Press Release
PR No. MJD-42-2021
JEDDAH PCG CELEBRATES 123rd ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROCLAMATION OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE
13 JUNE 2021, Jeddah – The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah (Jeddah PCG) commemorated on 12 June 2021the 123rd Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence, with a flag-raising ceremony and a program participated by Consulate personnel and some members of the Filipino community in Jeddah.
Hoisting of Philippine flag led by Consul and Acting Head of Post Mary Jennifer D. Dingal
The program started by the singing of the National Anthem and the hoisting of the Philippine flag, led by Jeddah PCG Consul and Acting Head Mary Jennifer D. Dingal.
It was followed by the Panunumpa ng Katapatan sa Watawat ng Pilipinas, and the playing and reading of the messages of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, Vice President Leonor Robredo, Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin, Jr., and other government officials such as Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello, Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista, Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez, SSS President Aurora Cruz Ignacio, and Pag-IBIG Fund President Acmad Rizaldi Moti.
Jeddah PCG officers (from left-right): Vice-Consul Alfred Kristoffer Guiang, Vice-Consul Lemuel Lopez, Consul and Acting Head of Post Mary Jennifer Dingal, and Vice-Consul Sheila Mae Briones
Jeddah PCG Consul and Acting Head Mary Jennifer Dingal and spouse Mr. Falco Dingal (seated, right)
In her message, Jeddah PCG Acting Head Consul Mary Jennifer Dingal said that the commemoration of the Independence Day of the Philippines is a reminder for public servants, including those serving in Philippine missions abroad, to unite and serve with integrity in order to carry out the duty of promoting and protecting the welfare of the country and Filipinos overseas.
“Ang Araw ng Kalayaan ay pagpapaalala na ang pakikipaglaban para sa kapakanan ng bayan ay hindi nagtatapos sa Independence Day Declaration noong 1898. Ito ay patuloy sa panahon ngayon at sa hinaharap. Ipinaglalaban natin ang kapakanan ng ating OFWs na nakikipagsapalaran din sa ibang bansa upang mabigyan ng magandang buhay ang kanilang pamilya saPilipinas. Ang pagdiriwang natin ng Araw ng Kalayaan ay pagpapaalala na mayroon tayong mahalagang tungkuling dapat gampanan para sating ahensya, sa ating bayan, at sa ating mga kababayan. Dahil sa panahon ngayon ng hindi pa natatapos na pandemya, ang ating kooperasyon at pakikipagtulungan ang magsisilbing susi para sa mas epektibong paghatid ng mga serbisyo sa kinauukulan,” Consul Dingal said.
PCG Spouses performing a Freddie Aguilar song
Vice-Consul Lemuel Lopez with spouse Mrs. Lalaine Lopez performing a Filipino folk dance
PCG Tiktokers composed of Vice-Consul Alfred Kristoffer Guiang (rightmost), Attache Ms. Estrellita Cuevas (leftmost), Attache Ms. Sheela Canete (back row, right), and Mr. Joseph Garcia (back row, left) performing a dance number
Pananghaliang Bayan with Jeddah PCG personnel after the Independence Day program
Jeddah PCG officers (from left-right): Vice-Consul Alfred Kristoffer Guiang, Vice-Consul Lemuel Lopez, Consul and Acting Head of Post Mary Jennifer Dingal, and Vice-Consul Sheila Mae Briones with the Independence Day cake
The program also included song and dance performances from Jeddah PCG personnel. A tanghaliang bayan followed right after the program. -END-
