30 June 2012- The Filipino community from various regions of the Kingdom celebrated the 114th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine Independence in Buraidah with Filipinos from Qassim, Hail, Al Jouf, Arar and the Northern Border Regions at Al Nawadeer Esteraha, Buraidah, Qassim last June 22.
Opening the program with brief remarks, Labor Attaché Albert Q. Valenciano reminded the audience of the significance of the celebration.
Right after the reading of messages of the President, Vice President, the Secretary of Labor and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Administrator, a singing competition followed.
Almost 100 raffle prizes were drawn and won by lucky overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) present during the event.
The highlight of the program was the awarding of plaques of recognition to Filipino community groups under the jurisdiction of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office-Central Regional Operations (POLO-CRO).
These groups have been actively supporting the programs of the Philippine Embassy/POLO-OWWA.
This is the first time since the creation of POLO-CRO that all Embassy-accredited Filipino community groups under its jurisdiction participated in an event.
Three Filipino community groups from Sakaka, Al Jouf and Arar travelled more than 800 kilometers just to attend and join the celebration.