Facebook's PHL flag gaffe received with humor by Netizens

In Internet parlance: "Welp!"

The day started with good intentions when Facebook extending greetings to Filipinos celebrating the country's 118th Independence Day...however, they accidentally declared war.

Netizens took the gaffe in stride though and, although people get their history mixed up sometimes, Filipinos everywhere took notice.

June 12 2016 is the day when @facebook declared war for the Philippines.#RP612fic to #RP612Nonfic pic.twitter.com/HPhhpVuW2Y

— Rambo Talabong (@rambotalabong) June 12, 2016

LOL who made this? ???????????? @facebook if you raise the flag like this, it means we're at war #HappyIndependenceDay ???????? pic.twitter.com/rFtmLVIYzi

— Ej McColl (@ejmccoll) June 12, 2016

The Philippine flag is actually unique in that it is the only flag in the world that is displayed differently during wartime—red side up instead of the usual peaceful blue on top.

Fun fact: The flag was actually raised with the red side up from 1899 to 1901 after the country declared independence on 1898 because of the Philippine-American war. It was red side up again from 1936 to 1945 during World War II. 

It has been raised blue side up since 1946. — AT, GMA News