Monuments And Sculptures Of My City No. 30 - Monument Of Peace And Unity

Hello everyone. I'm back for my second contribution to this contest, the Monuments and Sculptures Of My City #38, hosted by @strawberrry. Do read up about this competition here if you haven't heard of this yet. We look forward to your joining us in the near future.

I was on my way home after some business transaction when I remembered there is a statue just in front of the Davao City Council Building. The building is very near the office where I transacted the business so I decided to check it out and take some photos for this competition. Here is the statue.

This is the Centennial Monument of Peace and Unity, dedicated to the people of Davao City, which was unveiled in June 1998 to commemorate the 100 years of independence of my country, the Philippines.

Below the monument is a marble slab which describes and explains its history and purpose. Here is what it says:

The Commemorative Monument of Peace And Unity

The Centennial Monument of Unity and Peace is dedicated to the people of Davao. The different natives or Lumads of Davao. The Muslims who came and settled along Davao's coast and the Christians led by Don Jose Oyanguren who came in 1848 to establish the first Christian settlement here.

They, People of diverse culture and from different places who came and lived together as one, make Davao what it is today. We, their descendants, beneficiaries and present Davaoeños, honor them for their legacy of unity and peace . . . their most valuable legacy to us.

Unveiled: June 12, 1998 in celebration of the Centennial Year of the Philippine Independence (1898 - 1998).

And that is all for this post. I hope you liked it. Best of luck to all the other participants. Keep safe and may peace be with you all always.

(All photos are mine.)