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HOLIDAY NOTICE: 01 July 2021, Thursday, Canada Day

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PR 81 2021 Holiday Notice 01 July 2021 Canada Day

Philippine Flag Raised in Canada’s Capital

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Ambassador Rodolfo D. Robles led officials from the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa in raising the Philippine national flag at Ottawa City Hall on Monday morning, 14 June. Joining Ambassador Robles were federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino and Global Affairs Canada Director General Peter Lundy.

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Ambassador Rodolfo D. Robles delivers his remarks after the raising of the Philippine flag at Ottawa City Hall (top photo). Federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino (3rd from left) and Global Affairs Canada Director General Peter Lundy (2nd from right) join Ambassador Robles and embassy officials.

In his remarks, Ambassador Robles paid tribute to the sacrifices of Filipinos on the frontline of Canada’s health and service sectors. He welcomed the celebration of Filipino Heritage Month across Canada for the third time since Motion 155 authored by Scarborough Centre Member of Parliament Salma Zahid was unanimously adopted by the federal House of Commons last October, 2018. He then expressed the hope that the flying of the Philippine flag in the capital city of Canada will remind the almost one million Filipinos across the country of the struggle and sacrifices borne by their Filipino forebears in winning independence for the Philippines from colonial rule.

Philippine Embassy in Ottawa Holds Solemn Commemoration of Philippine Independence

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PR 76 2021 Independence Day Flag Ceremony

Ambassador Robles (center), accompanied by Mrs. Nora Robles (left) and Philippine Embassy officers and staff, led the flag ceremony in commemoration of Philippine Independence at the Mindanao Hall of the Chancery.

11 June 2021, Ottawa – As the Province of Ontario initiated steps to ease COVID-19 restrictions, the Embassy of the Philippines in Canada held a flag ceremony in commemoration of the 123^rd Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence at the Mindanao Hall of its Chancery.

The ceremony included playing a recording of the Lupang Hinirang and Panunumpa sa Watawat, as well as video messages from President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin.