PH Consulate General in Shanghai honors Dr. José P. Rizal on 125th anniversary of martyrdom
SHANGHAI, 30 December 2021 – The Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai solemnly commemorated the 125th anniversary of the Martyrdom of Dr. José P. Rizal. Consul General Josel F. Ignacio led personnel in a reverential flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremony before the national hero’s bust at the chancery.
In his brief remarks, the Consul General shared the Rizal Day thoughts expressed 71 years ago by President Elpidio Quirino: “We have known Rizal well for his many-faceted genius and his sterling qualities as a man, as a citizen, and as a patriot. While we may not aspire to approximate his native talents and genius, we can at least emulate his more easily imitable; qualities as a human being, traits which contributed to the sum total of his greatness.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, Consul General Ignacio and Deputy Consul General Marlowe A. Miranda presented pins and citations issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs to Loyalty Award recipients among the Consulate General’s personnel, for 2021. END
Consul General Ignacio and protocol officers approach the bust to lay the wreath. (Shanghai PCG photo)
Clockwise from lower L: (1) Consul General Ignacio prepares to bow before Dr. Rizal’s bust after laying the wreath; (2) Rizal Day message of the President being read out; (3) CG Ignacio addressing the rites; (4) Wreath lies before the bust of Dr. Rizal; (5) PCG Team singing the national anthem to open the ceremony. (Shanghai PCG photo)
CG Ignacio and DCG Miranda with Loyalty Awardees for 2021: (L) Mr. Mark Geguera, (4th-5th from L) local hires Ms. Zhou Jun, Ms. Tang Mingxuan, and (R) Mr. Joel Marinas. (Not in photo: awardees Consul Conrado B. Demdem, Jr., and Ms. Cherry Ann Belmonte-Banda). (Shanghai PCG photo)
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