Late Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Philippines Sinyo Harry Sarundajang receives Posthumous Order of Sikatuna Presidential Award
Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia Leehiong T. Wee (third from left) presents the framed Presidential Citation and medallion of the Order of Sikatuna (Grand Cross with Gold Distinction) to Madame Deetje Adeline Laoh Tambuwun, (sixth from left) wife of the late Indonesian Ambassador to Indonesia. (Jakarta PE photo)
JAKARTA 14 June 2021 — Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia Leehiong T. Wee presented the Order of Sikatuna (Grand Cross, with Gold Distinction) to Madam Deetje Adeline Laoh Tambuwun, widow of the late Indonesian Amb. Dr. Sinyo Harry Sarundajang in a conferment ceremony on 12 June 2021 at the chancery of the Philippine Embassy in Jakarta.
In attendance were officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia who witnessed the event along with Philippine Permanent Representative to ASEAN Ambassador and Mrs. Noel M. Servigon, as well as friends and members of the Sarundajang family, and officials of the Philippine Embassy in Jakarta.
Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte approved the posthumous conferment of the Order of Sikatuna on the late Ambassador Sarundajang on 17 March 2021 in recognition of the late ambassador’s achievements in strengthening Philippines-Indonesia bilateral relations. During his tenure as the Republic of Indonesia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of the Philippines, Ambassador Sarundajang worked to deepen bilateral ties and cooperation particularly in areas of maritime security, combatting international terrorism, connectivity, trade, industry, and tourism, before his untimely death on 13 February 2021.
The Philippine President and Ambassador Sarundajang enjoyed a close personal friendship dating all the way back to the establishment of sister city relations between Bitung and Davao when both were its respective municipal chief executives.
Ambassador Sinyo Harry Sarundajang joins the exclusive list of awardees of the Order of Sikatuna, an order of diplomatic merit bestowed upon diplomats and officials of foreign states who have rendered exceptional and meritorious service in fostering and developing bilateral relations between their country and the Philippines. The Grand Cross (rank of Datu) with Gold Distinction is the highest category of the Order of Sikatuna that may be conferred upon a foreign dignitary/diplomat who is not a former/incumbent Head of State. END
Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia Leehiong T. Wee (left) presents the medallion of the Order of Sikatuna (Grand Cross with Gold Distinction) to Madame Deetje Adeline Laoh Tambuwun, (right) wife of the late Indonesian Ambassador to Indonesia. (Jakarta PE photo)
From left: Dir. Mirza Nurhidayat (KEMLU), Philippine Permanent Representative to ASEAN Ambassador Noel M. Servigon, Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia Leehiong T. Wee, Madame Deetje Adeline Laoh Tambuwun, Madame Marichu Servigon, Dir. Akio Tamala (KEMLU) and Mr. Agus Buana (KEMLU) pose with the medallion of the Order of Sikatuna. (Jakarta PE photo)
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