June 9 is Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Hanah TabiosForeign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. defended the sale of Chinese flags at Rizal Park in Manila three days before the celebration of the 121st Philippine Independence Day on June 12. Netizens posted online photos of vendors offering Chinese flags to Chinese tourists at the park. But Locsin, an active Twitter user, twitted “don’t fret” and reminded social media users that vendors will also sell the United States’ flag on Philippine-American Friendship Day which is celebrated every July 14. 148, s. 2002 declaring June 9 of every year as Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day released by former president and now House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 09, 2019 09:33 UTC