MANILA, Philippines — A Filipina has broken two world records — for making the world’s largest flag and the world’s largest banner, a representative from the Guinness Book of World Records has announced.
Grace Galindez Gupana received certificates from the Guinness World Records for making the flag of Israel, which measures 18,847 square meters; and the 777 Yahveh’s Banner, which combines the flags of Israel, the Philippines, North Korea, South Korea, and the 180 smaller flags of 180 other nations, which measures 54,451 square meters.
At a press conference, Andrea Banfi, adjudications manager of Guinness, handed the certificate for the world’s biggest banner to Gupana.
Gupana, chief executive officer of the ABS GEN Herbs International, was given the certificate for the biggest flag on November 25 in Israel, where it was unfurled.
The biggest banner was secretly unfurled at the same place at the Masada Airfield on December 23. Gupana said it was done secretly because North Korea did not have diplomatic relations with Israel and all other countries except China.
Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Zvi Vapni, who was present at the awarding, thanked Gupana for the flag. He said Israelis and Jewish peoples around the world have come to learn of the Philippines because of the flag.
He said he hoped this would translate into better bilateral relations between the Philippines and Israel.
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