13 June 2017 – The Philippine Consulate
General in Calgary commemorated the 119th Anniversary of the
Proclamation of Philippine Independence with a flag-raising ceremony on 10 June
2017 at the rooftop patio of the Consulate’s building followed by the soft
launch of the Foreign Representative Office (FRO) of the Social Security System
(SSS) in Calgary.
The flag-raising ceremony at the rooftop patio of the
Consulate’s building was attended by leaders of the various Filipino community
associations of Alberta. This was followed by the reading of the Independence
Day messages of
President Rodrigo R. Duterte and that of Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter S.
Cayetano. The Independence Day message
of SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F. Dooc was also read by Ms.
Judy Frances A. See,
SSS Senior Vice President and Head of the SSS International Operations
Group.
In his
remarks following the reading of Independence Day messages, Consul General
Torres welcomed the attendees to the commemoration and highlighted the
Philippine government’s continuing commitment to better serve Filipinos in
Alberta and Saskatchewan as shown by the opening of the SSS-FRO in
Calgary. He also called on Filipinos in
Alberta and Saskatchewan to always bear in mind the sacrifices of our heroes
that brought freedom to the Philippines and allowed Filipinos to explore
opportunities to better themselves and their families, whether at home or
abroad.
