{"id":467711,"date":"2025-05-10T20:09:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T00:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/they-commemorate-pena-gomezs-legacy-with-the-awarding-of-the-medal-of-honor-to-social-and-political-leaders\/"},"modified":"2025-05-10T20:09:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T00:09:47","slug":"they-commemorate-pena-gomezs-legacy-with-the-awarding-of-the-medal-of-honor-to-social-and-political-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/they-commemorate-pena-gomezs-legacy-with-the-awarding-of-the-medal-of-honor-to-social-and-political-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"They commemorate Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez’s legacy with the awarding of the Medal of Honor to social and political leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Santo Domingo.\u2013<\/strong> The Jos\u00e9 Francisco Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez Foundation and the Social Policy Cabinet<\/strong> paid solemn tribute this Saturday in honor of the 27th anniversary of the death of the political leader, awarding the Jos\u00e9 Francisco Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez Medal of Honor to seven outstanding figures from the political and social spheres of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ceremony, organized by the Communications Department and the Press Department of the Social Policy Cabinet<\/strong>, took place at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, located on M\u00e1ximo G\u00f3mez Avenue corner Independencia. The activity was attended by the children of Dr. Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez and leaders of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During the event, the Cabinet coordinator, Tony Pe\u00f1a Guaba, stated that \u201cmy father’s leadership lives on in the memory of every Dominican. His fight for social justice and democracy continues to inspire those who work for a more equitable and supportive society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the first to receive the medal was Fausto Herrera Catalino, leader of the PRM and national president of the Frente Barrial y Comunal. His recognition highlighted his commitment to the ideals of Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez, including his promotion of Law 46-23, which declares March 6 as National Day in honor of the Perrede\u00edsta leader. Herrera was described as a \u201csymbol of struggle and fidelity to the Dominican people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The act was also a space to reaffirm Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez’s progressive thought. “This recognition is not only to individuals, but to those who have defended the cause of a more just country, from community activism to major social reforms,” the organizers indicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With emotional applause, the awarding of medals, and a firm commitment to continue his legacy, the event concluded by reaffirming that Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez’s mark remains alive in the heart of Dominican democracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Santo Domingo.\u2013 The Jos\u00e9 Francisco Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez Foundation and the Social Policy Cabinet paid solemn tribute this Saturday in honor of the 27th anniversary of the death of the political leader, awarding the Jos\u00e9 Francisco Pe\u00f1a G\u00f3mez Medal of Honor to seven outstanding figures from the political and social spheres of the country. The ceremony, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15239,"featured_media":467712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[40216],"tags":[15730],"class_list":["post-467711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dominican-news","tag-pena-gomez"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-1XFJ","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-05-10-195344.jpg","dum_api":{"author_name":"Diana S\u00e1nchez","author_image":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/69c8b1e2bccf3de82d67a11dbfe000ad325e79bc5968852a7240d1237ac986d1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","categories_name":["Dominican News"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-05-10-195344.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=467711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/467712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=467711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=467711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=467711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}