PH Embassy in Dili Holds 122nd PH Independence Day Flag Raising Ceremony
DILI 17 June 2020 — To commemorate this year's 122nd Proclamation of Philippine Independence, the Philippine Embassy in Dili, Timor-Leste celebrated the occasion with a flag raising ceremony at the Embassy grounds in Barrio Farol, Dili on 12 June 2020.
Philippine Ambassador to Timor-Leste Abdulmaid K. Muin led the celebration attended by all the officers and staff of the Embassy, two personnel of the Defense and Armed Forces Attaché Office, the Vice President of Association of Filipinos in East Timor (AFET), and six dependents.
After the ceremony, Ambassador Muin read the messages of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr., after which the Ambassador delivered his own message.
In their messages, President Duterte and Secretary Locsin, along with Ambassador Muin, gave thanks and praises to all Filipinos for their steadfastness and resilience formed under the famous Filipino Bayanihan spirit in cooperating with and helping out their government in battling the difficult situation and common problems brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. All of them were in unison in saying that they are and will always be on the alert to the best of their abilities to safeguard every Filipino wherever they may be, and that, God willing, we will win the fight eventually.
The Philippine Embassy’s commemoration of the 122nd Philippine Independence Day was livestreamed on its Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/PHinTimorLeste/posts/1153647478346104
For more information, visit https://www.dilipe.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinTimorLeste/