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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, Mr. Don & Mrs.
Lea Frain, Honorary Grand Marshall Anthony Romano and consul General Ma.
Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega

Singer Darren Espanto poses with the audience after his performance during the
festivities after the parade at Lincoln Park, Jersey City.

Philippine Center in New York Marks Philippine Independence Day

All the resident government offices at the Philippine Center in New York held
a joint flag raising ceremony, program and fellowship breakfast on 12 July 2017.

The participating offices include the Philippine Permanent Mission to the
United Nations in New York, the Philippine Consulate General in New York, the
Philippine Tourism Office, the Philippine Trade and Investment Center, Pag-Ibig
Mutual Fund, and the Philippine Center Management Board.

The ceremony
was led by Permanent Philippine officials hold a flag-raising ceremony in
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Representative to the UN front of the Philippine Center on 5 Avenue , NYC.
Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr., Consul General Theresa Dizon-De
Vega, Tourism Representative Azucena Pallugna, Pag-Ibig
Officer Michael Azucena, and Philippine Center Manager
Arman Talbo.

The program included the reading of the National Day
messages of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Secretary of
All government officials and personnel pose for a National Day photograph. Foreign Affairs Alan Peter S. Cayetano.