The Philippine Navy commemorated on Wednesday its 122nd year anniversary in a “simple, solemn and austere” celebration due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic.
The ceremony, led by Navy chief Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo, began with a flag-raising ceremony, with the flag flown at half-mast, simultaneously in all Navy units across the country and followed by a prayer, a one minute of silence and synchronized blowing of ships’ horns and sirens.
The opening activities were made in order to pay tribute to all medical workers and other frontline personnel in the battle against the novel coronavirus, especially those who have been lost by the Navy, including the longtime member of the Nany board of advisers, Dr. Aileen Baviera, and Navy reservist Petty Officer Second Class (PO2) Simplicio Dasargo.
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