PH Embassy in Phnom Penh Commemorates 128th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal

Left photo: Ambassador Flerida Ann Camille P. Mayo and Captain Leo C. Dimoc lead the wreath-laying ceremony at the grounds  of the Philippine Embassy in Cambodia. Right photo: Philippine Embassy team joins the wreath laying ceremony. (Phnom. Penh PE photos)

PHNOM PENH 08 January 2025 – Philippine Ambassador to the Kingdom of Camboadia Flerida Ann Camille P. Mayo led the observance of the 128th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal in a short program commencing with a wreath-laying ceremony at the grounds of the Philippine Embassy in Cambodia on 30 December 2024.

In her message for the occasion, Ambassador Mayo enjoined her colleagues to reciprocate Dr. Rizal’s love for Filipinos by celebrating the anniversary of his martyrdom in the most meaningful ways.  “As beneficiaries of his great sacrifice, we should be able to channel our national hero’s values and legacies especially toward our work at the frontlines of public service,” she exhorted.

Jose Rizal’s Alin Mang Lahi, a kundiman he wrote on 12 September 1891 in Brussels, Belgium, was a highlight of the solemn remembrance of his life and death.  Captain Leo C. Dimoc, Defense and Armed Forces Attache of the Philippine Embassy in Cambodia, recited the kundiman which was essentially the hero’s emotional love song to the motherland.   

Profound reflections on Rizal’s enduring legacies shared by the men and women of the Philippine Embassy rounded off the observance of his death anniversary. END  

Left photo: Captain Dimoc recites the lyrics of a kundiman written by Dr. Jose Rizal at the Multi-Purpose Hall of the Philippine Embassy. Right photo: Ambassador Mayo guides the sharing session celebrating the life and works of Dr. Jose Rizal as it relates to public servants such as the Philippine Embassy employees. (Phnom Penh PE photos)

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