PH Consulate General in Jeddah Holds Virtual Celebration of 122nd Anniversary of PH Independence
Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah personnel wave the Philippine flag after the Independence Day flag raising ceremony held at the Consulate General grounds. (Jeddah PCG photo)
JEDDAH 22 June 2020–– The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah held a virtual celebration of the 122nd Anniversary of the Declaration of Philippine Independence on 12 June 2020. In keeping with this year’s theme, “Kalayaan 2020: Tungo sa Bansang Malaya, Nagbabayanihan, at Ligtas” (Kalayaan 2020: Towards a Free, United, and Safe Nation),” the Consulate General paid tribute to Filipino frontliners in this time of COVID-19 crisis as modern-day heroes in the vanguard of the battle against an invisible but deadly enemy.
The Consulate General’s virtual celebration included a private and closed-door flag raising ceremony and the reading of Independence Day messages of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. Messages to the Filipino community and frontliners were also read by the different offices and attached agencies of the Consulate.
In his message, Philippine Consul General to Jeddah Edgar B. Badajos recalled the sacrifices made by Filipino heroes whose fervent love for country helped the Philippines regain its independence 122 years ago. Such heroism and valor gave the liberty for the Philippines and its people to advance the nation’s interests as a free and sovereign nation. In the time of a new crisis and an ongoing war with a different kind of enemy which is COVID-19, Consul General Badajos called on the Filipino community in Jeddah and the Western Region to unite and to set aside differences in order to collectively triumph in the fight against COVID-19. “Unity and support for Filipino frontliners who are putting their lives at risk at the helm of the COVID-19 pandemic is more important now than ever,” Consul General Badajos added.
To watch Jeddah PCG’s video on its virtual celebration of Independence Day 2020, you may visit Jeddah PCG’s official Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/PHLinJeddah/.END
Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah offices and attached agencies give messages to the Filipino community and Filipino frontliners in the time of COVID-19. (Jeddah PCG photo)
For more information, visit https://www.jeddahpcg.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHLinJeddah/.