{"id":5594,"date":"2025-08-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gcm.edu.ph\/gcm\/gullas-college-of-medicine-proudly-celebrates-indias-79th-independence-day\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:22:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:22:20","slug":"gullas-college-of-medicine-proudly-celebrates-indias-79th-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gcm.edu.ph\/gcm\/gullas-college-of-medicine-proudly-celebrates-indias-79th-independence-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Gullas College of Medicine Proudly Celebrates India\u2019s 79th Independence Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a heartfelt display of unity and cultural pride, Gullas College of Medicine (GCM)<\/strong> proudly celebrated India\u2019s 79th Independence Day with a solemn flag ceremony held early in the morning at the GCM grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students, faculty, and staff\u2014led by our Indian student community\u2014gathered to witness the hoisting of the Indian national flag, marking a moment of deep reverence for the rich history and enduring spirit of the world\u2019s largest democracy. The event began promptly at sunrise, symbolizing hope and renewal, as the tricolor unfurled against the Cebu skyline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ceremony included the singing of India\u2019s national anthem, a short reflection on the significance of the day, and expressions of solidarity from the GCM administration. This celebration not only honored India\u2019s journey to freedom but also underscored the college\u2019s commitment to fostering a vibrant, multicultural community where traditions from all over the world are respected and celebrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the morning\u2019s program concluded, participants were reminded that the values of independence, unity, and perseverance resonate across borders\u2014values that are deeply embedded in the mission of GCM to nurture future physicians with a global perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy 79th Independence Day, India! Jai Hind!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In a heartfelt display of unity and cultural pride, Gullas College of Medicine (GCM) proudly celebrated India\u2019s 79th Independence Day with a solemn flag ceremony held early in the morning at the GCM grounds. Students, faculty, and staff\u2014led by our Indian student community\u2014gathered to witness the hoisting of the Indian national flag, marking a moment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5849,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/framerusercontent.com\/images\/WT08Nh3FE6wvyPb4qujDcLFIka4.jpg?width=1920&height=1080","fifu_image_alt":"GCM Celebrates India\u2019s 79th Independence Day","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcm.edu.ph\/gcm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcm.edu.ph\/gcm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcm.edu.ph\/gcm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcm.edu.ph\/gcm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcm.edu.ph\/gcm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5594"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gcm.edu.ph\/gcm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5848,"href":"https:\/\/gcm.edu.ph\/gcm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5594\/revisions\/5848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcm.edu.ph\/gcm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcm.edu.ph\/gcm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcm.edu.ph\/gcm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcm.edu.ph\/gcm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}