Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (center) sings with Cheloy E. Velicaria-Garafil (left), chair and resident representative of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office, and Rose Marie J. Arenas, former deputy speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives, June 13 in Taipei City. The MECO-organized banquet marked the 127th anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence and the 50th anniversary of the office’s establishment in Taiwan. (MOFA)