On Monday, 29th August, 2016, CG Abdullah accompanied by Consulate General’s Home-Based Staffs and Local Recruited Staffs attended the National Heroes Day in Davao City.
City Mayor Sara Duterte said even common folks can be heroes. In her message for the commemoration of the National Heroes Day here, Duterte said the Heroes Day “is a celebration of sacrifices of our national heroes, but it should also celebrate the contributions of the nameless heroes who helped shape and build the country.” Even ordinary Dabawenyos can become heroes — a government official, a police officer, a teacher, a traffic enforcer, an overseas Filipinos worker, a ‘kasambahay’, a father, a mother, everyone,” she said.
Sara’s message was read by Atty. Lawrence Bantiding, assistant administrator for operations, during the commemoration of the National Heroes Day at the Osmeña Park.
“We can all become heroes and everyday is an opportunity to do heroic deeds,” Sara said. Filipino heroes, according to her, should serve as inspiration for the public to do something that will inspire and change the lives of other people and shape better communities. “We stand under the shadow of the Monument of Unknown Soldiers, not because history has forgotten their names. We are here because we remember their actions. It is not by the name, or lack thereof, that defined them, but their actions,” she said.
Consulate General of Malaysia
Davao City, Philippines
29th August, 2016