2 January 2006 - General Efren L. Abu (2nd L), designated by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as her Special Envoy to the first year anniversary of the tsunami tragedy in Aceh, joins representatives from 36 other countries in expressing solidarity with the Indonesian Government in honoring and remembering the more than 150,000 Indonesians who perished in the tragedy on 26 December 2004.  Special Envoy Abu also expressed the continued commitment of the Philippines in assisting Indonesia in the reconstruction of areas devastated by the tsunami. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led the ceremony attended by Special Envoy Abu and other foreign dignitaries, including President Xanana Gusmao of Timor Leste and Cabinet Ministers from Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Viet Nam.