12/07/2026
On this day, we not only celebrate our victory in the ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ but also the commitment and bravery of the people who stood proudly to defend what rightfully belongs to us.
For years, our fishermen, communities and nation endured the inhumane actions of the people who are trying to claim our territory. ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ; ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ, ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐.
The triumph we celebrate today is owed to the people who courageously ventured rough waters, the wisdom of those who stood by truth and the unity of ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ.
This teaches us that disputes must be settled legally and with respect - not through intimidation or neglect for the rights of smaller nations.
As we proudly raise our flag today, let us always remember this day as a success that our nation won with great sacrifice. We and the next generation are responsible for guarding it. Let us never allow our heritage to be diminished, our voices to be unheard or these sacrifices to be wasted.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ด๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ผ! ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ! ๐ต๐ญ
Written by: Janine Cordero
Layout by: Franchesca Falcatan
