PR-076-2014
Flag Raising at the Philippine Embassy to Commemorate
Philippine Independence
Ambassador Tago leads the officers and staff of the Philippine Embassy during the Flag-Raising ceremony.
(RIYADH, 12 June 2014) – Ambassador Ezzedin H. Tago led the 80-strong officers and staff of the Philippine Embassy during the Flag-Raising ceremony on 12 June 2014 to commemorate the 116th anniversary of the declaration of Philippine Independence.
The ceremony was followed by the reading of the messages of President Benigno S. Aquino, Vice President, Jejomar C. Binay, Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert F. Del Rosario and Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda D. Baldoz, by Ambassador Tago, Minister and Consul General Marshall Louis M. Alferez, Second Secretary and Consul Mary Jennifer D. Dingal and Labor Attache Rustico M. Dela Fuente, respectively.
Ambassador Tago reading the Independence Day message of President Benigno S. Aquino
This was followed by the singing of “Tagumpay Nating Lahat” by the Philippine Embassy Choir and the traditional Filipino breakfast. (END)
