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08-17-2011, 04:10 PM
The Permanent Commission of Patriotic Anniversaries celebrated the 148 anniversary of the Restoration of the Republic with several religious and official activities yesterday. The Restoration was the nationalist movement that rejected the annexation of the Dominican Republic by Spain that was initiated by President Santana. The celebrations were headed by Vice President Rafael Alburquerque, who after attending a Te Deum Mass celebrated at the Santo Domingo cathedral, presented a wreath at the National Pantheon at noon yesterday. After the offering, the Vice President defined the War of the Restoration as one of the most significant struggles, not only for the country, which recovered its sovereignty and freedom, but for all of Latin America. Alburquerque also used the occasion as an opportunity to stress the achievements of PLD government to which he credited a reduction in poverty and unemployment and having maintained the stability of the country's economic development, which he said would ensure their continuation in power.
In Santiago, the events began at 8 in the morning at the San Luis Fort with the raising of the National Flag, followed by the National Anthem played by the Second Brigade Military Band. Later there was another Te Deum Mass at the Emmaus House, led by the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdioceses of the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, Monsignor Valentin Reynoso. During the religious service, Reynoso said that 148 years on from the Restoration the work of those who govern the country should be focused on dealing with the principal problems that affect society. The prelate listed problems including the lack of citizen safety, the growth of the foreign debt and the inequality in the pay scale. He also mentioned corruption in the public administration, the illegal possession of firearms, the disappearance of people of all ages, the existence of hired killers, and the loss of moral values. After the Te Deum Mass, the mayor of Santiago, Gilberto Serulle, and the Deputy Minister of Youth, Otto Vasquez, placed huge flower arrangements at the statue of General Gregorio Luperon at the Monument to the Heroes of the Restoration.
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In Santiago, the events began at 8 in the morning at the San Luis Fort with the raising of the National Flag, followed by the National Anthem played by the Second Brigade Military Band. Later there was another Te Deum Mass at the Emmaus House, led by the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdioceses of the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, Monsignor Valentin Reynoso. During the religious service, Reynoso said that 148 years on from the Restoration the work of those who govern the country should be focused on dealing with the principal problems that affect society. The prelate listed problems including the lack of citizen safety, the growth of the foreign debt and the inequality in the pay scale. He also mentioned corruption in the public administration, the illegal possession of firearms, the disappearance of people of all ages, the existence of hired killers, and the loss of moral values. After the Te Deum Mass, the mayor of Santiago, Gilberto Serulle, and the Deputy Minister of Youth, Otto Vasquez, placed huge flower arrangements at the statue of General Gregorio Luperon at the Monument to the Heroes of the Restoration.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)