Acting head of the Pancasila and Constitution Education Center Nanang Subekti attending a Pancasila Day ceremony, Saturday (6/1/2024). Photo by MKRI/Fauzan.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — All of the Constitutional Court’s (MK) staff members participated in the Pancasila Day Ceremony of 2024, on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at the yard of its second building in Jakarta. Acting Head of the Pancasila and Constitution Education Center Nanang Subekti led the ceremony. He delivered the ceremony’s speech entitled “Pancasila: the Unifying Spirit Towards Indonesia Golden 2045”.

Pancasila unites all differences in ethnicity, religion, culture, and language in welcoming 100 years of Indonesia Golden which is prosperous, independent, and sovereign, Nanang read out. As a diverse nation, it should be grateful as Pancasila and its values serve as a guide for the national life, to comply with the aspirations of the state’s establishment. Pancasila is a gift from the Almighty God for Indonesian people. It contains noble values of inclusivity, tolerance, and mutual cooperation. The existing diversity is a blessing embraced with the national identity “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” (unity in diversity).

In this historic moment, he continued, all components of the nation are urged to work together to internalize the values of Pancasila into every aspect of community, national, and state life. “Pancasila is capable of uniting us in facing various historical obstacles and challenges, thus until now Indonesia still stands strong and resilient as a great nation. Pancasila serves as a guide leading Indonesia towards progress and prosperity in the current era of technology and information globalization,” he read out the speech from the Agency for Pancasila Ideology Education (BPIP).

Pancasila must always be implemented and used as a guide for it to become a functioning ideology whose presence and benefits are felt by all Indonesian people. Besides regulations that are based on the Pancasila spirit and soul, we also need role models that reflect the ethics, integrity, and characters of Indonesian people.

With the strong spirit of Pancasila, all challenges Indonesia faces can be overcome. Moreover, amid the global crisis, Indonesia has managed to maintain economic, social, and political stability. This success is certainly a collective contribution of all citizens, with Pancasila ideology as its fundamental foundation. We should also be thankful and proud because Indonesia has become a mature democracy, nation, and state. This is evident through the peaceful and democratic general election, ensuring the sovereignty of the people, the Constitution, as well as national unity and integrity.

Happy Pancasila Day. Long live Pancasila.

Author              : Sri Pujianti
Editor                : Nur R.
Translator         : Putri Ratnasari/Yuniar W. (NL)

Disclaimer: The original version of the news is in Indonesian. In case of any differences between the English and the Indonesian versions, the Indonesian version will prevail.

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