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Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (File photo) MANILA - As the Philippines celebrates its 124th Independence Day, outgoing Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana called on all Filipinos to cooperate with the country's new leaders for a better future. "In this period of transition, may we continue to work together with our new set of leaders to realize the hopes and dreams of our forefathers for our nation," he said in a statement Sunday. Lorenzana, borrowing a quote from Elias, a major character in Dr. Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere, also said those who are blessed to experience freedom should not fail to remember those who have fought and fallen for it. "In Dr. Jose Rizal's seminal work, Noli me Tangere, the character Elias said, 'I die without seeing the dawn brighten over my native land! You, who have it to see, welcome it-and forget not those who have fallen during the night!'," he added. Lorenzana als

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