30 January 2006— Consul Eric Tamayo (1st row, 5th from L) leads the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo officers and staff and the Filipino community in the simple wreath-laying ceremony at the Rizal Shrine on 30 December 2005 in Hibiya Park in Tokyo to commemorate the national hero’s 109th Anniversary of Martyrdom. The Embassy officials and the Chapter President of the Knights of Rizal gave inspiring speeches to cite Rizal’s contribution to the country’s independence.