1.   Inverted flags also were draped at street corners and on walls.

2.   Many businesses displayed inverted Philippine flags, a symbol of a state of war.

3.   Drivers also flew inverted Philippine flags, which in local practice signals a state of war.

4.   Local leaders opposed to the council have mounted a protest campaign, including candle-lighting and the display of inverted Philippine flags.

5.   Plans to hoist inverted flags on homes and government offices were called off however after local leaders met with Barbers, whose office has jurisdiction over local government units.

6.   Some of the demonstrators were carrying small inverted Philippine flags, symbolizing war.