17 August 2015 – To commemorate the 48th anniversary of the establishment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in view of the assumption of the Philippine Embassy as Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Athens (ACAT), Philippine Ambassador to Greece Nestor Z. Ochoa hosted the ASEAN flag-raising ceremonies at the Philippine Embassy grounds on August 14.
Ambassador and Mrs. Ochoa led the flag-raising ceremony which was attended by the Ambassadors, Spouses and Deputy Heads of the Embassies of Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam in Greece, and by the officers and personnel of the Philippine Embassy in Athens.
After the flag-raising ceremony, Ambassador Ochoa and the other ASEAN Ambassadors cut the ceremonial ASEAN anniversary cake which was then followed by a buffet breakfast salo-salo of tapa, sinangag, at itlog (tapsilog), longanisa, daing na bangus, tortang talong, pan de sal and fresh fruits. END