The Philippine Permanent Mission to ASEAN, led by Permanent Representative H.E. Amb. Elizabeth P. Buensuceso, participated in the ASEAN Day celebration hosted by Secretary-General H.E. Le Luong Minh at the ASEAN Secretariat last 18 August.

The Secretary-General and Indonesian Foreign Minister H.E. Dr. Marty Natalegawa delivered remarks during the event. While the Secretary-General spoke about progress towards realizing the ASEAN Community in 2015, the Foreign Minister lauded the vision of ASEAN founders and noted ASEAN’s contributions to the global context today.

The winners of the “ASEAN Community Photo Contest 2014: My ASEANationality” and the “ASEAN Youth Competition on Arts and Human Rights” also received their awards during the program.

Cultural presentations from the Global Mandiri Primary School in Jakarta and the Jakarta Tourism and Cultural Office were also included in the event program.

Members of the Mission also participated in the ASEAN Fun Run and the ASEAN Village organized by the Indonesian Foreign Ministry’s Center of Education and Training (CET) last 10 August.

Both the Run and the ASEAN Village, which were held back-to-back at Merdeka Square, sought to raise awareness about ASEAN among members of the Indonesian public.