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BONN EO COMMEMORATES 22ND ANNIVERSARY OF EDSA PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION |
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28 February 2008 - In commemoration of the 22nd Anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution, the Philippine Embassy Bonn Extension Office held a simple flag ceremony on 22 February 2008 at the Bonn EO premises. Consul Edgar Tomas Q. Auxilian, OIC of Bonn EO, and his wife, Dr. Maria Vita E. Auxilian, led the Bonn EO staff (from L to R: Ms. Grace A. Clavecillas, Mr. Domingo I. Narvacan, Mr. Mario P. Mojica, Ms. Lumen Christie Tolentino, and Ms. Purita S. Bermejo) in the flag hoisting ceremony and singing of the Philippine national anthem. This was followed by the reading of the briefer on EDSA People Power Revolution entitled “Reaffirming the Vision: A Community at Peace, A Nation in Progress” prepared by EPPC Commissioner Alex R. Magno, which was done by Consul Auxilian (Photo below). The event was witnessed by a number of Filipinas who came to Bonn EO that morning together with their German husbands.
On 24 February, Consul
Auxilian and family joined the Filipino community in Bonn during its
Sunday mass celebration 
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that was offered in special commemoration of the anniversary of the EDSA
people power revolution. The mass was officiated by Fr. Jun De Ocampo,
SVD. A special intention was offered for more unity among Filipinos and
for all Filipinos to be continually inspired by the power of collective
prayer and peaceful means of resolving conflict in our country. END