Third Secretary and Vice Consul Jarie R. Osias led the ceremony which was attended by members of the Filipino community in Rome. Inspired by this year’s theme, “Bonifacio: Honor and Heroism,” Vice Consul Osias noted Bonifacio’s representation of the ordinary Filipino, his courage and nationalism as he steered the Philippines’ fight for independence against the Spaniards during the 1896 revolution.END
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY ROME HONORS ANDRES BONIFACIO ON HIS SESQUICENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY
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