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SFA-AGR-102-08


PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN VIENNA OBSERVES

22ND ANNIVERSARY OF PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION OF 1986

28 February 2008 - The Philippine Embassy in Vienna, Austria, commemorated the 22nd Anniversary of the People Power Revolution of 1986, in simple rites held at the Chancery on 25 February.

 

The commemoration opened with a flag-raising ceremony led by Philippine Ambassador to Austria Linglingay F. Lacanlale.

 

A reflection on the continuing relevance of the Filipino values that underpinned the EDSA Revolution followed, touched off by a reading of the essay “Reaffirming the Vision: A Community of Peace, A Nation in Progress” by Commissioner Alex R. Magno of the EDSA People Power Commission, and the screening of a video documentary on the signal events of 1986 at the Chancery’s Rizal Reading Room. END

 

 

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