08 August 2013 - The Philippine Consulate General in Guangzhou held a simply ceremony in its function hall to commemorate the 46th anniversary of the founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) highlighted by the playing of the ASEAN regional anthem “The ASEAN Way” after the singing of the Philippine National Anthem on August 07.
Philippine Consulate General’s officers and staff, headed by Consul General Raly L. Tejada and Vice Consul Judy G. Robianes, were joined by Filipino community Chairperson Erlinda Pilar.
In his remarks, the Consul General explained that the year’s theme “Our people, our future together” is in consonance with the goal of an integrated ASEAN economic community by 2015 and is embodied in “One Asean in Spirit,” the artistic adaptation of the year’s theme by Jean Lenard P. Laca, an 11 year-old Filipino child in Shenzhen. The piece was unveiled during the occasion. END