“A People’s Tribute to Comandante Fidel,” was held last 19 January 2017 (Thursday), from 2:00 to 5:00 in the afternoon at Room 301, Institute of Small-Scale Industries, University of the Philippines-Diliman. The event featured messages from Dr. Francisco Nemenzo, Chairperson of Philippines-Cuba Cultural and Friendship Association and Amb. Capaya Hernandez (Venezuela) and messages and performances by members of the Philippines-Cuba Cultural and Friendship Association, friends, and selected members of the diplomatic corps who support the Cuban struggle joined this gathering. “A People’s Tribute to Comandante Fidel” was organized by the Philippines-Cuba Cultural and Friendship Association and co-sponsored by the Third World Studies Center.