{"id":23594,"date":"2026-06-13T11:29:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T15:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/?p=23594"},"modified":"2026-06-13T11:29:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T15:29:17","slug":"philippine-center-in-new-york-marks-128th-independence-day-with-flag-raising-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/2026\/06\/13\/philippine-center-in-new-york-marks-128th-independence-day-with-flag-raising-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippine Center in New York Marks 128th Independence Day with Flag Raising Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23594\" class=\"elementor elementor-23594\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e75182b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e75182b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d0bee0\" data-id=\"8d0bee0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f90ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02f90ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Philippine Center in New York Marks 128th Independence Day with Flag Raising Ceremony<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4f4daa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4f4daa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b270ac\" data-id=\"9b270ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-851d212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"851d212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC09756_913690db-f870-46b4-af0e-8b3fd66a5bea1-Large.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC09756_913690db-f870-46b4-af0e-8b3fd66a5bea1-Large.png 1280w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC09756_913690db-f870-46b4-af0e-8b3fd66a5bea1-Large-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC09756_913690db-f870-46b4-af0e-8b3fd66a5bea1-Large-500x281.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Consul General Senen T. Mangalile and Ambassador and Permanent Representative Enrique A. Manalo (4th and 5th from left, respectively), with their spouses and the personnel of the agencies at the Philippine Center in New York, join Filipinos all over the world in commemorating the 128th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence.  (Photo by Marvin Dimaculangan)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0aea5b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0aea5b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ac8127\" data-id=\"7ac8127\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf5fb33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf5fb33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>NEW YORK CITY, 12 June 2026 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 Consul General Senen T. Mangalile and Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Enrique A. Manalo led the personnel of the agencies in the Philippine Center in New York in a flag-raising ceremony, commemorating the 128th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence on 12 June 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The commemoration commenced with the singing of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lupang Hinirang<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, followed by the recitation of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Panunumpa ng Katapatan sa Watawat<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the playing of \u201cOne Vision, One Ocean\u201d, the official anthem of the Philippines\u2019 ASEAN Chairship.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\">Thereafter, the commemoration continued with the playing and reading of the Independence Day Messages of the President, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and the Secretary of Tourism. Ambassador Enrique A. Manalo then closed the ceremony with his Independence Day message, his first since his reassignment as Permanent Representative to the United Nations in September 2025, reflecting on the \u201cbrave, selfless, and costly\u201d declaration of independence on 12 June 1898.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\">The ceremony served as an opportunity for the personnel at the Philippine Center to come together in fellowship and to reflect on the collective messages of the day, which centered on achieving an inclusive, accountable society grounded in democratic values and a strong sense of nationhood\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Philippine Center in New York, opened in 1974, is home to the Philippine Consulate General, the Philippine Permanent Mission to the United Nations, the Philippine Trade and Investment Center, the Philippine Center Management Board, and the New York offices of the Department of Tourism and Social Security System. <\/span><b>END<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b396188 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b396188\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cb8317\" data-id=\"9cb8317\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d49bc3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d49bc3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1875\" height=\"875\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB-PID-Flag-Raising.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB-PID-Flag-Raising.png 1875w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB-PID-Flag-Raising-768x358.png 768w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB-PID-Flag-Raising-1536x717.png 1536w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB-PID-Flag-Raising-500x233.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1875px) 100vw, 1875px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">(Left) Consul General Senen T. Mangalile delivers the message of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, (right) while Ambassador Enrique Manalo delivers his Independence Day message. (Photos by Jose Magaso)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philippine Center in New York Marks 128th Independence Day with Flag Raising Ceremony Consul General Senen T. Mangalile and Ambassador and Permanent Representative Enrique A. 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