SHANGHAI, 11 June 2024 – The Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai hosted a reception to commemorate the 126^th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence on 11 June 2024 at The Portman Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Shanghai.

The reception was graced by Deputy Secretary-General (Mr.) Liu Ping of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, Vice Chair (Ms.) Fei Jian of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress, Vice Chair (Mr.) Yin Guiyin of the Proposal Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and Ms. Yan Yanqiu, Level II Inspector of the Shanghai Foreign Affairs Office.

Other Municipal Government officials, members of the consular corps of Shanghai, and guests from the business community and representatives of Filipino community organizations from Shanghai and the larger Yangtze River Delta Region attended the event.

In his remarks at the reception, Philippine Consul General in Shanghai Dinno M. Oblena highlighted what the year’s theme of “Kalayaan. Kinabukasan. Kasaysayan.” encapsulates and how the Philippines has progressed 126 years on. He also touched on Philippines-China economic relations, specifically on Philippines-Shanghai relations, with four decades of sister-city ties between Manila and Shanghai and the presence of Philippine companies in Shanghai and nearby provinces in the fields of food, manufacturing, banking and finance, real estate, and electronics.

As videos of Philippine tourism destinations and economic thrusts played, guests were treated to a buffet of delectable Filipino dishes such as adobo, kinilaw, crispy pata, lumpia, ginataang hipon, and pansit guisado, paired with desserts such as halo-halo, leche flan and pandan-mango rolls. END

CG Oblena with all the guests and attendees of the reception	CG Oblena with attending Consuls General
CG Oblena with representatives of Filipino Community organizations	The Philippine Country Team in Shanghai

Photos by Shanghai PCG