DUBAI — The outgoing Philippine Consul-General Antonio S. Curameng hoisted the national flag at a ceremony here yesterday to mark the109th year of Independence of Philippines from Spain.
Members of the Filipino community were also present on the occasion.
In her message during the occasion, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said that the Philippine economy had become strong and stable.
“Our economy has reached a new level of maturity with some of the strongest macroeconomic fundamentals in a generation,” she said in the statement, congratulating the nation on the Independence Day.