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Monday, November 10, 2014

US embassy closed on November 11


MANILA, Philippines - The United States Embassy in Manila and its affiliated offices will be closed on November 11 (Tuesday), in observance of Veterans Day, an American holiday.

Regular services will resume on November 12.

Veterans Day is celebrated every year in the United States on November 11, which is the day that major hostilities of World War I formally ended with the signing of the Armistice at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.

The U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Philip S. Goldberg will lead the American and Filipino community and guests in honoring the sacrifices of American and Filipino veterans at the Veterans Day ceremony at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Taguig City, Metro Manila, on Tuesday.

Veterans of both nations will participate in the event.

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com