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Photo: The Philippine Embassy in Hungary, led by Ambassador Frank R. Cimafranca (fourth from left), unfurled a banner in joining other diplomatic missions around the world in observing, for the first time,  the Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month (MANAMo) 2023. The water-resistant full-color banner, measuring 2.5 meters by 1.5 meters, had a message that read “The Embassy of the Philippines celebrates MANA Mo 2023 Month of Maritime and Archipelagic Awareness. Theme: Ocean science for sustainable development” in Hungarian language. It was placed right in front of the Endrődi Sándor u. bus stop in Vérhalom neighborhood in District II, where buses for routes 91 and 291, among others, pass through from the center, thereby ensuring high visibility and encouraging awareness for passengers and residents.

BUDAPEST, 26 September 2023 – The Philippine Embassy in Budapest joined the whole of government of the Republic of the Philippines in observing the Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month (MANAMo) 2023 for the first time.

As part of its celebration, Embassy personnel, led by Ambassador Frank R. Cimafranca, hung a water-resistant full-color banner measuring 2.5 meters by 1.5 meters with the message “The Embassy of the Philippines celebrates MANA Mo 2023 Month of Maritime and Archipelagic Awareness. Theme: Ocean science for sustainable development” in Hungarian language.[1]

The location of the eye-catching banner, which is right in front of the Endrődi Sándor u. bus stop in Vérhalom neighborhood in District II, where a number of buses operated by BKK (the Hungarian acronym for “Budapest Transport Center”), including routes 91 and 291, pass through from the center, ensures passengers and residents see the Embassy’s observance of the annual event.

Although Hungary is a one of 44 landlocked countries in the world, it was one of the original countries to sign the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) when it opened for signature on 10 December 1982. It was ratified by the Hungarian National Assembly on 5 February 2023 during the first term of current Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

 

[1] A Fülöp-szigeteki Nagykövetség ünnepli MANA Mo 2023 a tengeri élő- és szigetvilág tudatosság hónapját. Fókuszban az óceántudomány a fenntartható fejlődésért.