somewhat symbolic that they are at “war” to grab the gold or something (i’m not really familiar with the games). We also have an Advertising Board which meticulously censors these things. And it’s not the exact likeness of the flag so that should be ok. Calm down, people. This should be okay. It’s art!
I think its intentionally positioned that way. In advertising, there is thing called disruption and analogy. Like the Olympics is to war and the players is to warriors.
They disrupted it and made it stand out (or create a buzz) by placing red on top of blue. War is depicted because Basketball too is like fighting for honor and defending the country.
It’s just an ad.
Yeah, right, and Bush was just a man.