#konektadong_pinoy “The Flag of Pride”

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The Flag of Pride

THE Philippine flag was first sewn in HK in 1898 by Filipino expatriates and formally unfurled during the proclamation of the Philippine Independence on June 12, 1898 by President Emilio Aguinaldo in Kawit, Cavite.

Today, the flag has proudly paraded at the opening ceremonies of the South East Asian Games in Singapore last June 5. The flag bearer was Alyssa Valdez, a multi-awarded athlete and one of the best collegiate volleyball players, having won several awards in this field. While she has a collection of individual trophies, she is humble to acknowledge that winning point is a point by the whole team not hers. This is the reason why she loves a team sports like Volleyball. Volleyball is the name of the game to the OFWs and Filipino residents of Muiwo in Lantau every Tuesday night. This is their inter-color volleyball tournament which runs for a three-month period beginning May 2015. Team colors Blue, Yellow and Red are enjoying the fun and the friendship. Community Sports Chair Abel Salao says that this a good exercise for the mind and the body, in addition to strengthening the unity and harmony of the community.

Aside from volleyball, players Rhea, Ruby, Dulce, Aljean, Lily are also into hiking and trekking but limited, for now, to the hilly boundaries and peaks of Lantau Island. Given time and resources, they may probably explore the high mountaintops of Asia like Liza Avelino. Liza Avelino, 43 years old Davaoena, is a HK-based OFW and mountaineer when she trekked her way up Island peak which has a height of 6,189m, at the base of Mt. Everest in Nepal . With her own savings coupled with hard training and a focus mind, this was a dream come true for her even if she herself fell short of the climb by a few hundred meters due to sudden cold and freezing illness . However, to recognize her courage, her climbing team, nonetheless, brought with them upon reaching the peak a very patriotic brand, the Philippine flag.

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