Embassy, Filipino community in Jakarta mark Independence Day

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Embassy, Filipino community in Jakarta mark Independence Day

Wendy Palomo

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Embassy officials and staff and members of the Filipino community attend a flag-raising ceremony in Jakarta to mark Philippine Independence Day. Wendy Palomo, ABS-CBN News

JAKARTA — The Philippine Embassy in Jakarta, together with the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the ASEAN, commemorated the 127th anniversary of Philippine Independence with a solemn flag-raising ceremony.

Charge d’Affaires Gonaranao Musor of the Philippine Embassy and Charge d’Affaires Maria Elena Cristina Maningat of the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the ASEAN led the ceremony.

Officials and staff of the Philippine Embassy and the Permanent Mission and members of the Filipino community were also at the ceremony.

"Kalayaan. Kinabukasan. Kasaysayan," Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said in a message read by CDA Maningat.

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"As we look back on our struggles in solidifying our nationhood, let us not also forget our unique place in history as the earliest modern democracy in Asia where democracy, universal human rights, freedom, sovereignty, and self-determination are valued," he also said.

"As we look to the future, let us take pride in our contributions to the world in upholding international law and a rules-based order as our nation carves its own path to greatness."

A simple get-together at the embassy's multipurpose hall followed the flag-raising ceremony.

The embassy also held a diplomatic reception last Friday to mark Independence Day.

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