Internationally renowned Filipino artist David Medalla will perform today at the Palazzo Mora in a collateral event of the Philippine Pavilion at the 56th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia.
Medalla’s performance titled Pangarap sa Panglao was inspired by a trip he and his longtime collaborator, Adam Nankervis, made in 2013 to the island of Panglao in Bohol where he fell into a daydream.
The performance alludes to the pirate Li Ma Hong who fled China at the end of the Ming Dynasty […]
Message of Senator Loren Legarda
(Delivered by NCCA Chairman Felipe de Leon Jr.)
Performance of David Medalla
at the Philippine Pavilion in Venice Biennale 2015
20 August 2015 | Palazzo Mora, Venice, Italy
I was all set to leave for Venice and join you in this event, which I conceived of upon meeting one of the greatest Filipino artists of our time, David Medalla, except that my 82-year-old father was once again brought to the hospital and […]
Senator Loren Legarda has strongly condemned the recent killing of a Philippine eagle named “Pamana” that was found dead in Mount Hamiguitan Range, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Davao Oriental.
“Our Philippine eagles are critically endangered animals. It is unlawful for anyone to take the life of endangered species,” Legarda said citing Republic Act 9147, or the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act, which imposes six to twelve years imprisonment and heavy fines for hunting and killing species listed as […]
Senator Loren Legarda
Privilege Speech on El Niño
19 August 2015 | Senate Session Hall
Mr. President,
PAGASA issued its latest El Niño Advisory on August 5 stating that the moderate El Niño the country is currently experiencing will intensify in the last quarter of the year. Based on leading climate models, PAGASA also announced that it will linger up to the first months of 2016. This El Niño is predicted to be identical with what we experienced in 1997-1998 or even worse. According […]
On World Humanitarian Day (August 19), Senator Loren Legarda highlighted the invaluable contribution of humanitarian workers all over the world.
“Our world today is faced with many challenges—terrorism, insurgency, disasters, among others. Humanitarian workers are at the forefront in addressing the effects of these challenges to help improve the welfare of individuals and communities affected. We must recognize the herculean tasks that all humanitarian workers face and the inspired ways through which they address these challenges,” said Legarda.
