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KNIGHTS OF RIZAL LEADS WREATH LAYING AT THE RIZAL MONUMENT IN TORONTO’S EARL BALES PARK TO MARK THE 164TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL HERO
2025-06-26
Consul General Angelica C. Escalona and Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner (center) with the Knights of Rizal and other Filipino community organizations during the wreath laying ceremony
19 June 2025 – The Knights of Rizal led the traditional wreath laying ceremony at the Rizal Monument at Earl Bales Park in Toronto to mark the 164th Birth Anniversary of the Philippine National Hero. The wreath laying was attended by officials of the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto led by Consul General Angelica C. Escalona, Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner, former Toronto Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa, and officers and members of the Ladies of the Knights of Rizal, Alliance of Ladies of the Knights of Rizal, Kababaihang Rizalista, Rizal Youth and the Philippine Independence Day Council. During the program, the speakers extolled the legacy of Dr. Rizal and how this remains relevant even in Canada and with the present generation.
Consul General Escalona with the Alliance of Ladies of the Knights of Rizal (left) and with Solicitor General Kerzner and Ladies of the Knights of Rizal (right)
Consul General Escalona assisted by Sir Frank Crawford, Regional Commander of the Knights of Rizal-Central Canada Region, during the wreath laying ceremony
Consul General Escalona with Solicitor General Kerzner, who is an honorary member of the Knights of Rizal