Janela arcos lelis biography

  • Janela Arcos Lelis, 12, wades through floodwater as she tightly holds the Philippine flag in a heroic act to save the national symbol from being swept away by.
  • Janela Arcos Lelis (born ) is a young Filipino girl from Malinao, Albay in the Philippines, who was photographed saving a Philippine Flag from floodwaters.
  • Pictured above is Janela Arcos Lelis, a year-old schoolgirl from Albay province.

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    Albay Girl Honored For Saving Philippine Flag: A Brother's Plea

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    Janela Arcos Lelis, a year-old girl from Albay province, saved the Philippine flag from raging floodwaters caused by Typhoon "Juaning". For her heroic act of bravery, she was given formal recognition by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, becoming the first Filipino child to receive such an honor. Lelis recalled how her brother had asked her to retrieve their family's flag from their submerged home, despite the chest-high floodwaters. Holding tightly to an evacuation rope to avoid being swept away, she retrieved the muddy flag and returned it to the evacuation shelter. Her brave deed was captured in a photo that spread on social media and earned her national recognition

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    MANILA, Philippines&#;The tiny Philippine flag pinned on her left collar will be a constant reminder of her deed, which, in light of her young age, has been deemed an unprecedented selfless act of courage and patriotism in a time of adversity.

    Janela Arcos Lelis, a year-old sixth grader from Malinao town, Albay was formally honored Thursday by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines for sparande the Philippine flag from raging floodwaters when Typhoon &#;Juaning hit her hometown and destroyed her house last month.

    It was the first recognition ever to be bestowed on a Filipino child, according to officials of the NHCP, a government arm that promotes Philippine history and cultural heritage. In a simple ceremony at the NHCP office in Manila, Lelis was awarded a plaque, a Philippine flag lapel knapp, a Philippine flag and P20, cash for what the agency described as her &#;selfless act&#; of courage reflecting her love for the country.

    &#;We thank and admire Janela [for her

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    Girl, 12, Honored for Blind and Reckless Devotion to Inanimate Object

     

    Pictured above is Janela Arcos Lelis, a year-old schoolgirl from Albay province. That&#;s really her, on a very stormy day last July 26, risking life and limb to save the Philippine flag. The flag had been left behind in their already-submerged home. To keep her from getting swept away by the raging flood, Janela held on tightly to a rope hastily set up for evacuees. Her deed accorded her various honors &#; a plaque, a miniature flag pin, a full-sized flag, and Php 20, from the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), not to mention quite a bit of media coverage. According to NHCP Executive Director Ludovico Badoy, what Janelis did was

    &#;a selfless act of courage, reflective of her love for country and a constant reverence to the national symbol.&#;

    In the awarding ceremony, NHCP President Maria Teresa Diokno told Janela,

    &#;&#;we hope that your classmates and all the other young

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