Rizal glows for Africa
The day celebrates the diversity and unity of the African continent and its people.
Photograph courtesy of R. Genotiva The Rizal Monument lit green for Africa Day, honoring unity, heritage and Philippine-African friendship.
Daily TribuneThe day celebrates the diversity and unity of the African continent and its people.
Photograph courtesy of R. Genotiva The Rizal Monument lit green for Africa Day, honoring unity, heritage and Philippine-African friendship.
The Rizal Monument was recently illuminated in green in commemoration of Africa Day.
Africa Day, observed annually on 25 May commemorates the establishment of the Organization of African Unity in 1963, which has since been succeeded by the African Union in 2002.
The day celebrates the diversity and unity of the African continent and its people.
Also illuminated in green is the façade of the National Museum of Fine Arts in Manila.
The lighting of the National Monument and the National Museum highlights the partnership and friendship between the Philippines and the individual countries of the African continent.
The AU comprises all countries in the African continent.
Its official flag adopts the color green symbolizing African hopes and aspirations.
There are six resident African Embassies in the Philippines, namely, Angola, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa.
The lighting was done with the cooperation of the National Parks Development Committee and the National Museum.