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Sri Lanka hotel preserves suite where Jose Rizal stayed


Upon the request of Philippine officials, the management of a hotel in Sri Lanka has preserved a suite where Philippine national hero Dr. Jose Rizal once stayed. Room 305 of the Grand Oriental Hotel in Colombo is now known as the "Dr. Rizal Suite" upon the request of the Consul General, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. "The Grand Oriental Hotel's management preserved the room which is now known as Dr. Rizal Suite 305 upon the request of the Consul General," the DFA said in a news release. Rizal had stayed at the hotel during one of his visits to Colombo on his way to Europe between 1882 and 1886, the DFA said. On June 19, Rizal's 150th birth anniversary, Philippine Honorary Consulate General William John Terrence Perera and his office organized a function at the Grand Oriental Hotel to mark the occasion. Those present at the reception were National Heritage Minister Dr. Jagath Balasuriya, Western Province Governor Seyed Alavi Mowlana, Chief Opposition Whip, Founder Member and Vice President of the Sri Lanka-Philippines Parliamentary Friendship Association Hon. John Amarathunga, MP. UNP, Advisor to Minister of Cultural Affairs Prof. Sri Nimal Lakdusinghe, and Colombo Plan Secretariat Secretary-General Dato' Patricia Yoon-Moi Chia. Also in attendance were members of the diplomatic and consular corps, the Sri Lanka Philippine Business Council, RP-SL Parliamentary and Sri Lanka Philippine Friendship Associations. - VVP, GMA News

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